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Challenges: Year Long Main 2021
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Delitealex's 2016 World Trip
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Canada:0/3
a. Dinosaur Provincial Park
- Read a book set in Alberta
- Read a book about dinosaurs (living or fossils)
- Take home item – Piece of petrified bone: Read a book that has the word “bone” in the title
New Zealand:
3/3
a. Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand
- ✔Read a book set in New Zealand
4/24- ✔Read a book in the fantasy genre (sorry, can’t help but think of the Lord of the Rings movies)
1/9- ✔Take Home Item – Chunk of Glacier Ice: Read a book where there is snow/ice on the cover, or “snow” or “ice” is in the title.
2/11China:
1/3
a. Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
- Read a book set in China
- ✔Read a book in which there are dragons
- Take Home Item – Jade: Read a book with the word “Jade” in the title or subtitle.
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Singapore:
0/3
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
- Take Home Item – Orchid: Read a book with the word “Orchid” in the title or on the cover
USAc. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
- Read a book set in Hawaii
- Read a book about volcanoes
- Take home item – Coconut: Read a book that has coconut in it, whether it’s on the cover, in the tree, cooked/baked into food
USA
b. Grand Canyon National Park 1/3
- ✔read a book set in Arizona or Nevada
6/14- read a book that has a significant river in it.
- Take home item - Arrowhead: Read a book about First Nations life where arrows were used. Will accept arrowheads on the cover.
Mexico and the Caribbean 1/3
b. Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
- Read a book set in Mexico
- ✔Read a book where agriculture plays a significant role
2/8- Take Home Item – Bottle of Tequila: Read a book where alcohol plays a significant role.
Peru 2/3
b. Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana
- ✔Read a book set in Peru
- ✔Read a book set in space.
1/19- Take Home Item – Bird: Read a book with the word bird in the title or the author’s name.
Egypt:a. Memphis and its Necropolis
- Read a book set in Egypt
- Read a historical fiction about one of the Pharoahs
- Take Home Item – Scarab: Read a book with the word “Scarab” in the title or the subtitle
Morocco: 1/3
a. Medina of Marrakesh
- Read a book set in Morocco
- ✔Read a book that is about food, glorious food.
1/25- Take Home Item – Olive: Read a book with the word “Olive” in the title, or pictured in a drink on the cover
United Kingdom
c. New Lanark
- Read a book set in Scotland
- Read a book about child labour.
- Take Home Item - Ball of wool: Read a book with wool or clothing made from wool (i.e. sweater) on the cover, or with the word “Wool” in the title
Argentina
b. Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
- Read a book set in Argentina
- Read a book set in prehistoric times, or about prehistoric times
- Take Home Item – Hand Petroglyph Facsimile: - Read a book with someone’s hand on the cover.
Australia:a. Great Barrier Reef
- Read a book set in Australia
- Read a book set on/under the ocean
- Take Home Item – Coral: Read a book with the word “coral” in the title/subtitle, or author’s name.
b. Kakadu National Park
- Read a book set in Australia
- Read a book set in the tropics
- Take Home Item – Alligator Tooth: Read a book with teeth on the cover
c. Lord Howe Island Group 1/3
- Read a book set in Australia
- Read a book set on an island
- ✔Take Home Item – Bird: Read a book with the word “Bird” in the title, or a bird on the cover
d. Tasmanian Wilderness 1/3
- Read a book set in Australia
- Read a book where a penal colony or prison is significant
- ✔Take Home Item – Tasmanian Devil: Read a Paranormal Fantasy book (think devils, demons, etc)
1/21e. Shark Bay, Western Australia
- Read a book set in Australia
- Read a book with sharks in it
- Take Home Item – Shark Tooth: Read a book with the word “Shark” in the title/sub-title, or on the cover.
f. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
- Read a book set in Australia
- Read a book with Aboriginal people in it
- Take Home Item – Red Stone: Read a book where the cover is predominantly red (70%)
g. Sydney Opera House
- Read a book set in Australia
- Read a book set in a harbour city
- Take Home Item – Concert Program: Read a book where a musician is a significant character
h. Macquarie Island
- Read a book set in Antarctica
- Read a book about exploration
- Take Home Item – Penguin: Read a classic published by Penguin Classics (does not need to be the issue you read).
Completed sites3/3
a. Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand
- ✔Read a book set in New Zealand
4/24- ✔Read a book in the fantasy genre (sorry, can’t help but think of the Lord of the Rings movies)
1/9- ✔Take Home Item – Chunk of Glacier Ice: Read a book where there is snow/ice on the cover, or “snow” or “ice” is in the title.
2/11
Mali: 1/3a. Timbuktu
- Read a book set in Mali
- ✔Read a book set in a university
1/22- Take Home Item – a Book: Read a book about books.
Senegal: 1/3
a. Island of Gorée
- Read a book set in Senegal
- Read a book with slaves in it
- ✔Take Home Item – Link of Chain: Read a book that is linked to another because it’s in a series. (Thought you were done with that, didn’t you?)
