Random Challenge Requests for 2020

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Please post your requests here to have a random country list generated. Please specify the number of countries you would like to start with.

[Pepita]

Hi Diane...just completed my 2019 list so am ready to start searching for some new countries!
Can I please have another 12 to tackle for 2020?

[Bluemoon]

Even though I fell a little short this year I am going to try again next year.
Can I have 20 countries please.

[Hélène]

I've been looking forward to this thread, I really like this challenge! I'd like to have 12 countries please.

[Kylie]

I'll have 12 as well, thanks Diane :)

[Rusalka]

I had a terrible reading and otherwise year in 2019. Let's see if I can turn around in 2020.

Could I please have 10, Diane :D

[Jacquie]

May I have 12 as well?

Thank you

[Samanta]

Hi! Can I have 5 countries? It really sounds fun and I'm curious to see which countries I'll get.

[Valerie]

Thanks Diane, I'm ready for another 10 please.

[Agnes]

I didn't finish my set from this year (mostly due to a work-related slump), but I'd love to continue this challenge next year.

Could I have an additional 5 countries?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Pepita wrote: "Hi Diane...just completed my 2019 list so am ready to start searching for some new countries!
Can I please have another 12 to tackle for 2020?"

Pepita, here are your 12 countries:

South Korea
Grenada
Cameroon
Guatemala
Kiribati
Monaco
Spain
Moldova
Ethiopia
Marshall Islands
Costa Rica
Kenya

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Bluemoon wrote: "Even though I fell a little short this year I am going to try again next year.
Can I have 20 countries please."

Bluemoon, here are your 20 countries:

Jamaica
Liechtenstein
Kyrgyzstan
Nauru
Turkmenistan
Kuwait
Luxembourg
Togo
Iraq
Bulgaria
Uzbekistan
Slovenia
Zimbabwe
Algeria
Italy
Denmark
South Sudan
Nicaragua
Lebanon
Venezuela

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Hélène wrote: "I've been looking forward to this thread, I really like this challenge! I'd like to have 12 countries please."

Hélène, here are your 12 countries:

Paraguay
Cambodia
Gabon
Indonesia
Slovakia
Peru
Haiti
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Vatican City
Colombia
Guinea-Bissau
Tunisia

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Kylie wrote: "I'll have 12 as well, thanks Diane :)"

Kylie, here are your 12 countries:

Bolivia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ireland
Taiwan
Qatar
Estonia
South Africa
Lithuania
Mozambique
Dominican Republic
Philippines
Suriname

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Rusalka wrote: "I had a terrible reading and otherwise year in 2019. Let's see if I can turn around in 2020.

Could I please have 10, Diane :D"

Sorry to hear about your bad year. Here's to a much happier 2020!

Here are your 10 countries:

Lesotho
Singapore
Bosnia and Herzegovina
New Zealand
Mauritius
China
Brazil
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Austria
Mali

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Jacquie wrote: "May I have 12 as well?

Thank you"

Jacquie, here are your 12 countries:

Libya
Latvia
Iran
Angola
Ghana
Israel
Guyana
Uruguay
Azerbaijan
Antigua and Barbuda
Belarus
Comoros

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Samanta wrote: "Hi! Can I have 5 countries? It really sounds fun and I'm curious to see which countries I'll get."

Samanta, here are your 5 countries:

Madagascar
Czechia
India
Oman
Myanmar

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Valerie wrote: "Thanks Diane, I'm ready for another 10 please."

Valerie, here are your 10 countries:

Malawi
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Barbados
Solomon Islands
North Macedonia
Cyprus
Poland
United Arab Emirates
Guinea

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Agnes wrote: "I didn't finish my set from this year (mostly due to a work-related slump), but I'd love to continue this challenge next year.

Could I have an additional 5 countries?"

Agnes, here are your 5 countries:

Botswana
Seychelles
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Mexico

[Rusalka]

Diane wrote: "Sorry to hear about your bad year. Here's to a much happier 2020!"

Thanks Diane, it happens. Some years are just not going to be great in the scheme of things.

And look, I haven't pulled Gabon out of your hat for the first time!! I am going to take this as a sign! Lol

[Agnes]

Diane wrote: "Agnes, here are your 5 countries:..."

Thank you, Diane!

I have a few books for Mexico, but I was wondering if the following one could count for it too. I want to read it, but I need some strong motivator to get to it.....
Coyote Songs by Gabino Iglesias

I'm also trying to limit the amount of books I buy right now, so would it be possible to trade the Seychelles for a set of other countries? I have no books set there, and no way of getting any that is not outright buying 😩

Thanks so much for organising this challenge! ❤️

[Odette]

Could I please have 8 countries.

[Valerie]

Thanks for my list - no repeats :)

[Jacquie]

Diane wrote: "Jacquie wrote: "May I have 12 as well?

Thank you"

Jacquie, here are your 12 countries:

Libya
Latvia
Iran
Angola
Ghana
Israel
Guyana
Uruguay
Azerbaijan
Antigua and Barbuda
Belarus
Comoros"

Thanks Diane!

[Meg]

Can I have 5 please? Thank you

[Viji]

Learnt my lesson!! hahahaha . 15 countries please.

