Honestly? A lot. Maybe too many for one lifetime, but that’s the exciting part, right?
I’ve always felt this strange, unexplainable connection to foreign countries, especially the western ones. It’s like my soul whispers to me every time I watch a travel vlog or see pictures of old cobblestone streets, snow-covered mountains, or neon-lit cities. I sometimes joke that maybe I was born there in a past life, wearing trench coats, sipping hot chocolate by a foggy river, writing poetry in some dimly lit café. Sounds romantic, I know. But it feels real. It’s like pieces of my spirit are scattered across the globe, waiting for me to come find them.
Here’s my dream list. And let’s be real, it’s giving a mix of wanderlust, emotional healing, soul-searching, and main character energy:
🌸 South Korea – Let’s start with the drama queen of the list. I blame K-dramas for this obsession. I want to eat street food in Myeongdong like I’m in a slice-of-life series, but I’m a pure vegetarian. So while everyone’s busy drooling over BBQ and kimchi, I’ll be over here dramatically trying to find vegetarian tteokbokki and sweet pancakes.
I want to wear a Hanbok at Gyeongbokgung Palace, and maybe, just maybe, bump into someone in the rain without an umbrella and have a life-changing K-drama moment. Too much? Probably. But let me live😁
🌴 Singapore – It’s the perfect blend of future and tradition. I want to stand beneath those glowing Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay and just… feel small in the best way possible, like a reminder that the world is so much bigger than my overthinking mind.
🌊 Mauritius – For peace. For sunsets that don’t need filters. For the version of me that wants to sit by the ocean, write her heart out, and maybe fall in love with life again.
🌿 New Zealand – I feel like New Zealand is where Mother Earth went all out, hills, lakes, forests, and that kind of untouched serenity that feels like a lullaby to the soul. I imagine healing there. Deep, silent, soul-level healing. Like my nervous system would finally exhale after years of holding its breath.
And on clear nights, when the world sleeps and the sky opens up, you can see the Milky Way stretching across the heavens like a quiet miracle. If you’re lucky, the Southern Lights (Aurora Australis) might even show up, soft waves of color dancing across the sky, like the universe is painting with light just for you.
It’s the kind of place where you remember how small you are… and how sacred that smallness can be.
🏙️ Dubai (Saudi Arabia) – Glitz and grandeur, yes. But also the sheer reminder that anything is possible. I want to feel that big city magic and walk through buildings that look like they came out of a dream. A reminder that ambition is not a bad word.
🌺 Sri Lanka – Something about its energy feels so raw and real. I want to walk through its old streets, visit ancient temples, and maybe have a deep spiritual moment where I realize… this is what peace feels like.
🏔️ Switzerland – Mountains, calm, and hot chocolate. Need I say more? I want to wake up to snowy peaks and silence so deep, it echoes my thoughts. Also, I may or may not be manifesting a soul-soothing train ride through the Alps.
🌾 Indonesia – Especially Bali. It feels like a place where people go to reconnect, with themselves, with the Earth, with meaning. I’d love to meditate in a quiet jungle, journal at sunrise, and remember how beautiful this human experience can be.
🎎 Japan – For the discipline, the beauty in little things, the cherry blossoms, the quiet grace in the way people live. I want to walk in Kyoto in spring and feel like I’m walking through a painting.
🏯 China – It fascinates me with its history, its philosophies, its ancient wisdom. The idea of standing on the Great Wall and thinking, “Wow… humans really built this.” It gives me goosebumps.
✨ And beyond the destinations, I think what I’m really searching for is connection, with different cultures, people, landscapes, and more importantly, with myself. Travel, for me, isn’t just about visiting a place. It’s about meeting a version of me that only exists there. Maybe I’ll find the carefree me in Mauritius, the ambitious me in Dubai, the poetic me in Switzerland, or the grounded me in Bali.
Every place on my list feels like a whisper from my soul saying, “Come find me.”
And maybe, in doing so, I’ll find pieces of my past lives, or at least future dreams. 🌍
✨ P.S. A Little Note from My Heart
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