✮ Kristie's geocaching around the world ✮

[Kristie, Moderator]

Kristie's Travels:



Location: ASIA - CHINA
The Great Wall
1. Mao's Last Dancer
2. Between Shades of Gray
3. The Fireman

Location: AUSTRALIA/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS - AUSTRALIA
Lord Howe Island Group
1. Cocaine Blues
2. On the Island
3. All the Bright Places

Location: EUROPE - POLAND
Auschwitz Birkenau
1. Pastel Orphans
2. The Auschwitz Escape
3. Breakfast with Buddha

Location: AFRICA - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
1. The Poisonwood Bible
2. An Elephant in the Garden
3. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

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Extra Locations Completed


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Locations In Progress


Location: Africa - Mali: Timbuktu
1. Set in Mali
2. Set in a university
✓3. Fahrenheit 451

Location: South America - Ecuador: Galápagos Islands
1. About the Galápagos Islands Undercurrents
✓2. Turtle in Paradise
✓3. Odd Thomas

Location: *North America - United States: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
✓1. Moloka'i
2. About volcanoes Ashfall
✓3. The Coincidence of Coconut Cake

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Places to visit:


Six continents (as defined by YLTO's standards)
1. North America
2. South America
✓3. Europe
✓4. Africa
✓5. Asia (mainland)
✓6. Australia (includes islands south of mainland Asia)

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Planning:


*Asia - India:
Taj Mahal
- Read a book set in India Secret Daughter or Tiger's Curse
- Read a book about a great love The Song of Achilles or The Sweet Gum Tree? (The Danish Girl?)
- Take Home Item – White Marble: Read a book with a predominantly white cover (70%) and with minimal black on it. No other colors are allowed. In the Woods



*Australia - Australia/South Sea Islands:
Lord Howe Island Group
- Read a book set in Australia The Forgotten Garden or The Light Between Oceans or The Darwin Elevator
- Read a book set on an island On the Island
- Take Home Item – Bird: Read a book with the word “Bird” in the title, or a bird on the cover To Kill a Mockingbird or I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings or Nest or All the Bright Places



*Africa - Democratic Republic of Congo:
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
- Read a book set in the D.R. of Congo The Poisonwood Bible
- Read a book with elephant(s) in the story. Leaving Time or Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo or An Elephant in the Garden
- Take Home Item – Feather: Read a book with a feather on the cover or the word in the title. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender or Daughter of Smoke & Bone or Red Rising




Europe - list follows

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More planning


Europe - Iceland:
Surtsey
- Read a book set in Iceland Burial Rites
- Read a book about a volcano Ashfall (also in Hawaii) or Curses and Smoke or Pompeii
- Take Home Item – piece of lava: Read a book with a black rock on the cover. As Simple as It Seems?


 
Italy:
Venice and its Lagoon
- Read a book set in Italy The Light in the Ruins
- Read a book set in Venice
- Take Home Item – Gondolier’s Scarf: Read a book with a predominantly red cover (70%) You Slay Me or The Not So Secret Emails Of Coco Pinchard or The Lotus Palace



France:
Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche
- Read a book set in France The Elegance of the Hedgehog or Sarah's Key or The Perfume Collector
- Read a book about painting The Danish Girl
- Take Home Item: - Piece of Charcoal: Read a book with a dark grey or black cover (70%) The Passenger



Greece:
Archaeological Site of Olympia
- Read a book set in Greece
- Read a book based on Greek mythology
- Take Home Item – Fig Leaf (some of those statues are missing something): Read a book with a statue on the cover or the word is in the title.

Poland:
Auschwitz Birkenau
- Read a book set in Poland Milkweed or Pastel Orphans
- Read a book about WWII where Auschwitz is either the setting, the destination, or the threat. The Auschwitz Escape
- Take Home Item – Prayer Shawl: Read a book with a devout character Breakfast with Buddha

Spain:
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
- Read a book set in Spain The Shadow of the Wind
- Read a book about a pilgrimage - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
- Take Home Item – Scallop Shell: Read a book with shells on the cover. The Sign for Drowning?



