Stamp my Passport with a BADGE! Report Thread

[Mariab]

Congrats, Suzanne!!!

[Susan]

Awesome, Suzanne! Way to go!

[Suzanne]

Thanks everyone! This is such a great challenge. I love it!

[Cherie]

Congratulations, Suzanne. What a great list of books you read!

[Deborah]

Reporting my completion of at least one task from every site. Reference my reporting thread Deborah's World Cruise (sorry, am lousy at transferring working links on GR, not sure why).

[Deborah]

To above comments - yes, this has been the most interesting and absorbing challenge I have taken part on without a doubt!

[Janice, Moderator]

Your badge is on your wall, Deborah.

[Susan]

Truly awesome, Deborah!

[Lori Z]

Way to go, Deborah!

[KimeyDiann]

Challenge complete!


United States of America:
b. Grand Canyon National Park
~ Arizona or Nevada - Stargirl
~ Significant River - The Night Season
~ Arrows - The Scourge

China:
b. The Great Wall
~ China - Peony in Love
~ Army - The Wretched of Muirwood
~ Over 500 pages - Wool Omnibus

India:
b. Mountain Railways of India
~ India - The White Tiger
~ Set between 1800-1899 - Inamorata
~ Train in title - The Girl on the Train

Australia:
c. Lord Howe Island Group
~ Australia - Into That Forest
~ Set on an island - Monkey Business
~ Bird - Six of Crows

[Lori Z]

Congratulations KimeyDiann!

[Janice, Moderator]

You've been badged, KimeyDiann.

[KimeyDiann]

Thank you, Janice! I love the badge!!

[Lilisa]

Congrats KimeyDiann!

[Cherie]

Congratulations on finishing the last of the challenge, Deborah!

[Cherie]

Way to go, KimeyDiann! Great badge, huh?

[Susan]

Awesome, KimeyDiann! Nice job!

[Sam]

Congratulations KimeyDiann!!

[KimeyDiann]

Thanks, All!

[Mariab]

Congrats, fellow traveler!

[Debra]

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

The Blessing Way
Keepers of the Cave
Nightwing

Dinosaur Provincial Park

Green Grass, Running Water
Dinosaur Planet
Winter's Bone

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

The Islands at the End of the World
Ashfall
Coconuts for the Saint

Great Barrier Reef

Jasper Jones
Meg
Coral & Bone

[Cherie]

Yay, Debra! Congratulations in finishing. I hope they were all great reads for you.

[Janice, Moderator]

Your badge is on your wall, Debra. :)

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished off the all continents sweep with these two continents:

Africa:

Timbuktu - Mali
✔ - Sahara (set in Mali)
✔ - A Symphony of Echoes (university setting)
✔ - The Library at Mount Char (book about books)




South America:

Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana - Peru
✔ - 4. - The Book of Human Skin (set in Peru)
✔ - 5. - Leviathan Wakes (set in Space)
✔ - 6. - The Bird Eater (bird in title)

[Janice, Moderator]

And I've badged myself. :)

[Debra]

Cherie, most the books I read weren't ones I would originally found and I really enjoyed them, with 2 exceptions. Not bad!

[Sam]

And I've completed sites on all continents finishing off with South America:

b. Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
- Set in Argentina - Reapers of the Wind
- Set in or about prehistoric times - The Encyclopedia of Early Earth
- Someone’s hand on the cover - Fear of Flying

and Europe:

a. Venice and its Lagoon
- Set in Italy - Death Under a Tuscan Sun: 42467
- Set in Venice - The Venetian
- Predominantly red cover (70%) - Vatilan the Dish Thief

[Susan]

Yay, Sam!!

[Janice, Moderator]

You've been badged, Sam. :)

[Cherie]

Yay, Sam and Janice!

[[deleted user]]

I'm finished with visiting all the sites. Yay!
See message 136 and 236 for the other 6 sites.

