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Jan 03, 2015 07:44PM
I am once again going to attempt as many countries as possible in a year, plus will keep the Circumnavigator list going to see how many total different countries I can visit.
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2015 Frequent Flyer/Circumnavigator List:1. USA - Murder Past Due (1/1/15)
2. Canada - A Fatal Grace (1/3/15)
3. Botswana - The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café (1/8/15)
4. Scotland - Death of a Bore (1/13/15)
5. England - Recipe for Treason (1/16/15)
6. Ghana - Wife of the Gods (1/29/15)
7. Ireland - Buried in a Bog (1/31/15)
8. Turkey - Snow on the Golden Horn (2/17/15)
9. Wales - Evanly Bodies (4/4/15)
10. Italy - The Collector (4/9/15)
11. Australia - Big Little Lies (4/22/15)
12. Thailand - Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach (5/4/15)
13. Afghanistan - The Underground Girls of Kabul (6/3/15)
14. Mexico - Cry in the Night - (7/9/15)
15. Cayman Islands - The Forever Girl (8/11/15)
16. Egypt - Zarafa; A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep Africa to the Heart of Paris (8/20/15)
17. Hong Kong - The Language of Threads (8/22/15)
18. Bolivia - How to Walk a Puma (8/23/15)
19. Sweden - An Event in Autumn (9/1/15)
20. France - Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets (10/4/15
21. Kenya - Circling the Sun (10/16/15)
22. Macau - Cinnammon and Gunpowder (10/18/15)oys
23. Kazakhstan - Death on the Silk Road (11/19/15)
24. Pakistan - I am Malala (12/5/15)
25. Bahrain - Bras, Boys, and Blunders: Juliet & Romeo in Bahrain (12/20/15)
Regions
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Italy
Sweden
France
Africa
Botswana
Ghana
Egypt
Kenya
Asia
Thailand
Hong Kong
Macau
Pakistan
Kazakhstan
Middle East
Afghanistan
Turkey
Bahrain
Carribean
Cayman Islands
Antarctica, Australia, Oceania
Australia
South America
Bolivia
Here is my ongoing Circumnavigator list from 2010-now:
1.Peace, Love & Baby Ducks - U.S. (10/1/10)
2.Conspiracy 365: June(also July, August, September) - Great series! - Australia (10/7/10)
3.How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation- Israel (10/13/10)
4.The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan - England (10/17/10)
5.The Brain Full of Holes- Switzerland (11/11/10)
6.Dead Sexy - Reunion Island - South Pacific(11/12/10)
7.Murder on the Eiffel Tower - France (11/23/10)
8.Cayman Gold - Cayman Islands (12/9/10)
9.An Irish Christmas - Ireland (12/16/10)
10.Teens in Venezuela - Venezuela (12/17/10)
11.Teens in Turkey - Turkey (12/22/10)
12. The Solemn Lantern Maker - Philippines (1/6/11)
13. The Jackal's Head - Egypt (1/8/11)
14. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Sweden (1/17/11)
15. The Feng Shui Detective - Singapore (1/29/11)
16. Home Is Beyond the Mountains - Iran (2/2/11)
17. A Time for Miracles - Georgia/Caucausus (2/10/11)
18. The Healer's Apprentice -Germany (2/18/11)
19. Oh.My.Gods. - Greece (2/22/11)
20. The Year of the Golden Dragon - China (3/14/11)
21. Arundel - Canada (3/17/11)
22. The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart - Spain (4/3/11)
23.Drawing a Blank - Ehrenhaft - Scotland (4/18/11)
24. Panama - by Hiatt - Panama (4/27/2011)
25. Once - Gleitzman - Poland - (5/27/11)
26. Cuba Libre - Leonard - Cuba (5/30/2011)
27. The Lacuna - Kingsolver - Mexico (6/10/11)
28. Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter - Mario Vargas Llosa - Peru (6/26/11)
29. Tiny Sunbirds, Far away - Christie Watson - Nigeria (7/1/11)
30. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party - Alexander Mccall Smith - Botswana (7/14/11)
31. Djibouti - Elmore Leonard - Djibouti (7/28/2011)
32. Home to Italy - Peter Pezzelli - Italy (7/31/11)
33. Aunt Dimity Down Under - Nancy Atherton - New Zealand (8/1/11)
34. It All Began in Monte Carlo - Elizabeth Adler - Monaco (8/3/11)
35. The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larssen - Grenada (10/8/11)
36. Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai - India (10/24/11)