United Kingdom (Britain, North Ireland & Scotland):
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
- Read a book set in North Ireland or Ireland A Week in Winter
- Read a book with a giant in it. The Demigod Diaries
- Take Home Item – Emerald: Read a book with a predominant green cover (70%) The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie



United Kingdom (Britain, North Ireland & Scotland):
Tower of London
- Read a book set in England
- Read a book involving the Tower of London
- Take Home Item – Crown: Read a book with a crown on the cover or the word in the title. Glass Sword



Denmark:
Stevns Klint
- Read a book set in Denmark The Forgotten Girls
- Read a book about meteorites, comets, astroids that have hit the earth or threaten the earth.
- Take Home Item – Fossil: Read a book about fossils.

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Even more planning


extras:
Asia - China:
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
- Read a book set in China The Great Zoo of China
- Read a book in which there are dragons Magyk or His Majesty's Dragon
- Take Home Item – Jade: Read a book with the word “Jade” in the title or subtitle. Throne of Jade (Sea Jade? The Jade Rabbit? Being Jade? Shades of Jade? Sure Fire (Rich & Jade #1)?)


South America - Brazil:
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea
- Read a book set in Brazil
- Read a book that has a statue in it.
- Take Home Item - Photograph of Christ the Redeemer Statue: Read a book where a main character is a photographer Trail of Broken Wings (also has birds on the cover) or The Year of Fog

Australia/South Sea Islands - Singapore:
a. Singapore Botanical Gardens
- Read a book set in Singapore
- Read a book in which a garden is a significant location or gardening a significant activity (The Forgotten Garden)
- Take Home Item – Orchid: Read a book with the word “Orchid” in the title or on the cover

South America - Chili:
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
- Read a book set in Chili Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free
- Read a book that is a Rita Award winner or nominee. (You’ve got to know where this inspiration comes from.) Concealed in Death
- Take Home Item – Bottle of Water: Read a book that has water on the cover. The Silent Sister


Thursday Night Widows - set in Argentina
The Windup Girl - Thailand
The Descendants - set in Hawaii

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Monthly planning:

January
✓Africa: Mali (book about books) - Fahrenheit 451
✓South America: Ecuador (MC is a cook) - Odd Thomas

February
Africa: Mali (about books) - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (duplicate task)
North America: United States (set in Hawaii) - Moloka'i
Asia: China (there is an army) - Between Shades of Gray
Europe: France (mostly black cover) - The Passenger
Europe: Denmark (set in Denmark) - The Forgotten Girls
Australia: Australia/South Sea Islands (bird on cover) - All the Bright Places
Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo (feather on cover) - Red Rising

March
Asia: China (more than 500 pages) - Bitterblue

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Books read, but not placed:

[Cherie]

I love Maya Angelou's book! Great start on your planning.

[Sarah, Moderator]

When i saw your Galapagos book i thought it said star trek adventures and i wondered what they'd be doing visiting the islands. Lol.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Thanks, Cherie! I really want to read both of my bird books!

Lol, Sarah!

[Kristie, Moderator]

I am really trying to plug in some of the books I already have into this challenge, which should be easy due to all the different options, but I still keep adding new books. I'm going to have to go through my TBR a bit more carefully or I'll never read anything off it!

[Peggy, Moderator]

Hi Kristie! I was thinking about Moloka'i. I think I'm going to try (as much as possible) to read my sites one at a time, so finishing the three tasks for one site before heading on to the next. I have a Christmassy book planned for Australia so I start with that one (early January and the Christmas tree is still up!), but have Moloka'i in those three tasks as well. So, I think I will read it between mid-January and end of February. Let me know if that would work for you too and if you'd still like to do a buddy read :)

[Lilisa]

Loved, loved Moloka'i! I hope you both enjoy it Peggy and Kristie - a great historical fiction - what a fantastic character Alan Brennert created in Rachel.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Sure, Peggy. I don't own that one, but I can get it through my library. If we could plan it for the beginning of February, that would probably be good. I already have a bunch of review books scheduled for January that I'm letting slide in December because I'm trying to wrap up my challenges for the year.

