Stamp my Passport with a BADGE! Report Thread

[Susan]

Awesome, TrudyAn!

[Almeta]

Read the twelve books for the Geocaching Through the World Heritage Sites Challenge.

Botswana:
a. Tsodilo
✈ - set in Botswana The Screaming of the Innocent 22 Mar
✈ - set in Prehistoric Times Raptor Red 20 Jun
✈ - Quartz: the title begins with the letter Q
Quiet Belief in Angels 3 Mar
Ethiopia:
a. Konso Cultural Landscape
✈ - set in Ethiopia Cutting for Stone 17 Jun
✈ - Involving agriculture All Over Creation 7 May
✈ - Small Wood Carving: Wood” is in the title
The Enchanted Wood 13 Apr
Italy:
a. Venice and its Lagoon
✈ - Italy - Dying on the Vine 30 Jan
✈ - Venice The Evil Of The Day 28 Mar
✈ - Gondolier’s Scarf: red cover The Shadow Tracer 3 Jul
Ecuador:
a. Galápagos Islands
✈ - about Galápagos Galápagos 18 Jun
✈ - Flamingo Florida Roadkill 17 Apr
✈ - Egg the main character is a baker Wicked Appetite 1 Jul

Please stamp my passport.

I hope to take short trips to visit all of the other sites. 30 more to go!☻

[Janice, Moderator]

Your passport has been stamped, Almeta!

[Lanelle]

Way to go, Almeta. Congratulations!

[Tammy]

Congrats Almeta!

[Almeta]

Thanks!

And Congratulations to all those who made the trip before me!☺

[Susan]

Woo hoo! Good job, Almeta!

[Sam F]

Africa:
Senegal:

Island of Gorée

1. Scarlet Song
2. The Invention of Wings
3. The Fall of Five

North America
Mexico:

Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
1. The Pearl
2. Their Eyes Were Watching God
3. The Girl on the Train

South America:
Chile:

a. Rapa Nui National Park
1. Paula
2. Oryx and Crake – genetic engineering
3. - The Story of Beautiful Girl

Caribbean:
Cuba:

a. Old Havana and its Fortification System

1. Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi
2. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
3. Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale by Lynda Rutledge

Australia:

c. Lord Howe Island Group
- Read a book set in Australia –I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
- Read a book set on an island – Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
- Take Home Item – Bird: Read a book with the word “Bird” in the title, or a bird on the cover –Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page by Stuart McLean

Europe:

France:
a. Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche
- Read a book set in France – The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
- Read a book about painting – White Oleander by Janet Fitch
- Take Home Item: - Piece of Charcoal: Read a book with a dark grey or black cover (70%) – - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Asia:

Afghanistan:
a. Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
- Read a book set in Afghanistan – The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
- Read a book in which there are caves, or the word “cave” is in the title. – The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
- Take Home Item – Blue Tile: Read a book where the cover is predominantly blue (70%) – - Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan


Such a fun challenge! Going to try for more :)

[Cherie]

Congratulations, Sam F!

[Susan]

Awesome, Sam F!

[Janice, Moderator]

You've been badged, Sam. :)

[Jayme, Moderator]

Janice wrote: "I'm glad you're enjoying it Jayme. Will you tackle the "all continents" for an extra badge?"

Working on it. Going away for a 2 week vacation and bringing several books for the challenge.

[Sam F]

Thanks so much! What a great challenge.

[Cherie]

Hi Janice - I am applying for my YLTO All Continents badge.
Here is my list:

Sites Finished

1. NORTH AMERICA
Canada - Dinosaur Provincial Park
1 Under This Unbroken Sky
2 The Gilded Dinosaur: The Fossil War Between E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh and the Rise of American Science
3 The Bone Garden

3. EUROPE
France - Decorated Cave of Pont d'Arc
1 The Nightingale
2 Death of an Artist: A Mystery
3 A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

4. AFRICA
Egypt - Memphis and its Necropolis
1 Crocodile on the Sandbank
2 Cleopatra
3 The Clockwork Scarab

6. AUSTRALIA/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS
Australia - Lord Howe Island Group
1 Burning For Revenge Tomorrow #5
2 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
3 The Redbreast

Applied for 1st badge on 5/29.

2. SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina: - Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System
1 Perla
2 In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road
3 Ruby Holler

5. ASIA
China: - Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
1 Women of the Silk
2 We Bought a Zoo
3 Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

Applied for 2nd badge 7/11

[Janice, Moderator]

Cherie, your application has been accepted and approved. :)

[Sam F]

Wow Cherie- fantastic! What a great list of books.

[Cherie]

Thanks, Sam. I can report that I really enjoyed them all except the #2 book under Canada. Great information, but boring!

[Cherie]

Oh, thank you, Janice! It is beautiful!

[Susan]

Yay, Cherie! Well done!

[Cherie]

Thanks, Susan!

[Trudy]

I did it! Six continents are complete. Here are the final two (see message #148 for the first four).

Australia
f. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Read a book set in Australia The Light Between Oceans
Read a book with Aboriginal people in it The Reason You Walk
Take Home Item – Red Stone: Read a book where the cover is predominantly red (70%) Shanghai

South America - Chile
a. Rapa Nui National Park
Read a book set in Chile Inés of My Soul
Read a book where an extraordinary feat of engineering is key. Birth of a Bridge
Take Home Item – Feather from a Headdress: Read a book with a feather on the cover, (Feathers on a bird do not count). The Devil's Feather

[Cherie]

Yay, TrudyAn!!!!

[Janice, Moderator]

You've been badged, TrudyAn.

[Trudy]

Thanks, Janice and Cherie! Beautiful badge.

[Susan]

Go, TrudyAn, go!!

