“I haven’t been everywhere, but it is on my list” ~Unknown

It is one of my favorite travel quote because, in rest of the years of my life I wish to travel to every part of this planet. There are however some secret wishlists which I did not share till now and which are worth living for. Like any other Sagittarius I like to dream big, aim for them, and chase them. Today I share with you my secret travel wishlist and summon the energies of this universe to align and manifest these dreams –

1. I want to – Motorbike across the Silk Route: I want to follow the trails followed by ancient travellers but on an Enfield Classic 500cc. I want to drive from India to Eastern Europe following the Silk Route. I want to drive across the central Asian steppes and live with lesser known local communities. There is so less written about the people of Central Asia and Eastern Europe as compared to the more popular destinations. And that is what attracts me to this trail

Across the Silk Route – www.globebusters.com

 2. I want to – Fly a MIG-29: The sound of a fighter jet flying above my house always gave me goose bumps as a child. I wanted to become a fighter pilot which obviously I couldn’t. I became a traveller but the dream of experiencing the thrust that a pilot inside a fighter jet experiences was always alive. Eventually I stumbled upon www.migflug.com. I couldn’t believe that it is actually possible to fly a MIG-29 without getting an official pilot training. I will soon be doing somersaults inside a fighter jet and flying on the edge of space

MIG-29 Fulcrum

3. I want to – Spend a night under Northern Lights: The night sky emits colors that flow like waves. I sit outside a camp with my partner seeing the nature play with colors on a blank canvas. We watch silently in love with the deep silence of the snow clad Arctic. Camping for a night under the Aurora Borealis is a dream that I always nurtured even before I was aware of the universal laws of attraction. It will soon manifest exactly the way I have always visualized it

Aurora Borealis – Northern Lights of The Arctic

4. I want to – Travel in Trans-Siberian railway: People like bright sunshine but I have always been intrigued by thunderstorms, rains and snow. Across the snow covered plains of Siberia lies a journey that spans Russia from its far east to the west. I look outside the window of my train as the coniferous trees decorated with snow go by occasionally unveiling sleepy little hamlets with the windows of its wooden houses glowing orange. I will get down at such a hamlet that no one has heard of before. I wonder who I will meet

Trans Siberian Railway

5. I want to – Walk in the Tunnel of Love (Ukraine): I have seen many marvels of nature but this one is the most amazing naturally formed by the growth of trees around a train that once passed over these tracks. Situated in Kleven, Ukraine it changes its colors in spring, summers and winters each time looking more stunning than before. I don’t know what lies at its end which is even more exciting

Tunnel of Love – Kleven, Ukraine

Gaurav Bhatnagar Travel Writer, Photographer, Public Speaker, Entrepreneur in Rural Travel @ www.thefolktales.com. As a travel writer, my work is published in The Hindu, Huffington Post, National Geographic Traveler and The Alternative