North America
Canada/Dinosaur Provincial Park -> 3. Dragon Bones
Canada/Historic District of Old Québec -> 1. Heaven In His Arms
Canada/Red Bay Basque Whaling Station -> 1. Anne of Avonlea
United States of America/Yellowstone National Park -> 1. A Real Cowboy Never Says No
United States of America/Grand Canyon National Park -> 1. Distraction
United States of America/Hawaii Volcanoes National Park -> 1. From Glowing Embers
United States of America/Carlsbad Caverns National Park -> 3. The Vampire's Mail Order Bride
Mexico & Caribbean/Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche -> 2. Pumans dotter
Mexico & Caribbean/Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila -> 1. Like Water for Chocolate
Mexico & Caribbean/Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve -> 3. All About Love: New Visions
Mexico & Caribbean/Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System -> 1. Captain Blood

South America
Brazil/Iguaçu National Park -> 1. The Passion According to G.H.
Argentina/Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System -> 2. My Life on the Road
Argentina/Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas -> 3. Until June
Chile/Rapa Nui National Park -> 3. Inescapable
Chile/Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works -> 2. My Lord and Spymaster
Cuba/Old Havana and its Fortification System -> 3. Storm's Heart
Peru/Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu -> 2. Cabin Heat
Peru/Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana -> 2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Peru/Chan Chan Archaeological Zone -> 3. Keramikboken
Ecuador/Galápagos Islands -> 3. Lessons Learned
Ecuador/Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System -> 2. Summer Breeze

Europe
France/Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche -> 3. Silence
Austria/Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg -> 3. Savor the Moment
Belgium/Stoclet House -> 3. Dragon Rose
Denmark/Stevns Klint -> 1. De underjordiska
Germany/Frontiers of the Roman Empire -> 1. Längst därnere
Greece/Archaeological Site of Olympia -> 2. The Lightning Thief
Iceland/Surtsey -> 1. Burial Rites
Italy/Venice and its Lagoon -> 1. All the Way to Heaven
Netherlands/Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout -> 2. Wicked Wind
Poland/Auschwitz Birkenau -> 2. Mannen utan öde
Spain/Santiago de Compostela -> 1. The Prisoner of Heaven
United Kingdom (Britain, North Ireland & Scotland)/Tower of London -> 1. Edenbrooke
United Kingdom (Britain, North Ireland & Scotland)/New Lanark -> 1. In Bed with a Highlander

Africa
Botswana/Tsodilo -> 3. The Queen of the Tearling
Democratic Republic of Congo/Okapi Wildlife Reserve -> 3. Fire Touched
Ethiopia/Konso Cultural Landscape -> 2. Odel
Gambia/Kunta Kinteh Island -> 3. Dreams of Ivory
Kenya/Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley-> 2. Love like You've Never Been Hurt
Madagascar/Rainforests of the Atsinanana -> 3. Enchanted, Inc.
Nigeria/Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove -> 3. Beneath This Mask
Senegal/Island of Gorée -> 3. Twisted Bond
South Africa/Vredefort Dome -> 2. The Giver
Egypt/Memphis and its Necropolis -> 1. Death on the Nile
Morocco/Medina of Marrakesh -> 3. The House on Olive Street

Asia
Afghanistan/Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley -> 3. Mort
China/Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang -> 2. Dragon Blood
China/The Great Wall -> 3. Daughter of the Forest
China/Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains -> 1. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
India/Taj Mahal -> 2. The Summer Garden
Iran/Persepolis -> 3. Murder on a Silver Platter
Japan/Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) -> 2. Madicken
Japan/Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites -> 3. Silk Is for Seduction
Mongolia/Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape -> 1. Genghis: Birth of an Empire
Nepal/Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha-> 1. Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Thailand/Ban Chiang Archaeological Site -> 2. Giljotinen

Australia
Australia/Great Barrier Reef -> 1. Saving Francesca
Australia/Kakadu National Park -> 3. Up in Flames
Australia/Tasmanian Wilderness -> 3. Bound by Flames
Australia/Shark Bay, Western Australia -> 1. The Seer's Daughter
Australia/Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park -> 3. Slightly Married
Australia/Sydney Opera House -> 3. A Stone in the Sea
Australia/Macquarie Island -> 3. Great Expectations
New Zealand/Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand -> 2. Marked in Flesh
Papua New Guinea/Kuk Early Agricultural Site -> 2. Forever Innocent
Philippines/Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras -> 3. Evil Genius
Singapore/Singapore Botanical Gardens -> 3. Orchid

[Susan]

That's awesome, Sofia!

[Lori Z]

Congratulations, Sofia!

[Janice, Moderator]

Your badge is on your wall, Sofia! :)

[Cherie]

Stunning, Sofia! So many great titles. Congratulations on finishing the last challenge!

[[deleted user]]

Thanks everyone!

[Sam]

Congratulations Sofia!!