37. Escaping the Tiger - Laura Manivong - Thailand (10/25/11)
38. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness - Kenya (10/31/11)
39. I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced - Yemen (11/13/11)
40. Girl with a Pearl Earring - Netherlands (11/26/11)
41. Keeper - Brazil (12/4/11)
42. Unbroken - Japan (1/8/12)
43. Now Is the Time for Running - Zimbabwe (1/17/12)
44. The Kid Who Climbed Everest - Nepal (1/21/12)
45. The Orphan Master's Son - North Korea (1/27/12)
46. Brava, Valentina - Argentina (1/28/12)
47. Tree of Red Stars -Uruguay (1/31/12)
48. Left to Tell - Rwanda (2/21/12)
49. Seven Year Switch - Costa Rica (4/16/12)
50. Frangipani - Tahiti (4/22/12)
51. The Red Scarf - Russia (5/29/12)
52. The Bungalow - Bora Bora (5/31/12)
53. The Sex Lives of Cannibals - Kiribati (6/5/12)
54. A Trip to the Beach - Anguilla (7/8/12)
55. What Color Is Your Jockstrap? - Cambodia(7/24/12)
56. The Fourth Man - Norway(7/27/12)
57. The Poisonwood Bible - Democratic Republic of Congo
58. The Book of Summers - Hungary (9/14/12)
59. In Cold Pursuit - Antarctica (9/22/12)
60. Bahamarama - The Bahamas (10/4/12)
61. Jamaica Me Crazy - Jamaica (10/8/12)
62. Bermuda Schwartz - Bermuda (10/25/12)
63. Cry, the Beloved Country - South Africa (10/25/12)
64. Don't Tell Mom I Work on the Rigs - Brunei (1/8/13)
65. Shadow of Night - Czech Republic (1/23/13)
66. Wanderlust - Papua New Guinea (2/1/13)
67. If the Sun Doesn't Kill You the Washing Machine Will - Qatar (2/7/2013)
68. Nighthawk - Colombia (2/9/2013)
69. The Bookseller of Kabul - Afghanistan
70. The Color of Tea - Macau (4/22/13)
71. Crazy River - Tanzania (5/7/13)
72. Mozart's Last Aria - Austria (6/11/13)
73. The Lunatic Express - Indonesia
74. 360 Degrees Longitude - Mauritius (7/18/13)
75. If I Bring You Roses - Puerto Rico (7/20/13)
76. A House in Fez - Morocco (8/27/13)
77. The Summer Book - Finland (9/21/13)
78. Adrift on St. John - St. John (11/28/13)
79. Yuletide in Ireland and Wales - Wales (12/23/13)
80. Fieldwork in Ukranian Sex - Ukraine (4/30/14)
81. From the Heart of Europe: Anthology of Contemporary Slovenian Writing - Slovenia (5/12/14)
82. Murder at Cape Three Points - Ghana (6/4/14)
83. Wide Sargasso Sea - Dominica (6/5/14)
84. Hitched - Slovakia (6/29/14)
85. Leave the Lipstick, Take the Iguana - Vanuatu - (6/30/14)
86. The Trouble with Paradise - Fiji (7/6/14)
87. Headhunters on my Doorstep - The Marquesas Islands (7/12/14)
88. Syria - City of Jasmine (9/16/14)
89. Iceland - Burial Rites (10/22/14)
90. Belarus – The Zelmenyaners (10/31/14)
91. Hong Kong - The Language of Threads (8/22/15
92. Bolivia - How to Walk a Puma (8/23/15)
93.Kazakhstan - Death on the Silk Road (11/19/15)
94. Pakistan - I am Malala (12/5/15)
95. Bahrain - Bras, Boys, and Blunders: Juliet & Romeo in Bahrain (12/20/15)
3. Botswana - The Handsome Man's Deluxe Cafe (1/8/15)
4. Scotland - Death of a Bore (1/13/15)
5. England - Recipe for Treason (1/16/15)
6. Ghana - Wife of the Gods (1/29/15)7. Ireland - Buried in a Bog (1/31/15)
8. Turkey - Snow on the Golden Horn (2/27/15)
9. Wales - Evanly Bodies (4/4/15)10. Italy - The Collector (4/9/15)
11. Australia - Big Little Lies (4/22/15)
12. Thailand - Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach (5/4/15)
13. Afghanistan - The Underground Girls of Kabul (6/13/15)14. Mexico - Cry in the Night (7/9/15)
15. Cayman Islands - The Forever Girl (8/11/15)
16. Egypt - Zarafa; A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep Africa to the Heart of Paris (8/20/15)17. Hong Kong - The Language of Threads (8/22/15)
18. Bolivia - How to Walk a Puma (8/23/15)
19. Sweden - An Event in Autumn (9/1/15)20. France - Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets (10/4/15)
21. Kenya - Circling the Sun (10/16/15)
22. Macau - Cinnamon and Gunpowder (10/18/15)
Final books for 2015:23. Kazakhstan - Death on the Silk Road (11/19/15)
24. Pakistan - I am Malala (12/5/15)
25. Bahrain - Bras, Boys, and Blunders: Juliet & Romeo in Bahrain (12/20/15)
I didn't get quite as many new countries this year as I wanted, but I am going to do better in 2016!
