February - Spanning the Globe

[Kylie]

I'd like to be put down for 30,000 miles. This starts in February, correct? Also, does the starting point start at my location or the location of my first book? My first book will be A Gentleman in Moscow.

[Meghan L]

I will try for 15,000.

Starting in Cazenovia, NY.

[Sam F]

Sounds fun - I'll try for 20 000 miles too.

Starting point - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Book read: Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs - 2/4/17
- to Pawleys Island - 933 miles
- to Charlotte, NC - 225 miles
- to Montreal, Quebec - 987 miles
- to Quebec City, QC - 159 miles
Total to date: 2 304 miles

Book read: The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion by Tim Crothers - 2/9/17
- to Katwe, Uganda - 6 847 miles
- to Juba, Sudan - 399 miles
- to Khanty-Mansysk, Russia - 9 241 miles
Total to date: 18 791

Book read: One Good Friend Deserves Another by Lisa Verge Higgins - 2/15/17
- to New York, NY - 7 063 miles
Total to date: 25 854

Book read: Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer - 2/18/17
- to Burma - 8 057 miles
- to Pennsylvania - 8 049 miles
- to Langley, Virginia - 215 miles
Total to date: 42 175

Book read: The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike - 2/20/17
- to Rhode Island - 400 miles
Total to date: 42 575

Book read: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn
- to NY, NY - 168
Total to date: 42 743

[Marissa]

Can I actually bump my goal up to 50,000 miles? I'm going to try and really challenge myself. The books I'm planning on reading next include some locations that are very far from one another, so I might be able to get this done. Thanks!

[Megan]

Pam wrote: "Oh, this will be interesting...

I'm in for 26,219* miles. Starting in Lafayette, Indiana.

*Why such an odd number? A marathon is officially 26.219 miles. Yes, I'm a runner. :D"

I'm more a 5K runner, so I applaud you on the running and reading effort!

[Megan]

Kristin wrote: "So, the circumference of the earth is 24,901 miles. I have no idea if I will be able to do it, but I'm going to give it a try!! Better to try and fail than to have not tried in the first place, right?"

Exactly! Love the attitude!

[Megan]

Kylie wrote: "I'd like to be put down for 30,000 miles. This starts in February, correct? Also, does the starting point start at my location or the location of my first book? My first book will be A Gentleman in..."

Yes, it starts in February and the starting point is your location. Given your first book, it should help to add up the miles:)

[Megan]

Meghan wrote: "I will try for 15,000.

Starting in Cazenovia, NY."

Welcome to another Meghan! Good thing we all spell our name differently;)

[Megan]

Sam F wrote: "Sounds fun - I'll try for 20 000 miles too.

Starting point - Toronto, Ontario, Canada"

Welcome to the challenge!

[Megan]

Marissa wrote: "Can I actually bump my goal up to 50,000 miles? I'm going to try and really challenge myself. The books I'm planning on reading next include some locations that are very far from one another, so I ..."

Sure, you're updated!

[Mary Pat]

My goal is 17808 miles!

Starting point: Durham, ME, USA
First book: Insurgent
- Chicago, IL, USA (896)
Total miles traveled: 896

[Megan]

Mary Pat wrote: "My goal is 17808 miles!

Starting point: Durham, ME, USA
First book: Insurgent
- Chicago, IL, USA (896)
Total miles traveled: 896"

Welcome to the challenge!

[Lindsay]

I would like to travel over 15,000 miles.

Fife, Scotland

Book 1
City of Bones
New York City
3254 miles

Book 2
Be Frank with Me
Bel Air
6061 miles

Book 3
Anansi Boys
London
11502 miles
Florida
15888 miles

Book 4In the Shadow of a Badge: How I Discovered the Angels of 9/11 While Working with the FBI
Shanksville
16963 miles

Book 5
The Keeper of Lost Things
London
20651
Brighton
20704

Book 6
The Monarch of the Glen
Thurso
21429

Book 7
Insurgent
Chicago
25050

Book 8
Hollow City
London
28995

[Megan]

Lindsay wrote: "I would like to travel over 15,000 miles."

You're on the list!

[Alex]

SPANNING THE GLOBE
Feb 1 - Feb 28, 2017
28916.1/20,000 miles traveled

Starting Point: Saint Paul, MN, USA
First book: The Good Girl
-Grand Marais, MN (260.0 mi) to
-Chicago, IL (579.0 mi)
Total miles traveled: 839.0 mi

From Chicago, IL
Second book: Killing Floor
-Margrave (Atlanta), GA (719.0 mi)
Total miles traveled: 1558.0 mi

From Atlanta, GA
Third book: In the Woods
-Dublin, Ireland (3921.0 mi)
Total miles traveled: 5479.0 mi

From Dublin, Ireland
Fourth book: Worth Dying For
-Nebraska (4129.0 mi)
Total miles traveled: 9608.0 mi

From Nebraska
Fifth book: The Lost Girls of Rome
-Milan, Italy (5007.0 mi)
-Rome, Italy (356.7 mi)
-Paris, France (1421.5 mi)
-Mexico City, Mexico (5711.0 mi)
-Kiev, Ukraine (6717.0 mi)
-Prypiat, Ukraine (94.9 mi) **19308.1 mi total in this book**
Total miles traveled: 28916.1 mi

[Megan]

Alex wrote: "I'll try for 20,000 miles.

