Rosemarie Circumnavigator 2016 to 2020 Showing 551-600 of 1,159

[Vicky]

That certainly looks interesting Rosemarie. Good work on 100 countries!

[Rosemarie]

Thank you. I highly recommend the book by Sepulveda.

[Mome_Rath]

Country #100 -- that's awesome! And I too will have to keep an eye out for The Old Man Who Read Love Stories.

[Rosemarie]

Thank you. I think it is a very special little book.

[Rosemarie]

Region: Latin America

COUNTRY 101: BELIZE

Our Man in Belize: A Memoir by Richard Timothy Conroy

[Rosemarie]

Ukraine

Taras Bulba by Nikolai Gogol


Russia

The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy

[Rosemarie]

I didn't know that I could use Sardinia separately for Italy, so I have actually visited another country with Canne al vento by Grazia Deledda.

COUNTRY 102: SARDINIA (Europe)

[Rosemarie]

England

A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt

[Rosemarie]

Region: Asia

COUNTRY 103: SOUTH KOREA

The Bridges At Toko Ri by James A. Michener

[Rosemarie]

Region: Caribbean

COUNTRY 104: VIRGIN ISLANDS - ST. THOMAS

Timothy of the Cay by Theodore Taylor

[Rosemarie]

Australia

Missus by Ruth Park


United States

The Lurking Fear and Other Stories by H.P. Lovecraft

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Congrats on reaching (and passing) 100 countries!

[Rosemarie]

Thank you. It has been an interesting journey!

[Rosemarie]

United States

The Birds' Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin


England

Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries by Martin Edwards


Turkey

The Light of Day by Eric Ambler

[Rosemarie]

United States - Utah

The Letter by Richard Paul Evans

[Rosemarie]

United States - New Jersey

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume

[Rosemarie]

England

A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr

[Rosemarie]

United States - Texas

Giant by Edna Ferber


Russia

Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov

[Rosemarie]

France

Le garçon savoyard by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz

[Rosemarie]

Switzerland

Die schwarze Spinne by Jeremias Gotthelf

[Rosemarie]

Austria

Bergkristall by Adalbert Stifter

[Rosemarie]

Switzerland

Elsi, die seltsame Magd: Liebesgeschichte aus dem bäuerlichen Leben by Jeremias Gotthelf

[Rosemarie]

England

Phineas Redux by Anthony Trollope


Murder at the Manor: Country House Mysteries by Martin Edwards

[Rosemarie]

England

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

[Rosemarie]

So far on my journey I have visited 104 countries and all 9 regions.
I am starting off the new year with my own country, one I have visited many times:

Canada - Nova Scotia

Ox Bells and Fireflies by Ernest Buckler

[Rosemarie]

Region: Asia

COUNTRY 105: BURMA

Burmese Days by George Orwell

[Rosemarie]

United States- California

The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain

[Rosemarie]

England

The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton

[Rosemarie]

England

Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce

[Rosemarie]

Canada - Manitoba

Some Great Thing by Lawrence Hill

[Rosemarie]

Region: Africa

COUNTRY 106: TUNISIA

Carthage: Uncovering the Mysteries and Splendors of Ancient Tunisia by Howard David Soren

[Rosemarie]

Switzerland

Wie Uli der Knecht glücklich wird by Jeremias Gotthelf

[Rosemarie]

Monaco

Topper Takes a Trip by Thorne Smith

[Rosemarie]

France

Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker

[Rosemarie]

Syria

The Silver Chalice by Thomas B. Costain

[Rosemarie]

Germany

I Will Bear Witness 1933-41 A Diary of the Nazi Years by Victor Klemperer

[Rosemarie]

Region: Oceania

COUNTRY 107: TAHITI

Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Bernard Nordhoff

[Rosemarie]

Region: Latin America

COUNTRY 108: GUYANA

Frangipani House by Beryl Gilroy

[Rosemarie]

Germany

Der Vorleser by Bernhard Schlink

[Rosemarie]

France

Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard by Anatole France

[Rosemarie]

United States

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

[Rosemarie]

England

Grey Mask: A Miss Silver Mystery by Patricia Wentworth

[Rosemarie]

United States - Missouri

The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg

[Rosemarie]

England

The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope

[Rosemarie]

India

The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

[Rosemarie]

Greece

The Colossus of Maroussi by Henry Miller

[Rosemarie]

Japan

Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone by Richard Lloyd Parry

[Rosemarie]

United States - Illinois

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

[Rosemarie]

Region: Africa

COUNTRY 109: CHAD

Cinq semaines en ballon by Jules Verne

[Rosemarie]

Canada - Ontario

Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing by Tomson Highway