[Camilla]

May I have my first badge, pretty please? I've travelled to the following places:

1. NORTH AMERICA

Canada:
✔d. Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
✔ read a book set in Maritime Canada (Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick)
Seal Cove set in Nova Scotia 21Jul
✔ read a book where fishing or whaling is a large part of the story
Old Whaling Days 19Mar
✔ Take home item – Fiddle: Read a book that has a musical instrument in it.
Tulikivi (violin) 08Jan


2. SOUTH AMERICA

Cuba:
✔a. Old Havana and its Fortification System
✔ Read a book set in Cuba
Kuubalainen Kuuba 13Jul
✔ Read a book with a dictator in it.
The Last Town 06Mar
✔ Take Home Item – Cuban Cigar: Read a book with a cigarette or cigar on the cover, or where the character smokes.
Pahan polku 21Mar


3. EUROPE

France:
✔a. Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche
✔ Read a book set in France
Paris to the Moon 12Jul
✔ Read a book about painting
The Painter 19Jan
✔ Take Home Item: - Piece of Charcoal: Read a book with a dark grey or black cover (70%)
All The Dead Are Here 17Jul


4. AFRICA

Senegal:
✔a. Island of Gorée
✔ Read a book set in Senegal
Hiekka kukkii 13Jul
✔ Read a book with slaves in it
12 Years a Slave: A True Story 31May
✔ Take Home Item – Link of Chain: Read a book that is linked to another because it’s in a series.
Wayward 30Jan

[Cherie]

Congratulations, Camilla!

[Camilla]

Thanks Cherie! Only two more books and I've completed six sites on six continents.

[Susan]

Good job, Camilla!

[Janice, Moderator]

Your passport has been stamped, Camilla.

[Camilla]

Thank you Janice, the stamp is beautiful!

[Camilla]

I'm back, having completed the remaining two sites for the second badge.
North America, South America, Europe and Africa reported in message #176 above.

5. ASIA

Afghanistan:
a. Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
✔ Read a book set in Afghanistan
My Forbidden Face: Growing Up Under the Taliban: A Young Woman's Story 27Jul
✔ Read a book in which there are caves, or the word “cave” is in the title.
Dinosaur Lake 12Feb
✔ Take Home Item – Blue Tile: Read a book where the cover is predominantly blue (70%)
The Age of Miracles 07Jul


6. AUSTRALIA/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS

New Zealand:
a. Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand
✔ Read a book set in New Zealand 02Apr
Unworthy: Marked to die. Raised to survive.
✔ Read a book in the fantasy genre
The Penguin Book Of Modern Fantasy By Women 13Feb
✔ 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.
Cold to the Touch 29Jul

[Janice, Moderator]

Your badge is on your wall, Camilla. :)

[Camilla]

Thank you Janice! Now I have I think 24 books to read to have visited all sites, so that's next. Will take a while though.

[Cherie]

Congratulations, Camilla! You read some tough books. Ohhh, you are going to get done first. I am 6 or 7 behind you, but have some door stops coming up, but all stories I have been anxious to read too.

[Susan]

Congratulations, Camilla!

[Camilla]

Thanks Cherie and Susan!

[Elsbeth]

Yay, I finished my 4 sites!

United States of America:
b. Grand Canyon National Park
-Wanna Get Lucky? by Deborah Coonts (18-6-2016)
- The Buffalo Soldier by Chris Bohjalian (17-5-2016)
- De Brandende Brug by John Flanagan (9-1-2016)

France:
- Die laatste zomer by Tatiana de Rosnay (29-2-2016)
- Nachtblauw by Simone van der Vlugt (15-3-2016)
- The Voice in the Fog by Harold MacGrath (29-4-2016)

Australia:
c. Lord Howe Island Group
- The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (10-7-2016)
- Superhelden.nl by Marcel van Driel (2-7-2016)
- Voor wie ik heb liefgehad by Marcel Vaarmeijer (5-7-2016)

New Zealand:
- The Change Stone by Genesis Cotterell (21-7-2016)
- Rode letters by Anne Bishop (14-1-2016)
- The Falcons of Fire and Ice by Karen Maitland (3-4-2016)

[Janice, Moderator]

Your passport has been stamped, Elsbeth. :)

[Elsbeth]

Thank you for the wonderful badge, Janice!

[Cherie]

Congratulations, Elsbeth!

[Susan]

Yay, Elspeth!

[Elsbeth]

Thanks, Cherie and Susan! :)

[Ariane]

I visited the 6 continents!

So message 79+:

Chile
b. Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
1 Maya's Notebook
2 Wicked Lovely
3 Gray Mountain

Egypt:
a. Memphis and its Necropolis
1 Death on the Nile
2 Les Soleils de Néfertari
3 The Clockwork Scarab

[Cherie]

Great work, Ariane! Congratulations.

[Ariane]

Thank you Cherie!

[Janice, Moderator]

Your badge is on your wall, Arianne. :)

[Ariane]

Thank you Janice!

[Susan]

Awesome, Ariane!

[Lilisa]

Finished four sites!
North America - Mexico - Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
- Like Water for Chocolate
-The voyage of their life: The story of the SS Derna and its passengers
- The Korean Word For Butterfly

South America - Argentina - Qhapaq Nan, Andean Road System
-Perla
- A Time of Gifts
- Murder on the Isle of Capri, Italy

Europe - Italy - Venice and its Lagoon
- The Glassblower of Murano
- Venice: Pure City
- There Was and There Was Not: A Journey through Hate and Possibility in Turkey, Armenia, and Beyond

Africa - Morocco - Medina of Marrakesh
- Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood
- Baking Cakes in Kigali
- The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of France