Starting the Travel Wishlist

I can’t believe that after 6 months of first hearing about my acceptance onto my university’s exchange abroad program, the time has almost come for me to start packing! But before I do, I wanted to share a little bit more about where I’m going for my 6 month adventure.

To start off with, why jetraveller? Because je means “I” in French and it so happens to be the first two letters of my name. And I, Jess, am a traveller with a serious case of wanderlust. I’ll also be blogging (hopefully often) to capture all my experiences as I head off on exchange in Europe, and make it my mission to explore as much of the continent as I can over weekends and holidays.

I’ll be perfectly based in the Netherlands for a few months, which means I’ll have access to all the countries and cities that I’ve been dreaming of visiting since forever. I am also a proud Pinterest collector and it’s where I get a lot of my inspiration from! If you’re on Pinterest, you can follow me here.

And now without further ado, here are the top places on my travel wishlist at the moment with exchange in mind! I already have plans to visit some more popular European destinations which I will post about soon. Let me know if you also have similar travel destinations in mind or if you’ve been before!

1) Netherlands

Doing a bike ride along Amsterdam’s canals. Photo credit.

2) Budapest

I cannot wait to see all the fantastic sights Budapest has to offer and to enjoy its crazy night life. Photo credit.

3) Czech Republic – Prague

I’ve always been enchanted by fairytale towns like Prague’s Old Town – how is this even real! Photo credit.

4) Austria – Vienna, Hallstatt, Salzburg

One of the many places I cannot wait to visit in Austria – Halstatt. Photo Credit.

5) Poland

Poland fascinates me because of its history and its charming towns. Photo credit.

6) Slovenia

The one thing that comes to mind about Slovenia is its natural beauty where I once saw it called “Europe’s version of New Zealand”. Photo credit.

6) Switzerland

How gorgeous are these rolling hills with the alps in the backdrop? Photo credit.

7) Denmark

I’ve always had a fascination with Denmark mainly because Crown Princess Mary is Australian! Photo credit.

8) Norway

There are so many natural wonders in Norway – I am dying to do a roadtrip to see the Fjords and travel up to Tromso, do some hikes to amazing views like this! Photo credit.

9) Sweden

Completing my scandinavian wishlist is Sweden! Photo credit.

10) Finland Lapland

Ever since I knew this was a thing – sleeping under the northern lights has shot up my bucket list. Photo credit.