Random Challenge Requests for 2020

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Malou wrote: "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?"

Malou, here are your 5 countries:

Bahrain
Congo (Brazzaville)
Morocco
North Korea
Montenegro

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Rosemarie wrote: "Diane, I would also like five countries please.

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

Rosemarie,

Here are your 5 countries:

Sudan
Bangladesh
Kazakhstan
Netherlands
Benin

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

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

Esther, here are your 5 countries:

Belgium
Papua New Guinea
Chad
Samoa
Tanzania

[Rosemarie]

Thanks, Diane.

[Esther]

Diane wrote: "Esther wrote: "I did not make it in 2019. So may I please get 5 countries again for 2020"

Esther, here are your 5 countries:

Belgium
Papua New Guinea
Chad
Samoa
Tanzania"

thanks

[Andrea]

This will be my first year participating! I'd Iike to start with 8 please.

[Kathleen]

My first time too, but I can't resist trying. Will go for five countries please.

[Odette]

Odette wrote: "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 i..."

Would The Rising Tide by Tom Bamforth be acceptable read for Tuvalu?
It is a very recent book, covering many of the islands and atolls of the Pacific, with an opening chapter dedicated to Tuvalu.

[Hayley]

Diane wrote: "Hayley wrote: "five countries, please"

Hayley, here are your 5 countries:

Iceland
Panama
Pakistan
Namibia
Burundi"
thanks

[Jovan]

Since I from the Balkans you could put US or Canada in my list. I think I am big enough for all 12. Thanks

[Susan]

I’ll try again this year. I would like 5 please. Thanks.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Andrea wrote: "This will be my first year participating! I'd Iike to start with 8 please."

Andrea, here are your 8 countries:

Brazil
Kazakhstan
Iraq
North Korea
Argentina
Sao Tome and Principe
Myanmar (Burma)
Vatican City

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Kathleen wrote: "My first time too, but I can't resist trying. Will go for five countries please."

Kathleen, here are your 5 countries:

Bolivia
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Andorra
Guatemala

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Odette wrote: "Odette wrote: "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 ve..."

Odette, it is up to you to decide what qualifies. If you think it qualifies, than it does.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Jovan wrote: "Since I from the Balkans you could put US or Canada in my list. I think I am big enough for all 12. Thanks"

Jovan, here are your 12 countries:

Ecuador
Namibia
Micronesia
Seychelles
Sri Lanka
Yemen
Netherlands
Turkmenistan
Rwanda
South Sudan
Belgium
Latvia

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Susan wrote: "I’ll try again this year. I would like 5 please. Thanks."

Susan, here are your 5 countries:

Burkina Faso
Dominica
Paraguay
Ireland
Chad

[Sarah]

I'm in for this challenge again this year! Could I have 5 countries, please? Thanks!

[Kathleen]

Diane wrote: "Kathleen wrote: "My first time too, but I can't resist trying. Will go for five countries please."

Kathleen, here are your 5 countries:

Bolivia
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Andorra
Guatemala"

Thank you Diane. So excited to begin my search for books!

[Melissa]

Diane, may I please have 5 countries?
Thank you for doing this challenge :)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Sarah wrote: "I'm in for this challenge again this year! Could I have 5 countries, please? Thanks!"

Sarah, here are your 5 countries:

Guyana
Germany
Australia
Morocco
Botswana

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Melissa wrote: "Diane, may I please have 5 countries?
Thank you for doing this challenge :)"

Melissa, here are your 5 countries:

Turkey
Tonga
Barbados
Sudan
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

[Melissa]

Thank you Diane!!

[Claire Louisa]

Could I please start with 6 countries

[Jovan]

I just read, in November Heban/Ebony, book that is partially happening in South Sudan, so I would like to exchange it, even in penalties. Thank you.

[Anna]

i‘d love to get 5! thanks! (:

[Pam]

Diane, I enjoyed doing this for 2019 and read 4 of the 6 ... I will read the remaining 2 countries in 2020.

I would like to add 7 new countries for this year. Thank You. -- Pam

[Kathi]

Hi Diane. Please could I have 12 random countries.

[Arpit]

I am again trying it this year. Diane, can you please give me 10 countries.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Claire wrote: "Could I please start with 6 countries"

Claire, here are your 6 countries:

Luxembourg
Gabon
Uzbekistan
Norway
Kazakhstan
Portugal

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Jovan wrote: "I just read, in November Heban/Ebony, book that is partially happening in South Sudan, so I would like to exchange it, even in penalties. Thank you."

