Random Challenge Requests for 2023

[Maureen]

Nice thank you

[Neha]

Let me start small. 2 countries for me please. Welcome any good book recommendations for them too.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Neha wrote: "Let me start small. 2 countries for me please. Welcome any good book recommendations for them too."

Neha, here are your countries:

Vietnam
Jordan

[aabrir]

I’d like 3 countries please :)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

aabrir wrote: "I’d like 3 countries please :)"

Aabrir, here are your 3 countries:

Laos
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Benin

[Eric]

This seems like fun. I'd like 7 countries please.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Eric wrote: "This seems like fun. I'd like 7 countries please."

Eric, here are your 7 countries:

Sudan
Oman
Libya
Laos
Liechtestein
Dominica
Jordan

[Eric]

Diane wrote: "Eric, here are your 7 countries:"

Thank you!

[Lexi]

I finished my first 10 and would like 5 countries this time, please. Thank you

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Lexi wrote: "I finished my first 10 and would like 5 countries this time, please. Thank you"

So sorry for the delay. Here are your 5 countries:

Zambia
Belgium
Trinidad and Tobago
Kyrgyzstan
Syria

[Lexi]

Thank you

[Rusalka]

Hi Diane. Wondering if you are planning this challenge again for 2022? Completely fine if not, or if people aren't interested, but I thought I would ask as I really enjoy it.

Sorry, not meaning to nag as I know you are setting up heaps of things for 2022. Was just curious.
.... And let's be honest, procrastinating from reading my last read for 2021.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Rusalka wrote: "Hi Diane. Wondering if you are planning this challenge again for 2022? Completely fine if not, or if people aren't interested, but I thought I would ask as I really enjoy it.

Sorry, not meaning to..."

Yes, we will continue in 2022.

[Wayne]

Diane wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "Hi Diane. Wondering if you are planning this challenge again for 2022? Completely fine if not, or if people aren't interested, but I thought I would ask as I really enjoy it.

Sorry..."

Thanks Diane, much appreciated, because I also really enjoy it. No rush but putting my request for 2022 in early, so I can search for books. Could I have 24 countries please. Thanks and compliments of the season.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Wayne wrote: "Diane wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "Hi Diane. Wondering if you are planning this challenge again for 2022? Completely fine if not, or if people aren't interested, but I thought I would ask as I really en..."

Wayne, here are your 24 countries:

Vanuatu
Sao Tome and Principe
Mali
Cyprus
Spain
Vatican City
Estonia
Cambodia
Turkey
Moldova
Pakistan
El Salvador
Slovakia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Mauritania
Russia
Belize
Dominican Republic
Suriname
Solomon Islands, The
Germany
Panama
Canada

[Wayne]

Thanks Diane. Compliments of the season to you and yours.

[Valerie]

Diane could I please have 10 countries. Thanks in advance.

[Simone]

Diane, when you get a chance, I'd like 12 countries, please. No rush! Enjoy the last few days of the year!

[Jovan]

17 for me please

[Nancy H]

20 countries for me, please. Thank you.

I love this challenge, and even though I didn't get all of my countries read this year, I did better than last year, so I consider that good progress! This challenge makes me read countries i normally would not read, and I get to experience some really good reads. Thank you for doing this.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Valerie wrote: "Diane could I please have 10 countries. Thanks in advance."

Valerie, here are your 10 countries:

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Egypt
Algeria
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Lebanon
Russia
Guyana
Malaysia
South Africa
Kosovo

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Simone wrote: "Diane, when you get a chance, I'd like 12 countries, please. No rush! Enjoy the last few days of the year!"

Simone, here are your 12 countries:

Sweden
Morocco
Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Mexico
Lesotho
Niger
Denmark
Liechtenstein
Turkmenistan
Madagascar
Israel

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Jovan wrote: "17 for me please"

Jovan, here are your 17 countries:

Samoa
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Thailand
Tonga
Chile
Georgia
Bahrain
Japan
Argentina
Armenia
Maldives
Brunei
Nigeria
Seychelles
Greece
Saudi Arabia

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Nancy H wrote: "20 countries for me, please. Thank you.

I love this challenge, and even though I didn't get all of my countries read this year, I did better than last year, so I consider that good progress! This ..."

