February - Spanning the Globe

[Megan]

Pam wrote: "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 s..."

Great job!

[Megan]

Christy wrote: "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"

Great progress!

[Megan]

Janine wrote: "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 c..."

Whoa, rock on! Goal increased!

[Megan]

Vanessa wrote: "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"

Welcome to the challenge!

[[deleted user]]

My problem will be that I have too many books set in the UK to read for the month (various group reads). I'll have to squeeze others that outside of Europe in between the bouts of UK readings just to get the mileage :/

[Mie]

Update msg 19: 4001 miles /20,000
From Copenhagen to Congo river
✅ Heart of Darkness ⭐️⭐️

[Tania]

Updating message 43: Progress to date: 1,632/25,000

First Book - The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Thomas Belt
* Orlando, FL -> Greytown, Nicaragua, 1226
* Greytown -> Santo Domingo, Nicaragua, 129
* Santo Domingo -> Matagalpa,Nicaragua, 153
* Matagalpa -> Jinotega,Nicaragua, 22
* Jinotega -> Granada, Nicaragua, 102
Total: 1632

[Rossie]

I´m In!
I´m going with 30,000 miles!

Starting point: Santiago, Chile.

[[deleted user]]

Updated message #49...

Previous Point - Nagasaki, Japan
Book: An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
Setting: London, England
Miles: 6,859 miles
Total Distance so far: 12,729/26,219 miles

[Mell]

So, since I travelled from Melbourne to London on my first trip, I think I'll have to up my goal to around 50,000 miles. Will update my previous message but 10,496/50,000 after book 1 for the month.

[Cheri]

Update: Wow, I had no idea how bad I am at figuring mileage! My original goal was 20,000 miles, but my first book had almost 45,000 miles -- and I omitted all the places that were not an important part of the book (places like Connecticut, Cuba, France, England...and I viewed Pakistan and India as one). As a result, I think I need to update my goal. May I please change it to 60,000? Thank you!

First book: It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario

Starting Point: San Francisco, CA
- Buenos Aires, Argentina 6474 to
- New York City, USA 10,608 to
- New Delhi, India 7311 to
- Kabul, Afghanistan 623 to
- Mexico City, Mexico 8641 to
- Istanbul, Turkey 7107 to
- Baghdad, Iraq 1001 to
- Darfur, Sudan 1882 to
- Benghazi, Libya 1317
Miles this book: 44,964
Total miles so far: 44,964

[Tania]

Updating message 43, Progress to date: 7,017/25,000

Previous Point: Granada, Nicaragua
Second book - Time Tangle by Frances Eagar
Setting: Surrey, England
Miles: 5385

[Charity]

Updated message 45.

6833.888/20000

[Megan]

Mie wrote: "Update msg 19: 4001 miles /20,000
From Copenhagen to Congo river
✅ Heart of Darkness ⭐️⭐️"

Excellent start!

[Megan]

Tania wrote: "Updating message 43: Progress to date: 1,632/25,000

First Book - The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Thomas Belt
* Orlando, FL -> Greytown, Nicaragua, 1226
* Greytown -> Santo Domingo, ..."

Great start to your challenge!

[Megan]

Shari wrote: "I´m In!
I´m going with 30,000 miles!

Starting point: Santiago, Chile."

Welcome to the challenge!

[Megan]

Pam wrote: "Updated message #49...

Previous Point - Nagasaki, Japan
Book: An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
Setting: London, England
Miles: 6,859 miles
Total Distance so far: 12,729/26..."

Whoa, great job thus far!

[Megan]

Melissa wrote: "So, since I travelled from Melbourne to London on my first trip, I think I'll have to up my goal to around 50,000 miles. Will update my previous message but 10,496/50,000 after book 1 for the month."

Updated and excellent progress!

[Megan]

Cheri wrote: "Update: Wow, I had no idea how bad I am at figuring mileage! My original goal was 20,000 miles, but my first book had almost 45,000 miles -- and I omitted all the places that were not an important ..."

Wow, excellent! I've updated you!

[Megan]

Tania wrote: "Updating message 43, Progress to date: 7,017/25,000

Previous Point: Granada, Nicaragua
Second book - Time Tangle by Frances Eagar
Setting: Surrey, England
Miles: 5385"

Updated!

[Megan]

Charity wrote: "Updated message 45.

6833.888/20000"

Great job!

[Brianna]

I've successful finished the first leg of my trip to Paris!

traveled → 722 | 8,591.5 mi

Albuquerque, NM → Denver, CO → 722 mi
Nash by Jay Crownover | ★★★



I'm not sure where I will travel to next (either Philadelphia, Atlanta, New York, or Mexico) so it'll be fun finding a book that fits!

[Heather]

Wow, first two books took me from Valencia to Aberdeen, Aberdeen to New York.

Total 8,000/25,000km

Just realised I'm working in kilometres- is that ok?