Starting point: Saint Paul, MN, USA"

Welcome to the challenge!

[Brianna]

Im in and I'll go for 30,000 miles. You can put me down as Brianna P since there's another Brianna signed up for this challenge.

Starting point: Akron, OH

[[deleted user]]

Here's a clarifying question...

I know intergalactic voyages doesn't count ;). But with "A Hitchhiker's Guide...", it starts off in the UK, would the starting point-UK count?

[Nik]

Pam wrote: "Here's a clarifying question...

I know intergalactic voyages doesn't count ;). But with "A Hitchhiker's Guide...", it starts off in the UK, would the starting point-UK count?"

That's a great question, and I think the answer is, "Absolutely." It's a setting in the book, and it's a real place on Earth, so it satisfies the requirements.

[Cassandra]

Totally, Pam! Good question.

[Lynette]

Not sure how my upcoming stack plays in this - (How do we handle non-fiction books - go by their place of publishing?) But I'll bite, because it sounds so fun! Expecting to get through 5 books, most of which are based in the Americas. I'm going to guess at a goal of . . . 12,000 miles.

Wait, let's modify this, because I forgot my Shakespeare reading. . . how about. . . 26,000 miles. Starting point: Monument, Colorado

[Christy]

My goal is 25,000 miles.

My reading plans for February include 8 books from the Morning News Tournament of Books. Homegoing should give me some serious miles but I'm not sure about Version Control which seems to be a time travel, rather than a physical travel book. We will see!

Starting point is Philadelphia, PA.

[Tanise]

I'm in for 17,000 miles.

Starting point: Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

[Megan]

Brianna wrote: "Im in and I'll go for 30,000 miles. You can put me down as Brianna P since there's another Brianna signed up for this challenge.

Starting point: Akron, OH"

Will do - you're on the list!

[Megan]

Pam wrote: "Here's a clarifying question...

I know intergalactic voyages doesn't count ;). But with "A Hitchhiker's Guide...", it starts off in the UK, would the starting point-UK count?"

Yes, so you can include all earthbound locations - just nothing off the planet:)

[Megan]

Lynette wrote: "Not sure how my upcoming stack plays in this - (How do we handle non-fiction books - go by their place of publishing?) But I'll bite, because it sounds so fun! Expecting to get through 5 books, mos..."

You're on the list!

[Megan]

Christy wrote: "My goal is 25,000 miles.

My reading plans for February include 8 books from the Morning News Tournament of Books. Homegoing should give me some serious miles but I'm not sure about Version Contro..."

Welcome to the challenge!

[Megan]

Tanise wrote: "I'm in for 17,000 miles.

Starting point: Santa Maria, RS, Brasil."

You're on the list!

[Rachael]

OK, I've decided to aim for 15,000 miles.
My starting point is England.
√ > First stop: Vienna, Austria (Measure for Measure), 1404 miles
√ > New York, USA (Beastly), 4228 miles
√ > St Petersburg, Russia (Queen of Someday), 6895 miles
√ > Oxford, United Kingdom (A Discovery of Witches), 2147 miles
√ > Saint Lucien, France (A Discovery of Witches), 380 miles

Total miles travelled: 1404 + 4228 + 6895 + 2147 + 380 = 15054

[Kat]

My goal will be 10,000 miles

My starting point is Atlanta, GA
First stop - Washington D.C. - March: Book One -639 miles
Second stop - Nashville, Tennesee - March: Book One - 666 miles

total miles (so far): 639+666= 1,305 miles

[Megan]

Rachael wrote: "OK, I've decided to aim for 15,000 miles.
My starting point is England.
First stop: Vienna, Austria (Measure for Measure), 1404 miles"

Good choice!

[Megan]

Dany wrote: "My goal will be 10,000 miles

My starting point is Atlanta, GA"

You're on the list!

[Megan]

I just realized I forgot to put my goal out there:)

Goal - 30,000 miles
Starting point - West Palm Beach, FL, USA
First book - A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout (completed):
- Alberta, Canada: 4197 miles
- Caracas, Venezuela: 6455 miles
- Bangladesh: 15500 miles
- Pakistan: 2208 miles
- Kabul, Afghanistan: 461 miles
- Addis Adabi, Ethiopia: 4207 miles
- Baghdad, Iraq: 2770 miles
- Mogadishu, Somalia: 3483 miles
- Nairobi, Kenya: 1018 miles
- Total thus far: 40,300 miles

40,300/30,000 miles

[Jennifer]

Starting point: Misselthwaite Manor, England
First book: The Secret Garden

[Brianna]

I realized that since where we are currently located is our starting point, I needed to add the miles to get to Denver, CO to my goal!

mileage → 000 | 8,591.5 mi

[Mell]

This sounds fun!