Nancy, here are your 20 countries:

Jordan
Bolivia
Albania
Benin
Iran
Antigua and Barbuda
Mongolia
Bahamas, The
Kazakhstan
Angola
Malta
Italy
Norway
Czechia
Honduras
Ghana
Saint Lucia
Grenada
Finland
Laos

[Melanie]

Hi Diane, this sounds like fun. Could I have 12 countries please? Since I’m new here, can it be both fiction and nonfiction?

[Simone]

Diane wrote: "Simone wrote: "Diane, when you get a chance, I'd like 12 countries, please. No rush! Enjoy the last few days of the year!"

Simone, here are your 12 countries:

Sweden
Morocco
Guinea
Equatorial Gui..."

You rock!! Thank you so much!!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Melanie wrote: "Hi Diane, this sounds like fun. Could I have 12 countries please? Since I’m new here, can it be both fiction and nonfiction?"

Melanie, it can be any genre you choose. Here are your 12 countries:

Syria
India
Guinea-Bissau
Kuwait
Jamaica
Romania
Mozambique
Ukraine
Congo (Republic)
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Andorra

[Melanie]

Diane wrote: Melanie, it can be any genre you choose. Here are your..."

Diane, this is so awesome -- thanks!!

[Bill on GR Sabbatical]

Happy holidays, Diane! I'm going to try for six countries this year. Thanks!

[Mome_Rath]

Since I've finished up my 12 from 2021, I suppose I should ask for 12 more for 2022. Thanks in advance, Diane!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Bill wrote: "Happy holidays, Diane! I'm going to try for six countries this year. Thanks!"

Happy Holidays to you, too! Here are your 6 countries:

Qatar
Tonga
Peru
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Russia
Canada

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Mome_Rath wrote: "Since I've finished up my 12 from 2021, I suppose I should ask for 12 more for 2022. Thanks in advance, Diane!"

Mome_Rath, here are your 12 countries:

Uganda
Montenegro
Micronesia
South Africa
Burkina Faso
North Macedonia
Nigeria
Mauritius
Bangladesh
Palau
Honduras
Malaysia

[Jovan]

Can I trade Brunei?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Jovan wrote: "Can I trade Brunei?"

Here are your replacements for Brunei:

Dominica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Philippines
Finland
Jamaica

[Iris]

Diane, I'll go with 5 please. Happy Holidays!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Iris wrote: "Diane, I'll go with 5 please. Happy Holidays!"

Happy Holidays, Iris! Here are your 5 countries:

Sierra Leone
Algeria
Indonesia
Israel
Greece

[Ivana]

Hi,Diana,5 country please !

[Fiona]

I would like 10 please. thanks

[Sharon]

Hi, Diana! I would like five countries please!

[Sarah]

Can I have six please?

[Mome_Rath]

Diane wrote: "Mome_Rath, here are your 12 countries:"

A couple repeats from previous years, but a nice diverse list as always. And add to that at least two countries I have considered on my more imminent travel list whenever Covid restrictions finally ease worldwide. Thanks for the list, and Happy New Year!

[Esther]

5 countries please.

[Keli]

Hi Diane, may I have 4 countries, please?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Ivana wrote: "Hi,Diana,5 country please !"

Ivana, here are your 5 countries:

Portugal
Honduras
Sao Tome and Principe
Malawi
Bulgaria

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Fiona wrote: "I would like 10 please. thanks"

Fiona, here are your 10 countries:

South Korea
Mexico
Austria
Trinidad and Tobago
Greece
Malta
Laos
Iran
Belgium
Venezuela

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Sharon wrote: "Hi, Diana! I would like five countries please!"

Sharon, here are your 5 countries:

Ukraine
Sudan
Saudi Arabia
Dominica
Maldives

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Sarah wrote: "Can I have six please?"

Sarah, here are your 6 countries:

Armenia
Tajikistan
Latvia
South Sudan
Solomon Islands, The
Angola

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Mome_Rath wrote: "Diane wrote: "Mome_Rath, here are your 12 countries:"

A couple repeats from previous years, but a nice diverse list as always. And add to that at least two countries I have considered on my more i..."

You're welcome! Happy New Year to you, too!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Esther wrote: "5 countries please."

Esther, here are your 5 countries:

Tunisia
Yemen
Ghana
Fiji
Moldova

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Keli wrote: "Hi Diane, may I have 4 countries, please?"

Keli, here are your 4 countries:

Luxembourg
Bolivia
China
Australia