[Tania]

Updating message 43, Progress to date: 10,278/25,000

Previous Point: Surrey, England

Third book - Death & Strudel
Setting: Boston, MA
Trip Total: 3261

[Megan]

Brianna wrote: "I've successful finished the first leg of my trip to Paris!

traveled → 722 | 8,591.5 mi

Albuquerque, NM → Denver, CO → 722 mi
Nash by Jay Crownover | ★★★

[bookcover:Nash|18655937..."

Excellent progress!

[Megan]

Heather wrote: "Wow, first two books took me from Valencia to Aberdeen, Aberdeen to New York.

Total 8,000/25,000km

Just realised I'm working in kilometres- is that ok?"

Sure! Great progress!

[Megan]

Tania wrote: "Updating message 43, Progress to date: 10,278/25,000

Previous Point: Surrey, England

Third book - Death & Strudel
Setting: Boston, MA
Trip Total: 3261"

Great job!

[[deleted user]]

Update to message #4.

Starting point: Ontario, Canada
First book: Life of Pi by Yann Martel 02/04/2017 ★★★★☆
↳ Toronto, Canada (465 miles)
↳ Pondicherry, India (8,455 miles)
↳ Pacific Ocean (10,787 miles)
↳ Tomatlan, Mexico (2,380 miles)
Total miles traveled: 22,087 miles

Starting point: Tomatlan, Mexico
Second book: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 02/02/2017 ★★★☆☆
↳ England, U.K. (5,732 miles)
Total miles traveled: 27,819 miles

27,819/30,000

[[deleted user]]

updated message #49....

Previous Point - London, UK
Book: The Blue Fox by Sjón
Setting: Botn, Iceland (figured from closest city, Reykjavik)
Miles: 1177 miles
Total Distance so far: 13,906/26,219 miles

[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

Second Book: Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
-From LA, CA to Nazareth, Israel (7523)
-From Nazareth to Galilee (19)
-From Galilee to Jerusalem (55)
Miles traveled in book 2: 7597

Miles traveled as of 2/3: 10,465

[Rachael]

Just finished Beastly which means I have travelled in total 5632 miles. Message 81 updated

[[deleted user]]

I finished my first book Death among the Roses (horrible one) which brought me from Vienna, Austria to Illinois, USA.

My next one A Ghost for Christmas will bring me to California, USA

[Megan]

Anna wrote: "Update to message #4.

Starting point: Ontario, Canada
First book: Life of Pi by Yann Martel 02/04/2017 ★★★★☆
↳ Toronto, Canada (465 miles)
↳ Pondicherry, India (8,455 mile..."

Excellent progress thus far! You're almost done with your goal!

[Megan]

Pam wrote: "updated message #49....

Previous Point - London, UK
Book: The Blue Fox by Sjón
Setting: Botn, Iceland (figured from closest city, Reykjavik)
Miles: 1177 miles
Total ..."

Updated!

[Megan]

Christy wrote: "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

Second Book: [book:Zealot..."

Updated!

[Megan]

Rachael wrote: "Just finished Beastly which means I have travelled in total 5632 miles. Message 81 updated"

Updated!

[Megan]

Rosa wrote: "I finished my first book Death among the Roses (horrible one) which brought me from Vienna, Austria to Illinois, USA.

My next one A Ghost for Christmas will bring ..."

Great job thus far, Rosa! How many miles have you traveled? If you need one, there is a calculator in the first post of this discussion.

[[deleted user]]

thanks, Megan, I'm counting my miles in my original post

[Heather]

Ok, having now read A Well-Tempered Heart which took me from New York to Burma - 12,966kms, I think I have way under set my target.
Please can I amend it from 25,000 to 50,000, thank you

Total 20,966/50,000km

[Maddy]

Ha!
I am in!
Duration : Feb 4 - Feb 28
Starting point : Riga, Latvia (in Europe)
First book : When Hunter Meets Seeker (Read Feb 4)
Riga, LV-> Atlanta, GA, USA 7928.913 miles

Second book: The Body Finder (Read Feb 4)
Atlanta, GA,USA-> Buckley, Washington, USA 3476.922 miles

Third book: How to Date a Dragon (Read Feb 8)
Buckley, Washington, USA -> Boston, USA 3991.644 miles
Boston, USA -> New York, NY, USA 306.449 miles

Fourth: Dear Naked Neighbour (Read Feb 9)
New York, NY, USA -> Vancouver, Canada 3908.725 miles

Fifth: Fire and Ice (Read Feb 13)
Vancouver,Canada -> Columbia Falls, Montana 661.680 miles

Blackwing Dragon(Read Feb 15)
Columbia Falls, Montana -> Saratoga, Wyoming 964.509 miles
Saratoga, Wyoming -> Asheville, North Carolina 2202.305 miles
Asheville, North Carolina -> Bryson City, North Carolina 83.209 miles

Sweet Valentine (read Feb 17)
Bryson City, North Carolina -> Colorado Springs, Colorado 1929.658 miles

The Obsession (Read Feb 17)
Colorado Springs, Colorado -> Morgantown, West virginia 2139.069 miles
Morgantown, West virginia -> Georgetown, Texas 1893.637 miles
Georgetown, Texas - > West Village, NY 2407.110 miles
West Village, NY-> Sunrise Cove, Hampton, Virginia 455.212 miles