Glad you loved it, Lilisa! I'm looking forward to it. :)

[Peggy, Moderator]

Great Kristie! I'll open up a thread, maybe more people have it listed for the challenge :)

[Kristie, Moderator]

Excellent! Looking forward to it. :)

[Kristie, Moderator]

Planning is coming along! Thanks for all the helpful suggestions everyone. My list is updated and my current gophering is focused on 'set in Venice'. Please feel free to leave suggestions for any tasks that you see listed without a book next to it. :)

[Cherie]

Funny how you can own a book for so long and not know anything about it except for the author's name. I was gophering for a book set in the D. P. Congo last night. I found one - to get from the library, and then I come to your thread and see you have used The Poisonwood Bible. Yay! Thanks!

[Kristie, Moderator]

I love when that happens! I was very excited to see where that one was set. :)

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I finally finished my first geocache book, Fahrenheit 451! :) I'm now working on Odd Thomas for my second book.

[Janice, Moderator]

Woohoo! It's nice to get that first one done, isn't it?

[Kristie, Moderator]

Yes! I feel like I'm finally in the game instead of sitting on the bench watching. :)

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Finished my second book: Odd Thomas. I thought it was really good. I have also started my third and fourth books: Moloka'i and Between Shades of Gray. I expect to shed a few tears... So far, all 4 books are on different continents!

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I finished Between Shades of Gray. I thought it was excellent. I would definitely recommend it and I will read more by this author.

Third book completed, third location started. I'm continuing with my 4th book, Moloka'i, which starts my 4th location.

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I finished Turtle in Paradise. I thought it was ok, not great, but a cute read. I gave it 3 stars. Now, I just need to read a book set in Galápagos Islands to complete my first location! :D

[Cherie]

I see your books when you add them to your TBR and laugh, because I can tell what task they were chosen for. Not just yours, but you have been posting quite a few lately.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Haha...I'm sure you recognize a lot by trying to do them all! I have mine all mixed up now. I'm just going to pick a few locations and see if I can get through them.

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I finally finished my first site!! Woot!!!

ASIA - CHINA
b. The Great Wall
✓Mao's Last Dancer
✓Between Shades of Gray
✓The Fireman

[Cherie]

Yay!!!!!

[Kristie, Moderator]

Thanks, Cherie! I'm very excited about it! :)

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Finished my second location! I may make it!!

Location: AUSTRALIA/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS - AUSTRALIA
c. Lord Howe Island Group
✓Cocaine Blues
✓On the Island
✓All the Bright Places

[Janice, Moderator]

Two more sites (six books) and two months to go! It's doable. :)

[Kristie, Moderator]

I've already read some of them too, so I just have 6 books to complete the six continents. :)

[Janice, Moderator]

Yeah! Sounds like you could get two badges by the end of the year.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Yes! I'm so excited. I wasn't sure I'd even make the first part, but I've been trying to focus on this now. It might be tight, but I think I'll get there.

[Cherie]

You can do it!

[Kristie, Moderator]

Thanks, Cherie!

[Peggy, Moderator]

Great job Kristie!

[Kristie, Moderator]

Thanks, Peggy!

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I just finished Breakfast with Buddha, which completes Poland for me. One more book and I've completed the challenge! Only 2 books after that to complete all the continents. :D

Currently reading:
The Poisonwood Bible to complete Africa

Plan to read:
Ashfall for North America
Undercurrents for South America

[Cherie]

We are neck and neck. I have less than 100 pages in The Orenda and then two books to finish all the tasks too. My last book will be The Moonstone for North America.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I won't finish all the tasks, just visit each continent. So, I will finish 6 locations. That is amazing that you will finish every location. Good for you, Cherie! You're almost there.

[Kristie, Moderator]

December is getting busy! I hope I can finish all 6 sites. I will at least finish the original challenge. I just need to finish my current book, The Poisonwood Bible. I think the book is good, but the narrator is not.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I finished The Poisonwood Bible, which completes the Congo for me! That is my fourth location!! Woot!

Okapi Wildlife Reserve
1. The Poisonwood Bible
2. An Elephant in the Garden
3. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm so glad you were able to finish it, Kristie.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Thanks, Janice! I'm so happy about it. :)

[Cherie]

Great job, pounding away at those last books! I am glad you could finish too! I have two of your Congo books on my Geo list that I never got to (1 and 3).

[Kristie, Moderator]

Thanks, Cherie! If you end up reading The Poisonwood Bible do not listen to the audio. The narrator was terrible and took away from the story. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had read a physical copy.