Spain:
a. Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
- ✔Read a book set in Spain
2/19- Read a book about a pilgrimage
- Take Home Item – Scallop Shell: Read a book with shells on the cover.
d. Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System 1/3
- Read a book set in the Caribbean
- ✔Read a book where conservation is key.
5/10- Take Home Item – Coral: Read a book with the word coral is in the title/subtitle, the author’s name, or a character’s name.
Peru:1/3
a. Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
- Read a book set in Peru
- ✔Read a book set in a mountainous area.
1/5- Take Home Item – Ceremonial Knife: Read a book with a knife on the cover.
Papua New Guinea:
1/3
a. Kuk Early Agricultural Site
- Read a book set in Papua New Guinea
- ✔Read a book with death as a significant theme.
1/18- Take Home Item – Bird of Paradise Plume: Read a book set in what you perceive as paradise.
USA
a. Yellowstone National Park 1/3
- read a book set in Wyoming, Montana or Idaho
- read a book about a vacation in the mountains.
- ✔Take home item – Bear Tooth Pendant: Read a book that has wildlife (bear, deer, moose, elk, or wolf) on the cover.
5/8South Africa:
a. Vredefort Dome
- Read a book set in South Africa-
- Read a book in the post-apocalyptic genre-
- Take Home Item - Piece of Meteorite: Read a book set in space
Germany: 1/3a. Frontiers of the Roman Empire
- Read a book set in Germany
- Read a book about the Roman invasion of Europe
- ✔Take Home Item – Spear: Read a book in which spears were used as weapons.
2/24India 1/3
b. Mountain Railways of India
- Read a book set in India
- ✔Read a book either published between 1800-1899 or set in the time period
2/5- Take Home Item – Train Model: Read a book set on a train, or with the word “train” in the title
United kingdom
a. Tower of London
- ✔Read a book set in England
2/29- 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.
1/3
b. Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
- ✔Read a book set in North Ireland or Ireland
- Read a book with a giant in it.
- Take Home Item – Emerald: Read a book with a predominant green cover (70%)
On the lookout for a book with gardening and one with orchid. Possibilities
Australia possibilities
Starting in New Zealand with
for fantasy
Finished
fit in Peru set in a mountainous area really ended up enjoying it eventhough at first the translation felt wrong. I'm definitely going to start at the beginning of the series to learn more about Hanne. I liked how she went about solving the case and how her mind worked.
Finished
1/9Expected it to be bogged done in talk about the weapons but it wasn't. The magic and the people who used it were interesting . I'd like to learn more about Vlora though.
Reading
for Peru a book set in space.
Loving being able to fit some more of the unplanned books that I'm reading in :) It's also fun seeing others lists for inspiration.
Finished
for New Guinea Death theme It was funny and really had me guessing.
Finished
for Peru set in space and enjoyed it I have book 2 also maybe I'll be able to fit it in somewhere.
You're burning up the miles Delitealex! You'll be done the challenge in no time at this rate.
Reading
for Australia Tasmanian devil.
Finished For a few demons more enjoyed it can't wait to read the next book.Next up reading
for Mali set in a university.
Finished The Year we fell down it was a quick fun read.Next up reading
for Morocco book about food
Finished and enjoyed
It was a fun read and sweet romance. For Senegal chainlink book in a series. Another unplanned book that ended up fitting in for the challenge :)
Visited Morocco book about food
really enjoying this series loving the cozies I've read so far looking forward to finding more to read.
Currently Reading
for Germany spear and
for India set in the 1800s. Still jumping from place to place.
Finished Mistress of pleasure for india 1800s
Finished
for agriculture enjoying this series love Cam and lucinda I also hope to see more of Sim.
Read
for a challenge and it fits for set in Spain. The book was alright I mostly liked it for the descriptions of the castle and spain.
Finished
for Germany spear. It started off a little slow for me but I ended up enjoying it. So many interesting characters and wondering what was gonna happen next.
I'm hoping to get to
to finish off my first site. It fits for another challenge also so tha works out well :)
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fits for set in England liked it. It's both dark with what happened to Cara and who Nate is but is funny also at times. I plan to read
for book involving Tower of London.
I might do that too, Delitealix. I had The Daughter of Time for The Tower of London, but may switch it out.
Janice wrote: "I might do that too, Delitealix. I had The Daughter of Time for The Tower of London, but may switch it out."I had been trying to figure out what I was going to read for the Tower of London task but hadn't really found anything I'm glad I came across this series :)
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for set in New Zealand.I finally finished one site yay.
One down, three to go. :)
Finished
for Belize conservation enjoyed it.
Finished
for set in Peru really enjoyed the descriptions of Peru and all the action.
I need either a book with bird in the title or author name or a knife on the cover to finish my next site.
I'm going to read The Bird Eater for that task. Bird Box would also work. Both those titles are horror, if you like that genre.
Thanks for the suggestions I'll probably go with
If you do, there's a buddy read or group read that you may find interesting.
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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)