Jovan, here are your replacement countries:

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Jordan
Azerbaijan
Afghanistan
Algeria

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Anna wrote: "i‘d love to get 5! thanks! (:"

Anna, here are your 5 countries:

Poland
Latvia
Guatemala
Haiti
Syria

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Pam wrote: "Diane, I enjoyed doing this for 2019 and read 4 of the 6 ... I will read the remaining 2 countries in 2020.

I would like to add 7 new countries for this year. Thank You. -- Pam"

Pam, here are your 7 countries:

Japan
Cape Verde
Sierra Leone
Kiribati
Kuwait
Eritrea
Lesotho

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Kathi wrote: "Hi Diane. Please could I have 12 random countries."

Kathi, here are your 12 countries:

Gambia
Namibia
Ethiopia
Laos
Solomon Islands
Denmark
Chile
Vietnam
Indonesia
Mali
Brazil
Canada

[Madeleine]

Although I did manage to finish all 80 countries for 2019 (just) it ended up being a bit stressful, to the point where in the last few weeks I didn’t even enjoy half the books but I was so determined to finish the challenge! so I think this year I’ll go low and increase as I go. So I can please get 20 to start with please?

[Pam]

Diane wrote: "Pam wrote: "Diane, I enjoyed doing this for 2019 and read 4 of the 6 ... I will read the remaining 2 countries in 2020.

I would like to add 7 new countries for this year. Thank You. -- Pam"

Pam, ..."

Thanks Diane!

[Stendhie]

Hi Diane! This is such a great challenge :)
Can I please have 5 countries?

And a happy new year to all of you!

[Ann]

Could I have 12 books please

[Keli]

May I have 5 for 2020, please.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Madeleine wrote: "Although I did manage to finish all 80 countries for 2019 (just) it ended up being a bit stressful, to the point where in the last few weeks I didn’t even enjoy half the books but I was so determin..."

I totally understand. Here are your 20 countries:

Israel
Macedonia
Peru
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jamaica
Djibouti
Spain
Belize
Zambia
Tanzania
Oman
Kyrgyzstan
Sweden
China
Turkmenistan
Trinidad and Tobago
Moldova
Liberia
Saint Lucia
Monaco

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Stendhie wrote: "Hi Diane! This is such a great challenge :)
Can I please have 5 countries?

And a happy new year to all of you!"

Happy New Year to you, too, Stendhie! Here are your 5 countries:

Brunei
Antigua and Barbuda
Libya
Panama
Equatorial Guinea

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Ann wrote: "Could I have 12 books please"

Ann, here are your 12 countries:

Belarus
Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Egypt
Malaysia
Bahrain
South Korea
Uganda
Dominican Republic
Lebanon
Venezuela
South Africa

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Keli wrote: "May I have 5 for 2020, please."

Keli, here are your 5 countries:

Pakistan
Armenia
India
North Korea
Cameroon

[Arpit]

Hi Diane, can you give me 10 countries .

[Ana]

Hello Diane! Can you, please, choose 8 countries for me?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Arpit wrote: "Hi Diane, can you give me 10 countries ."

Arpit, here are your 10 countries:

Iraq
Cote d'Ivoire
Jamaica
Tonga
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia
Taiwan
Bulgaria
Kyrgyzstan
Belgium

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Ana wrote: "Hello Diane! Can you, please, choose 8 countries for me?"

Ana, here are your 8 countries:

Guatemala
Mongolia
Greece
Malaysia
Eswatini (Swaziland)
North Korea
Croatia
Mauritania

[Mome_Rath]

Well, I finished my twelve for 2019, so it's time to request another 12 for 2020. Hopefully there will be some good new countries! Thanks for organizing this, Diane, and Happy New Year!

[Ana]

Thank you Diane. Good luck with your challenge!

[Arpit]

Diane wrote: "Arpit wrote: "Hi Diane, can you give me 10 countries ."

Arpit, here are your 10 countries:

Iraq
Cote d'Ivoire
Jamaica
Tonga
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia
Taiwan
Bulgaria
Kyrgyzstan..."

Thanks Diane. Wish you a very happy new year ahead.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Mome_Rath wrote: "Well, I finished my twelve for 2019, so it's time to request another 12 for 2020. Hopefully there will be some good new countries! Thanks for organizing this, Diane, and Happy New Year!"

Happy New Year to you, too! Here are your 12 countries:

Bahamas
Turkey
Belarus
Sudan
Sri Lanka
Bahrain
Austria
Macedonia
Romania
Costa Rica
Spain
Djibouti