Around the World in 80 Books discussion
Random Travel Challenge
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Rules of the Challenge
Rima wrote: "Sounds like fun :) I would like to start with 10 please."Rima, here are your 10 countries:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cuba
Guinea-Bissau
Vanuatu
Zimbabwe
Antigua and Barbuda
Andorra
Poland
Japan
Estonia
Anneke wrote: "I did not manage to finish the 80 countries last year (after 2 successful years), and am not even trying this year. But would like to do 10 countries please! That is something I can manage!"Anneke, here are your 10 countries:
Ecuador
Dominican Republic
Myanmar (Burma)
Tunisia
North Korea
Afghanistan
Eritrea
Palau
Georgia
Zambia
This is a great challenge! I will try 5 countries please!
Hello! Could I please have 6 countries? I love a bit of random.
Sonja wrote: "This is a great challenge! I will try 5 countries please!"Sonja, here are your 5 countries:
Montenegro
Niger
Slovakia
Australia
Iceland
Maria wrote: "Hello! Could I please have 6 countries? I love a bit of random."Maria, here are your 6 countries:
Chile
Sweden
Hungary
Lebanon
Singapore
Botswana
This will be my first challenge in this group...Could I please have six?By the way, Diane, I love your avatar...Go Dawgs!
Katy wrote: "This will be my first challenge in this group...Could I please have six?By the way, Diane, I love your avatar...Go Dawgs!"
Katy, here are your 6 countries:
Angola
South Africa
Mozambique
Sri Lanka
Netherlands
Maldives
Yes, Go Dawgs!!!!!
Polly-alida wrote: "I’ll try 15 - thanks!"Polly-alida, here are your 15 countries:
Norway
Mongolia
Liechtenstein
Cameroon
Poland
Equatorial Guinea
Swaziland
Albania
Saint Lucia
North Korea
Paraguay
Romania
Colombia
Italy
Brunei
I have not yet asked for a set of countries. Could I have 12 for 2018? Thank you!
Ellen wrote: "I have not yet asked for a set of countries. Could I have 12 for 2018? Thank you!"Ellen, here are your 12 countries:
Senegal
Mexico
Tajikistan
Czech Republic
Seychelles
Somalia
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
Micronesia
Bolivia
Russia
Croatia
Diane wrote: "Maria wrote: "Hello! Could I please have 6 countries? I love a bit of random."Maria, here are your 6 countries:
Chile
Sweden
Hungary
Lebanon
Singapore
Botswana"
Thank you Diane, I don't know why this is so exciting but it is!
Winda wrote: "Give me 6."Winda, here are your 6 books:
Rwanda
Argentina
Greece
Vietnam
Central African Republic
Spain
Salixj wrote: "I would like five please."Salixj, here are your 5 countries:
Serbia
Panama
Vanuatu
Belarus
Turkey
Diane wrote: "Winda, here are your 6 books:"Sorry, I meant to say countries, not books.
Diane, sorry, just thinking through my rough nutting out 2018 reading. But once I get through my original selection (10 for me), if I request additional reads (say 5 more random countries), do my 2018 reads count for this?So example. I've started Half of a Yellow Sun now for Nigeria, which is not on my original list of 10 you gave me. If, magically, in June I have read my 10 books, and ask for another 5 and Nigeria is on that list. Can I count Half a Yellow Sun even though I read it in January?
Thanks! Sorry for being a pain.
Rusalka wrote: "Diane, sorry, just thinking through my rough nutting out 2018 reading. But once I get through my original selection (10 for me), if I request additional reads (say 5 more random countries), do my 2..."Good question. Yes, anything you read in 2018 will count, even if it is after the fact.
This is such a fun challenge.Can I have 20 countries please
Diane wrote: "Lisa wrote: "I would like to start with 6 countries."Lisa, here are your 6 countries:
Russia
Eritrea
Iran
Scotland
Chad
Algeria"
Thanks Diane. I would like to trade Russia for five other countries.
Just wondering if anyone has suggestions for some good Icelandic books?