Holding His Forever (Read Feb 18)
Sunrise Cove, Hampton, Virginia -> New York, NY, USA 452.855 miles

Bride Of The Dragon (Read Feb 20)
New York, NY, USA -> Nevada, California 3964.370 miles

Mail Order Angel(Read Feb 21)
Nevada, California -> Los Angeles, California 630.447 miles
Los Angeles, California -> Frontier, Alaska 3770.064 miles

Healed by the Dragon (Read Feb 21)
Frontier, Alaska -> Loch Naver, UK, Scotland 6680.791 miles

Ryker's Baby (Read Feb 23)
Loch Naver, UK, Scotland - > Saint Marks, NY 5193.657 miles


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Total : 53041,526 miles

[Anissa]

Spanning The Globe
Duration: February 2017

I am in, for the goal listed below, as this sounds both different and fun.

Goal: 25,000 miles

Starting Point: Cheyenne, WY, USA

First Book: The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Finished:)
*Cheyenne, WY, USA -> Cleveland, Tasmania, Australia: 8,825 mi
*Cleveland, Tasmania, Australia -> Fingal Valley, Tasmania, Australia: 41 mi
*Fingal Valley, Tasmania, Australia -> Launceston, Tasmania, Australia: 73 mi
*Launceston, Tasmania, Australia -> Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: 336 mi
*Melbourne, Victoria, Australia -> Siam, Bangkok, Thailand: 4,586 mi
*Siam, Bangkok, Thailand -> Cairo, Egypt: 4525 mi
*Cairo, Egypt -> Damascus, Syria: 666 mi

Total Distance So Far: 19,052/25,000 mi

Trip Total:

[Kim. E.]

This sounds really fun, so I'm going to try it and see how far I get. However, I have no understanding of mileage, so I may have to adjust as the month goes on.

Spanning The Globe

Duration: February 1-February 28, 2017
Goal: 15,000 miles

Starting Point Evansville, Indiana, United States

Book 1:. Who Is Michelle Obama?by Megan Stine
Evansville-->Chicago, Illinois-->Princeton--->Washington, DC
Miles traveled: 1, 779 miles

Book 2: Who Is Hillary Clinton? by Heather Alexander
Washington, DC(previous book)-->Chicago, Illinois-->Wellesley College (Wellesley, Massachusetts)--->Yale (New Haven, Connecticut)-->Washington, DC(work)-->Little Rock, Arkansas-->Washington, DC(didn't count-2nd time there)
Miles Traveled: 3, 112 miles

Book With Location: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Little Rock, Arkansas (previous book)-->London, England-->Norway
Miles Traveled: 5, 609

Bossypants by Tina Fey
Norway(previous)-->Chicago, Illinois-->New York City, New York-->
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Miles Traveled: 7, 197

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
New York City--> Boston, Massachusetts
Miles Traveled: 2, 596>

The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Boston, Massachusetts--> Georgia
Total Miles:1,130

One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Georgia, USA-->Trenton, New Jersey
Total Miles: 860

First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies by Kate Andersen Brower
Trenton, New Jersey-->Washington, DC
Total Miles: 170

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Washington D C-->Sweden-->Spain
Total Miles: 5, 786


Final Tally of Miles in February: 28, 239/15000

Books I've Read This Month Non-applicable

The Pearlby John Steinbeck (Mexican folk tale-not specific location)

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by John Tiffany (Hogwarts not eligible) but London, England eligible--->

[Charity]

Updated message 45.


12682.872/20000

[Stephanie]

I'd like to take part say 20,000 miles....

[Erin]

Update to message #11

Starting location: Racine, WI

✔ 1. Glitter and Glue: A Memoir
• Racine, WI to Philadelphia, PA - 834 miles
• Philadelphia, PA to Sydney, Australia - 9881 miles
• Sydney, Australia to San Francisco, CA - 7432 miles
Total Miles: 18,147 miles

18,147/20,000 Miles

[Tanise]

Start point: Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.

First book: Fevre Dream
- St Louis: 5,276.200 miles
- New Orleans: 600.165 miles

Total miles traveled: 5,876.365

[Stephanie]

Update on message 146:

First book The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan.

Start- Manhattan
-to Long island sound (57.2 miles)
-to natural history museum in washington (263 miles)
-to cloud croft new mexico (1889.6miles)
- to arizona (431.3 miles)
- to hoover damn (415.5 miles)
-to san fransisco (590.5 miles)

Miles travelled this book-3,647.1 miles
Total miles travelled-3,647.1/20,000 miles

[Clare]

Updated message 36

first book and first miles:
Hollow City
Poole - London 111.246 miles

111/25,000

[[deleted user]]

I finished my second book for this challenge, A Ghost for Christmas, which took me from Illinois to California.

Miles traveled so far: 6431

My next one Quiet the Dead will bring me back to the east coast, to North Carolina.

[Megan]

Rosa wrote: "thanks, Megan, I'm counting my miles in my original post"

Good! If you could put the total miles covered in your updates, that would assist me in keeping the participants list up-to-date - thanks!