Clinician-founded · Pain-informed · Traveller-first

See whether this trip fits your body before you commit.

For travellers with chronic pain, fatigue, or flare-prone conditions, Ticked Bucket List helps you spot hidden trip load, protect what matters, and choose a realistic next step before travel day.

Six quick questions. No login. Result appears on-screen.

Planning support only. Not medical advice, medical clearance, or emergency care.

Traveller reviews a Ticked Bucket List trip planning page on a laptop at home.
Choose your starting point

Start where your trip is now.

Use the option that matches your energy, timing, and trip complexity.

Low-energy first step

I’m worried but not ready to buy.

Best option: Free Mini-Check.

Use this when the worry is still vague, the trip is early, or you need a quick first read.

Six quick questions. See what to protect first.

Start the free Mini-Check
Written specialist review

This trip is close, complex, expensive, or fragile.

Best option: Pain Specialist Advisory.

Use this when the trip is hard to get wrong and you want written pain-specialist planning review.

See Advisory

Not sure? Compare all support options.

Hidden trip load

Travel can get hard before the main activity starts.

The problem is rarely just the destination. It is the stack: early starts, bags, transfers, queues, weather, sleep, food timing, sensory load, and recovery time.

Energy

Energy

Early starts, long days, and low reserves can make simple choices harder.

Access

Walking & transfers

Airports, stations, bags, stairs, and hotel distance can quietly add load.

Waiting

Waiting & queues

Standing, sitting, delays, and crowds can drain capacity before arrival.

Sleep

Sleep disruption

Time zones, noise, late meals, and poor sleep can lower tolerance.

Recovery

Recovery cost

Check the recovery cost early so you can protect the trip and the days after.

Lower-load example

What changes when the trip is planned around capacity?

A better trip plan is often not a bigger plan. It is a plan with fewer avoidable pressure points.

Before

Stacked demands

Early flight. Long wait. Hotel far away. Walking-heavy first day. No recovery buffer.

After

Lower-load version

Later departure. Shorter transfer. Closer stay. Low-load arrival day. Recovery time protected.

Protected trip

Reduced load

Fewer stacked demands before symptoms force the decision.

Why this matters

The goal is not a perfect trip. The goal is to reduce avoidable load while there is still time to change the plan.

How TBL helps

Check the trip before the trip tests you.

TBL turns a vague worry into clearer planning decisions: what to protect, what to simplify, and what needs a backup.

1

Scan the trip load

Look at the parts most likely to drain capacity before, during, and after the trip.

2

Find pressure points

See what looks manageable, too full, or fragile before bookings become harder to change.

3

Leave with a Trip Snapshot

Carry a practical reference for travel-day decisions, flare moments, and recovery planning.

See how the plan works
Trip Fit signal A simple signal that shows whether the trip looks manageable, needs changes, or needs more support.
Make the heavy parts lighter Reduce the biggest demands first so the trip does not depend on a perfect body day.
Recovery Runway Plan the first days after travel before the trip begins.
Ticked Bucket List trip planning screens showing a Trip Fit Check, Trip Snapshot, and Starter Kit.
Support options

Choose the level of support this trip needs.

Start free if you need a quick first read. Use the Starter Kit for one real trip. Consider Advisory when the trip is close, complex, fragile, expensive, medically complicated, or hard to get wrong.

Free Six questions

Mini Fit Check

Free

  • Start here if energy is low, the trip is early, or the worry is still vague.
  • Answer six quick questions and see what to protect first.
  • Use it before choosing paid support.
Start the free Mini-Check
Higher support Written review

Trip Fit Check + Pain Specialist Advisory

$249 per trip

  • Consider this when the trip is close, complex, fragile, or costly to change.
  • Includes written pain-specialist planning review after intake.
  • Planning support only. Not medical clearance, diagnosis, or treatment.
See Advisory

Compare all support options.

Plan by destination

Planning around a specific destination?

Use the guides when you have a destination in mind but the body cost is unclear.

  • Check energy and recovery cost before you commit.
  • Spot walking, heat, queues, stairs, transfers, and sensory load.
  • Find the lower-load version before booking gets hard to change.
Dr Timothy Murithi Mwiti, founder of Ticked Bucket List.
Clinician-founded trust

Built by a pain specialist for travellers who need more than generic tips.

  • Pain specialist and anaesthesiologist
  • Clinician-founded
  • Planning support for flare-prone travel

Created by Dr. Timothy Murithi Mwiti, TBL turns chronic pain knowledge into practical pre-trip planning.

Fit and boundaries

Planning support, with clear limits.

TBL helps with travel planning decisions. It does not replace medical care.

TBL can help with

  • Trip load planning
  • Pacing decisions
  • Backup planning
  • Recovery planning
  • Choosing a support level

TBL does not provide

  • Emergency care
  • Medical clearance
  • Diagnosis
  • Prescribing or medication changes
  • Replacement for your clinician
Questions

Quick answers before you choose.

Is this medical advice?

No. TBL provides planning and decision support only. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, prescribing, medication-change guidance, medical clearance, emergency care, or a replacement for your clinician.

Which option should I start with?

Start with the free Mini-Check if your energy is low, the trip is early, or the worry is still vague. Choose the Starter Kit if you have one real trip and want self-guided structure. Consider Advisory if the trip is close, complex, fragile, expensive, medically complicated, or emotionally important.

Can I reuse the Starter Kit?

Yes. The Starter Kit gives you a planning structure you can reuse for future trips.

When should I consider Advisory?

Consider Advisory when the trip is near-term, expensive to change, medically complicated, fragile, emotionally important, or has gone badly before. Advisory adds written pain-specialist planning review, but it is not medical advice or medical clearance.

Start with the level of support this trip needs.

Compare the routes, or begin with the free six-question Mini-Check if you need a low-energy first step.

Already know you want the Starter Kit?

Planning support only — not medical advice, medical clearance, diagnosis, prescribing, medication changes, or emergency care. New, severe, or rapidly worsening symptoms need urgent or emergency care as appropriate.