Pewter Blue : Around the world in 80 days challenge

[Imke]

Around the world in 80 days

Based on the novel Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne






As it is a holiday period and people travel all over the world. Why not read around the world as well.



For more information about the book.

The itinerary

London, United Kingdom to Suez, Egypt
rail and steamer across the Mediterranean Sea
7 days

Suez to Bombay, India
steamer across the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean
13 days

Bombay to Calcutta, India
rail 3 days

Calcutta to Victoria, Hong Kong
steamer across the South China Sea
13 days

Hong Kong to Yokohama, Japan
steamer across the South China Sea, East China Sea, and the Pacific Ocean
6 days

Yokohama to San Francisco, United States
steamer across the Pacific Ocean 22 days

San Francisco to New York City, United States rail 7 days

New York to London steamer across the Atlantic Ocean and rail
9 days

Total 80 days

You can read for this challenge:

Books that are set in a country/city Phileas Fogg visits during his travels.
(see itinerary)

Or..

Books in which transportation plays a large role.
(either trains or steamboats)

Or..

Books which spell out the name of one of the characters:
-Phileas Fogg
-Jean Passepartout
-Aouda

Or..

All of the above.

Start when you like. You have 80 days and can make it as easy or as difficult as you want.

[Imke]

Reserved

[Mary X]

Looks great.

Reserving for my spot. I don't know how I'll do it yet. I have to see what locals I have in my TBR.

India:

London:

Egypt: Elizabeth Peters

China:

Japan:

San Fransisco:

New York

[Lisa Kay]

Love this challenge.

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Love this challenge, Imke. We'll see what kind of list I can come up with.

[Vicky]

Reserving a Spot! :)

[Sarah]

Reading a book for Egypt now. Will read one for India in August. That is all I got for now. Think I got one for New York as well. I also have Japan and China books on my shelf but I probably won't be able to squeeze them in.

[Sarah]

I am reading which involves traveling by vessel between Italy and Egypt in the Mediterranean and was no Suez canal in B.C. Also reading which takes place in many places - one being Bordeaux, France which was supposed to be the port visited when they arrived across the Atlantic, also California. So would these two work? I am trying to figure out where the trains traverse. I think they land in Germany then to London and looks like crosses France and Italy. Also I believe Nebraska and Utah were hit on the transcontinental and was trying to figure out the other states.

Also when can the start date be because I just read a book in London on June 1st?

[Imke]

Sarah wrote: "I am reading which involves traveling by vessel between Italy and Egypt in the Mediterranean and was no Suez canal in B.C. Also reading [bookcover:And the Moun..."

You can use June 1st as a start date, but remember you have 80 days to finish and if you use June 1st, you have until August 18th.

[Sarah]

Cool. Thanx

[Sarah]

80 day challenge challenge from June 15 to September 3, 2013

India- The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World. (7/8/13)5*,

England - Life After Life (6/15/13) 3*, The Ocean at the End of the Lane (8/12/13) 3.5*

Italy - The Light in the Ruins (8/25/13) 3*

Egypt - Cleopatra: A Life (7/3/13) 3*, The Dovekeepers (8/1/13) 5*

New York -
Arcadia (6/30/13) 4*, Tell the Wolves I'm Home (7/27/13) 3.5*

California - And the Mountains Echoed (6/26/13) 5*

Illinois (the transcontinental railroad) - The Shining Girls (6/26/13) 4*, Divergent (8/11/13) 3*
Michigan (the transcontinental railroad) - The Virgin Suicides (8/14/13) 2*

Travel by train - The Night Circus (7/17/13) 5*

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

When does this start and end - or do we set the parameters ourselves? Thanks!

[Imke]

You van start when you want. You have 80 days to finish the challenge and make it as difficult as you want. I'll update the challenge later with start and finish criteria. And I'll add an example.

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Okay, thanks, Imke!

[Barbara]

Okay, I am in starting July 1st
These are my books based on the cities and countries visited:

London, UK--Elizabeth the Queen

Egypt-Crocodile on the Sandbank

India-The Man Who Died Laughing

China-The Fire Makers

Japan-A Tale for the Time Being

San Fran-Mother Daughter Me

New York-84, Charing Cross Road

[Nancy from NJ]

I am halfway through which was described in message #9.

[Sarah]

Done - message 11 - 13 books read

[Imke]

Wow, great Sarah. Congrats. I need to start this one soon.

[Mary X]

I kind of forgot about this. I got a Japan and London book in and I think a New York. Will have to refresh my memory on the NY. I have California too but no specifically San Fransisco.