Final list for the year:2015 Frequent Flyer/Circumnavigator List:
1. USA - Murder Past Due (1/1/15)
2. Canada - A Fatal Grace (1/3/15)
3. Botswana - The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café (1/8/15)
4. Scotland - Death of a Bore (1/13/15)
5. England - Recipe for Treason (1/16/15)
6. Ghana - Wife of the Gods (1/29/15)
7. Ireland - Buried in a Bog (1/31/15)
8. Turkey - Snow on the Golden Horn (2/17/15)
9. Wales - Evanly Bodies (4/4/15)
10. Italy - The Collector (4/9/15)
11. Australia - Big Little Lies (4/22/15)
12. Thailand - Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach (5/4/15)
13. Afghanistan - The Underground Girls of Kabul (6/3/15)
14. Mexico - Cry in the Night - (7/9/15)
15. Cayman Islands - The Forever Girl (8/11/15)
16. Egypt - Zarafa; A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep Africa to the Heart of Paris (8/20/15)
17. Hong Kong - The Language of Threads (8/22/15)
18. Bolivia - How to Walk a Puma (8/23/15)
19. Sweden - An Event in Autumn (9/1/15)
20. France - Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets (10/4/15
21. Kenya - Circling the Sun (10/16/15)
22. Macau - Cinnammon and Gunpowder (10/18/15)oys
23. Kazakhstan - Death on the Silk Road (11/19/15)
24. Pakistan - I am Malala (12/5/15)
25. Bahrain - Bras, Boys, and Blunders: Juliet & Romeo in Bahrain (12/20/15)
Regions
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Italy
Sweden
France
Africa
Botswana
Ghana
Egypt
Kenya
Asia
Thailand
Hong Kong
Macau
Pakistan
Kazakhstan
Middle East
Afghanistan
Turkey
Bahrain
Carribean
Cayman Islands
Antarctica, Australia, Oceania
Australia
South America
Bolivia
Here is my ongoing Circumnavigator list from 2010-now:
1.Peace, Love & Baby Ducks - U.S. (10/1/10)
2.Conspiracy 365: June(also July, August, September) - Great series! - Australia (10/7/10)
3.How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation- Israel (10/13/10)
4.The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan - England (10/17/10)
5.The Brain Full of Holes- Switzerland (11/11/10)
6.Dead Sexy - Reunion Island - South Pacific(11/12/10)
7.Murder on the Eiffel Tower - France (11/23/10)
8.Cayman Gold - Cayman Islands (12/9/10)
9.An Irish Christmas - Ireland (12/16/10)
10.Teens in Venezuela - Venezuela (12/17/10)
11.Teens in Turkey - Turkey (12/22/10)
12. The Solemn Lantern Maker - Philippines (1/6/11)
13. The Jackal's Head - Egypt (1/8/11)
14. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Sweden (1/17/11)
15. The Feng Shui Detective - Singapore (1/29/11)
16. Home Is Beyond the Mountains - Iran (2/2/11)
17. A Time for Miracles - Georgia/Caucausus (2/10/11)
18. The Healer's Apprentice -Germany (2/18/11)
19. Oh.My.Gods. - Greece (2/22/11)
20. The Year of the Golden Dragon - China (3/14/11)
21. Arundel - Canada (3/17/11)
22. The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart - Spain (4/3/11)
23.Drawing a Blank - Ehrenhaft - Scotland (4/18/11)
24. Panama - by Hiatt - Panama (4/27/2011)
25. Once - Gleitzman - Poland - (5/27/11)
26. Cuba Libre - Leonard - Cuba (5/30/2011)
27. The Lacuna - Kingsolver - Mexico (6/10/11)
28. Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter - Mario Vargas Llosa - Peru (6/26/11)
29. Tiny Sunbirds, Far away - Christie Watson - Nigeria (7/1/11)
30. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party - Alexander Mccall Smith - Botswana (7/14/11)
31. Djibouti - Elmore Leonard - Djibouti (7/28/2011)
32. Home to Italy - Peter Pezzelli - Italy (7/31/11)
33. Aunt Dimity Down Under - Nancy Atherton - New Zealand (8/1/11)
34. It All Began in Monte Carlo - Elizabeth Adler - Monaco (8/3/11)
35. The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larssen - Grenada (10/8/11)
36. Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai - India (10/24/11)
37. Escaping the Tiger - Laura Manivong - Thailand (10/25/11)
38. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness - Kenya (10/31/11)
39. I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced - Yemen (11/13/11)
40. Girl with a Pearl Earring - Netherlands (11/26/11)
41. Keeper - Brazil (12/4/11)
42. Unbroken - Japan (1/8/12)
43. Now Is the Time for Running - Zimbabwe (1/17/12)
44. The Kid Who Climbed Everest - Nepal (1/21/12)
45. The Orphan Master's Son - North Korea (1/27/12)
46. Brava, Valentina - Argentina (1/28/12)
47. Tree of Red Stars -Uruguay (1/31/12)
48. Left to Tell - Rwanda (2/21/12)
49. Seven Year Switch - Costa Rica (4/16/12)
50. Frangipani - Tahiti (4/22/12)
51. The Red Scarf - Russia (5/29/12)
52. The Bungalow - Bora Bora (5/31/12)
53. The Sex Lives of Cannibals - Kiribati (6/5/12)
54. A Trip to the Beach - Anguilla (7/8/12)
55. What Color Is Your Jockstrap? - Cambodia(7/24/12)
56. The Fourth Man - Norway(7/27/12)
57. The Poisonwood Bible - Democratic Republic of Congo
58. The Book of Summers - Hungary (9/14/12)
59. In Cold Pursuit - Antarctica (9/22/12)
60. Bahamarama - The Bahamas (10/4/12)
61. Jamaica Me Crazy - Jamaica (10/8/12)
62. Bermuda Schwartz - Bermuda (10/25/12)
63. Cry, the Beloved Country - South Africa (10/25/12)
64. Don't Tell Mom I Work on the Rigs - Brunei (1/8/13)
65. Shadow of Night - Czech Republic (1/23/13)
66. Wanderlust - Papua New Guinea (2/1/13)
67. If the Sun Doesn't Kill You the Washing Machine Will - Qatar (2/7/2013)
68. Nighthawk - Colombia (2/9/2013)
69. The Bookseller of Kabul - Afghanistan
70. The Color of Tea - Macau (4/22/13)
71. Crazy River - Tanzania (5/7/13)
72. Mozart's Last Aria - Austria (6/11/13)
73. The Lunatic Express - Indonesia
74. 360 Degrees Longitude - Mauritius (7/18/13)
75. If I Bring You Roses - Puerto Rico (7/20/13)
76. A House in Fez - Morocco (8/27/13)
77. The Summer Book - Finland (9/21/13)
78. Adrift on St. John - St. John (11/28/13)
79. Yuletide in Ireland and Wales - Wales (12/23/13)
80. Fieldwork in Ukranian Sex - Ukraine (4/30/14)
81. From the Heart of Europe: Anthology of Contemporary Slovenian Writing - Slovenia (5/12/14)
82. Murder at Cape Three Points - Ghana (6/4/14)
83. Wide Sargasso Sea - Dominica (6/5/14)
84. Hitched - Slovakia (6/29/14)
85. Leave the Lipstick, Take the Iguana - Vanuatu - (6/30/14)
86. The Trouble with Paradise - Fiji (7/6/14)
87. Headhunters on my Doorstep - The Marquesas Islands (7/12/14)
88. Syria - City of Jasmine (9/16/14)
89. Iceland - Burial Rites (10/22/14)
90. Belarus – The Zelmenyaners (10/31/14)
91. Hong Kong - The Language of Threads (8/22/15
92. Bolivia - How to Walk a Puma (8/23/15)
93.Kazakhstan - Death on the Silk Road (11/19/15)
94. Pakistan - I am Malala (12/5/15)
95. Bahrain - Bras, Boys, and Blunders: Juliet & Romeo in Bahrain (12/20/15)