Roselyn wrote: "This is such a fun challenge.Can I have 20 countries please"Roselyn, here are your 20 countries:
Thailand
Saint Lucia
Pakistan
Belize
Ghana
Egypt
Sierra Leone
Togo
Uzbekistan
Belarus
Uganda
Central African Republic
Burundi
Dominica
Montenegro
Jamaica
Sweden
Finland
Yemen
Honduras
Missy wrote: "Just wondering if anyone has suggestions for some good Icelandic books?"I can recommend the following authors:
Halldór Laxness
Sjón
Arnaldur Indriðason
Missy wrote: "Just wondering if anyone has suggestions for some good Icelandic books?"Yrsa Sigurðardóttir is another Icelandic crime/mystery author.
20, please. So did I get this right? It is not important where the book is taking place, but where the author of the book is from.
Tazitazitazi wrote: "20, please. So did I get this right? It is not important where the book is taking place, but where the author of the book is from."I understood that you can consider either of two rules, the way it suits you best.
Tazitazitazi wrote: "20, please. So did I get this right? It is not important where the book is taking place, but where the author of the book is from."It can be either.
Tazitazitazi wrote: "20, please. So did I get this right? It is not important where the book is taking place, but where the author of the book is from."Tazitazitazi, here are your 20 countries:
Sierra Leone
Venezuela
South Korea
Romania
Tonga
Mali
Nicaragua
Czech Republic
Fiji
Madagascar
Israel
Azerbaijan
Jamaica
Syria
Kenya
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ethiopia
Haiti
Uzbekistan
Micronesia
Tazitazitazi wrote: "20, please. So did I get this right? It is not important where the book is taking place, but where the author of the book is from."I ti ćeš na putovanje,jeeeee
Can I join and get 10 countries to start with?Costa Rica
Fiji
Canada
Lithuania
Nigeria
Nauru
Portugal
Yemen
Barbados
Brazil
Claire wrote: "Can I join and get 10 countries to start with?"Claire, here are your 10 countries:
Costa Rica
Fiji
Canada
Lithuania
Nigeria
Nauru
Portugal
Yemen
Barbados
Brazil
Hi Diane,Could you send me 5 more countries please.
Thank you.
Salixj wrote: "Hi Diane,Could you send me 5 more countries please.
Thank you."
Rachel Ann, here are your 5 countries:
Eritrea
Mongolia
Cameroon
Greece
Ireland
Hi!!I'm going to try this challenge!!!
Can I have 5 countries please.
Jodee
Jodee wrote: "Hi!!I'm going to try this challenge!!!
Can I have 5 countries please.
Jodee"
Jodee, here are your 5 countries:
Egypt
Azerbaijan
North Korea
Austria
Iraq
Rachelnyc wrote: "I'd like to try with 6 please."Rachelnc, here are your 6 countries:
Kyrgyzstan
Kenya
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Philippines
Uruguay
Egypt
Hi, long -time lurker here but I'd like to try 5 countries please. Abby
Abby wrote: "Hi, long -time lurker here but I'd like to try 5 countries please. Abby"Abby, here are your 5 countries:
Bulgaria
Syria
Congo DRC
Lebanon
Peru
Diane wrote: "Abby wrote: "Hi, long -time lurker here but I'd like to try 5 countries please. Abby"Abby, here are your 5 countries:
Bulgaria
Syria
Congo DRC
Lebanon
Peru"
Alright -- cool.
Abby wrote: "Diane wrote: "Abby wrote: "Hi, long -time lurker here but I'd like to try 5 countries please. Abby"Abby, here are your 5 countries:
Bulgaria
Syria
Congo DRC
Lebanon
Peru"
Alright -- cool."
Just started East of the West by Miroslav Penkov.
Kavitha wrote: "I would like 5 please."Kavitha, here are your 5 countries:
Norway
Spain
Namibia
Paraguay
Costa Rica
Diane wrote: "Kavitha wrote: "I would like 5 please."Kavitha, here are your 5 countries:
Norway
Spain
Namibia
Paraguay
Costa Rica"
Thank you, Diane!
Please give me five more, thank you Diane!
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Ashlyn, here are your 4 countries:
Ireland
Equatorial Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Iran