I'll start with 15,000 miles, since I have no idea where I will travel to this month ;)

Completed: 62,374/50,000 (124%)

Starting point: Melbourne, Australia
The Sign of Four
London, England - 10,496 mi
The Yellow Wallpaper
California, USA (assumed location) - 5,318 mi
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Scotland - 4,964 mi
The Rosie Project
Melbourne, Australia - 10,519 mi
New York, USA - 10,359 mi
Melbourne, Australia - 10,359 mi
New York, USA - 10,359 mi

[Maureen]

I'm in for 10,000 miles

SPANNING THE GLOBE
Duration: February 1 - February 28, 2017

In keeping with our Around the World theme, let's travel through books! Set a goal for the number of miles or kilometers you plan to travel. With every book you read, choose the setting (or settings) and calculate how many miles there are between that point and the previous point using this calculator.

Rules:
- Only books based on this world count--sorry, no traveling to different galaxies. :)
- Use each setting in each book once; even if the characters travel back and forth, you can only count the setting for that book one time
- You may revisit the same setting in different books (for example, you may read two books that both take place in New York City)
- Use your best judgment on which settings in each book should be included; you should only be using primary settings

[Janine]

I'm getting a quick start to January's reading. Couldn't sleep so I finished off my first book this morning before work!

Starting point: Cambridge, England

1) I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Cambridge, England --> Swat, Pakistan
5873 miles travelled

[Megan]

Melissa wrote: "This sounds fun!

I'll start with 15,000 miles, since I have no idea where I will travel to this month ;)

Completed: 0/15,000

Starting point: Melbourne, Australia"

You're on the list!

[Megan]

Maureen wrote: "I'm in for 10,000 miles

SPANNING THE GLOBE
Duration: February 1 - February 28, 2017

In keeping with our Around the World theme, let's travel through books! Set a goal for the number of miles or k..."

Welcome to the challenge!

[Megan]

Janine wrote: "I'm getting a quick start to January's reading. Couldn't sleep so I finished off my first book this morning before work!

Starting point: Cambridge, England

1) [book:I Am Malala: The Story of the ..."

Congrats on being the first to begin your journey!

[Margie]

Love this idea. Don't know what I'm reading this month but I'm in for 20,000.

Spanning the Globe - February 2017

Miles traveled: 536/20,000

Starting point: Columbus, Ohio, USA
1. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Setting: New York City
Miles: 536 miles
Total Distance 536 Miles

2. The Throwback Special
Setting: Unknown!! It just says 'hotel'
Miles: 0
Total Distance: 536 Miles

3. On the Edge
Setting: The Edge - Urban fantasy - another location unknown!
Miles: 0
Total Distance: 536 Miles

4. A Perilous Undertaking
Setting: London, England
Miles: 3465 miles
Total Distance: 4000.7

5. Orphan X
Setting: Virginia, USA
Miles: 3802

Setting: Los Angeles, CA
Miles: 2218

Setting: Las Vegas, NV
Miles: 270

TOTAL MILES: 10,291

[[deleted user]]

Rachael wrote: "
First stop: Vienna, Austria (Measure for Measure), 1404 miles"

Welcome to my city! =)

[Rachael]

Measure for Measure now read which means I have travelled 1,404 miles.
Message 81 has been updated

[[deleted user]]

Update to msg. 49:

2/1/17
Starting Point - Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Book: The Golden Country by Shūsaku Endō
Setting: Nagasaki, Japan
Miles: 6,859 miles
Total Distance so far: 6,859/26,219 miles
Brief Review: A companion piece (in a form of a play) to Shusaku Endo's "Silence", which was just recently released as a movie by Martin Scorcese. About persecuted Christians in Japan in the 1630's. I have "Silence" on hold at the library but found this through Hoopla and couldn't wait lol. It's pretty good even as a play.

[Christy]

My goal is 25,000 miles

Starting point: Philadelphia, PA
First book: Black Wave
- San Francisco, CA (2520 miles)
- Los Angeles, CA (348 miles)
Total miles traveled: 2868

[Janine]

So I didn't realise that my second book planned for February didn't just take place in Seattle, but also all three main characters then go to Antarctica! I devoured this book in 24 hours and have completed my goal already! I'd like to up my goal to 70,000 please.

2) Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Swat, Pakistan --> Seattle, United States (10669 miles)
Seattle, United States --> Antarctica! (15439 miles)
26108 miles travelled

Total: 31981 miles

[Vanessa]

Ufff, I'm not good at books, but I accept the challenge too, and I'll say 20 miles, start February in whasington with My Twin Soul by Julianna Morris

[Megan]

Margie wrote: "Love this idea. Don't know what I'm reading this month but I'm in for 20,000.

Spanning the Globe - February 2017

Miles traveled: 0/20,000

Starting point: Columbus, Ohio, USA"

You're on the list!

[Megan]

Rachael wrote: "Measure for Measure now read which means I have travelled 1,404 miles.
Message 81 has been updated"

Great job on finishing your first book!