I've got just 6 books to finish before I can say the same...I'm not jealous...honest!

[Marcus]

Finally got around to completing part 2 of the challenge with the completion of locations 5 and 6:

Cuba:
Book 1 (Cuba): Caliente *
Book 2 (dictator): Bones of the Hills *
Book 3 (smoking): The Straw Men *

AND

Egypt-
Book 1 (set in Egypt): River God *
Book 2 (about pharoah): The Seventh Scroll*
Book 3 (scarab): The Cobra and Scarab: A Novel of Ancient Egypt *

[Cherie]

Congratulations, Marcus!

[Janice, Moderator]

Your badge is on your wall, Marcus.

[Sharon]

Completing Part 1, 4 sites

1. North America, Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
- Maritime Canada: Anne of Green Gables
- fishing/whaling: Little Beach Street Bakery
- musical instrument: Modern Lovers

2. South America, Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System
- Argentina: In Patagonia
- time on the road: My Life on the Road
- sun on the cover: The Invoice

3. Europe, Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc
- France: Submission
- painting: A Fine Imitation
- dark grey or black cover (70%): The Price of Salt

4. Africa, Vredefort Dome
- South Africa: Disgrace
- post-apocalyptic genre: Legend
- set in space: Dune

[Sharon]

And part 2, 6 continent sweep

5. Asia, Mountain Railways of India
- India: Secret Daughter
- between 1800-1899: Frankenstein
- Train: Murder on the Orient Express

6. Australia, Sydney Opera House
- Australia: In a Sunburned Country
- harbour city: Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
- musician: Beautiful Ruins

One more book to go and part 3 will be done!

[Janice, Moderator]

Two badges have found their way to your wall, Sharon. :)

[Cherie]

Well done, Sharon! Whoop, Whoop, Whoop!!!

[Susan]

Yay, Sharon!! Congratulations!

[Lynda]

I've been slowly tackling my challenge, despite not being very active within the group (I miss you people!). Here is what my busy life has availed, thus far (only three more books to tackle all six continents):

Continent: South America
World Heritage Site: Rapa Nui National Park
1. Read a Book Set in Chile: A House in the Country
2. Read a Book Featuring a Historic Feat of Engineering: The City of Falling Angels
3. Read a Book w/ a Feather on It: Feather Bound

Continent: Europe
World Heritage Site: The Tower of London
1. Read a Book Set in England: About a Boy
2. Read a Book Involving the Tower of London: The Tower, The Zoo, and The Tortoise
3. Read a Book w/ a Crown on the Cover/Title: The Crown Tower

Continent:Asia
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
1. Read a Book Set in China: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
2. Read a Book w/ Dragons: His Majesty's Dragon
3. Read a Book w/ Jade in the Title/Subtitle: Throne of Jade

Continent: Australia
Sydney Opera House
1. Read a Book Set in Australia: The Light Between Oceans
2. Read a Book Set in a Harbor City: Red Seas Under Red Skies
3. Read a Book w/ Significant Musician: Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution

[Cherie]

Congratulations on finishing the first four sites, Lynda!

[Susan]

Good job, Lynda! And you can get to those last three by the end of year, plenty of time!

[Janice, Moderator]

You've been badged Lynda. :)

[Jannene]

I completed Asia, Australia, Europe, and Africa. Please stamp my badge.

Africa
Senegal:
a. Island of Gorée
- Read a book set in Senegal
The Spider Stone
- Read a book with slaves in it
The White Road
- 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?)
The Killing Kind

Australia:
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
- Read a book set in Australia
Vodka Doesn't Freeze by Leah Giarratano
- Read a book with Aboriginal people in it
Moonlight Downs by Adrian Hyland
- Take Home Item – Red Stone: Read a book where the cover is predominantly red (70%)
The Black Angel by John Connolly

Asia
Japan:
a. Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
- Read a book set in Japan
A Clean Kill in Tokyo by Barry Eisler
- Read a book set in wartime (any war)
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
- Take Home Item – Dove: Read a book in which a dove is on the cover, or in the title/subtitle
Flaming Dove by Daniel Arenson

Europe
Italy:
a. Venice and its Lagoon
- Read a book set in Italy
Shadows in Bronze by Lindsey Davis
- Read a book set in Venice
Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen
- Take Home Item – Gondolier’s Scarf: Read a book with a predominantly red cover (70%)
The Reapers: A Charlie Parker Thriller by John Connolly