[Hayley]

five countries, please

[Varecia]

Could I have 5 countries, please?

[Hélène]

Diane wrote: "Hélène wrote: "I've been looking forward to this thread, I really like this challenge! I'd like to have 12 countries please."

Hélène, here are your 12 countries:

Paraguay
Cambodia
Gabon
Indonesia..."

Thank you, Diane! Since I already had St Vincent and the Grenadines in 2018, I'd like to trade it for five other countries please.

[Fiona]

I would like 10 countries, please.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Rusalka wrote: "Diane wrote: "Sorry to hear about your bad year. Here's to a much happier 2020!"

Thanks Diane, it happens. Some years are just not going to be great in the scheme of things.

And look, I haven't ..."

I had that year back in 2017, so I know what you mean. Not getting Gabon must surely be an auspicious sign.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Agnes wrote: "Diane wrote: "Agnes, here are your 5 countries:..."

Thank you, Diane!

I have a few books for Mexico, but I was wondering if the following one could count for it too. I want to read it, but I need..."

It is entirely up to you to determine what will qualify. I have no restrictions. You may trade in Seychelles, but you will get 5 back in its place. Do you still wish to trade?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Odette wrote: "Could I please have 8 countries."

Odette, here are your 8 countries:

Ukraine
Dominica
Tuvalu
Armenia
Croatia
Somalia
Mongolia
Gambia

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Meg wrote: "Can I have 5 please? Thank you"

Meg, here are your 5 countries:

Fiji
Finland
Australia
Sao Tome and Principe
East Timor

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Viji wrote: "Learnt my lesson!! hahahaha . 15 countries please."

You and me both. I'm still scrambling to finish this years challenge. Here are your 15 countries:

Rwanda
Nepal
Brunei
Eswatini (Swaziland)
France
Honduras
Ecuador
Egypt
Portugal
Belize
Norway
Burkina Faso
Uganda
Greece
Malta

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Hayley wrote: "five countries, please"

Hayley, here are your 5 countries:

Iceland
Panama
Pakistan
Namibia
Burundi

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Varecia wrote: "Could I have 5 countries, please?"

Varecia, here are your 5 countries:

Saint Lucia
Equatorial Guinea
Hungary
Afghanistan
Zambia

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Hélène wrote: "Diane wrote: "Hélène wrote: "I've been looking forward to this thread, I really like this challenge! I'd like to have 12 countries please."

Hélène, here are your 12 countries:

Paraguay
Cambodia
G..."

Sure thing. Here are your replacement countries:

Georgia
Cape Verde
Japan
Cuba
Serbia

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Fiona wrote: "I would like 10 countries, please."

Fiona, here are your 10 countries:

Eritrea
Malaysia
Maldives
Switzerland
Andorra
Liberia
Tajikistan
Vietnam
Jordan
Tonga

[Agnes]

Diane wrote: "It is entirely up to you to determine what will qualify. I have no restrictions. You may trade in Seychelles, but you will get 5 back in its place. Do you still wish to trade?.."

Thanks, I'll put that one book on the list of options for Mexico

And yes, please, I'd like to trade Seychelles in, even if I get 4 more destinations. 😁

[Viji]

Diane wrote: "Viji wrote: "Learnt my lesson!! hahahaha . 15 countries please."

You and me both. I'm still scrambling to finish this years challenge. Here are your 15 countries:

Rwanda
Nepal
Brunei
Eswatini (Sw..."

Thank you very much, Diane. I hope to complete the challenge at least this year!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Agnes wrote: "Diane wrote: "It is entirely up to you to determine what will qualify. I have no restrictions. You may trade in Seychelles, but you will get 5 back in its place. Do you still wish to trade?.."

Tha..."

Here are your replacement countries:

Senegal
Morocco
Russia
Sweden
Cote d'Ivoire

[Odette]

Diane wrote: "Odette wrote: "Could I please have 8 countries."

Odette, here are your 8 countries:

Ukraine
Dominica
Tuvalu
Armenia
Croatia
Somalia
Mongolia
Gambia"

Diane, thanks very much. Some interested countries there, that I have not read from. Now to look up books!

[Hélène]

Diane wrote: "Hélène wrote: "Diane wrote: "Hélène wrote: "I've been looking forward to this thread, I really like this challenge! I'd like to have 12 countries please."

Hélène, here are your 12 countries:

Para..."

Awesome. Thank you very much, Diane!

[Agnes]

Diane wrote: "Here are your replacement countries:

Senegal
Morocco
Russia
Sweden
Cote d'Ivoire"

Thank you, Diane!

[Varecia]

Diane wrote: "Varecia wrote: "Could I have 5 countries, please?"

Varecia, here are your 5 countries:

Saint Lucia
Equatorial Guinea
Hungary
Afghanistan
Zambia"

Thank you, Diane!

[Malou]

I had a gigantic reading slump this year, so I didn't finish this year's list. Let's try again in 2020:) Could I get 5 countries?

[Rosemarie]

Diane, I would also like five countries please.

I wonder if I am going to get North Korea for the third time?

[Melissa]

This looks like a good challenge!
May I please have 5 countries?

[Esther]

I did not make it in 2019. So may I please get 5 countries again for 2020