Around the World in Books Never-Ending Challenge (Circumnavigators)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

"Circumnavigators" are either previous challenge participants who are interested in continuing on to the rest of the world, those people who have been on their own personal world reading challenge and would like to log their progress here, or people who just plain don't like deadlines or limits. Here you will be able to add onto the countries you have already "visited" and continue forward with your country and/or state count from previous years. There are no time limits, just read at your own pace.

If you are also participating in this year's annual challenge, any previously unread destinations can be added to both lists. If you read a book from a country you read in the previous year, it will only count toward the current 80 country annual list. (Example: Say the first two books I read are from France and Pakistan. This will be my first book read from Pakistan during either challenge, so I will be able to count it in my current annual list AND my continuation of the list from last year. France, however, is a country of which I read in the 2009/2010 annual list already, so now I will only be able to claim it in my current annual list. It sounds a lot more confusing than it actually is.) You may participate in both challenges simultaneously, but will have to start a thread under each topic.

Books may be of any length and rules for settings are the same as on the Around the World in 80 days annual challenge. Adjust the rules as you see fit..

[Dee]

i'm in!! lol!!

i'm going to keep my frequent flyer status and throw in globetrotter as an additional goal - not going to try for the states this year

[Lahni]

So I can just copy and pase my records from this year here and continue on? Great!!

[Dee]

that's what i think...I asumme we start our own threads like we did last year

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

You can just keep adding on to your current list. =)

[Dee]

sounds good - i'm gong to move my posts over here as well...when i get a chance - i still have like 5 more countries to hit before the end of the month

[Arda]

I'm joining in here as well! I started my own personal challenge of reading a book from every country in the world on a trekker journey (but couldn't continue..). I would like to finish that journey...

[Nancy H]

I am planning to do both the Around the World challenge as a Frequent Flyer again as well as the 50 states challenge. I didn't get the Around the World one completed this year, but I did complete the 50 states one, so I am ready to get started all over again traveling around the world!

[SandyC]

I'm in! I will continue the challenge I started last year as a Frequent Flyer.

[Angela]

I'm in. I am new to the group an just started my trek.

[[deleted user]]

I'd like to be a circumnavigator and keep reading books from countries I haven't visited yet. I was also trying to do the 50 States challenge last year (2010-2011) so I will continue with that as well. I can't manage to read 130 books in a year. That's a lot. So I'll just continue to participate in the challenge and add to the countries and states I've already "visited."

[Coqueline]

I don't think I can ever read 80 books in any single year, so I guess this group is a more logical challenge for me to follow.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Coqueline wrote: "I don't think I can ever read 80 books in any single year, so I guess this group is a more logical challenge for me to follow."

That's okay, few people do. You can read as many or as few as you like.

[Jody]

I love this. Starting today!

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ]

I'm staring the regular challenge but know I'll end up here. lol

[Cheryl]

How do I get started under the never-ending challenge? Nevermind, I figured it out!

[Donna]

As I just recently joined this group and have missed out on the annual read since October, I'm going to start this ongoing challenge. Can I add countries that I've 'visited' on my own since October?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Donna wrote: "As I just recently joined this group and have missed out on the annual read since October, I'm going to start this ongoing challenge. Can I add countries that I've 'visited' on my own since October?"

Yes. Have a wonderful world tour!

[Shelly]

I'm going to start this Never-ending challenge. If you give me a deadline, I'll never make it! I'm also going to start with books I read from now on, no going back (I may change that rule, lol). Now to start planning!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Shelly wrote: "I'm going to start this Never-ending challenge. If you give me a deadline, I'll never make it! I'm also going to start with books I read from now on, no going back (I may change that rule, lol). ..."

Welcome, Shelly!

[Catherine]

I'm new here..but I'd love to do this challenge...I love reading books that take place around the globe!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Catherine wrote: "I'm new here..but I'd love to do this challenge...I love reading books that take place around the globe!"

Wonderful! Welcome aboard!

[Catherine]

I don't know how to create a feed..so can I post here?
and..can I backdate to 1 Jan?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Catherine,

To start your thread, follow this link:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

Click on "New Topic" on the right hand side.

Type your name or title in the topic box.

Put information on the books you read in the comment box.

Go to this same top and just keep adding your updates in a new comment box on the bottom of the page.

You can count any books you have read since October of last year.

Happy traveling!

[[deleted user]]

Thank you!

[Danielle]

Doing an 'around the world in 80 books challenge' for another group; so I suppose I can do this here as well. Great that I can add books I read since October last year. This means one extra book. And that I can do this in my own slow pace as well.

[Catherine]

Thank you for this option. I've found that if I join a challenge that has a particular time-line I don't do very well. So, I'll just become a Circumnavigator and do this at my own pace, on my own calendar. Wonderful!

[Sam]

I started a In 80 books around the world challenge of my own over a year ago. Is it okay to just start a circumnavigator thread here and paste all books I have read yet into it? That would be great.

[Claire]

Diane wrote: ""Circumnavigators" are either previous challenge participants who are interested in continuing on to the rest of the world, those people who have been on their own personal world reading challenge ..."

I'd missed that we can revisit countries in this one. Gives me a couple books to add that I have read.

[[deleted user]]

I have a better understanding. I like the words your own pace. Thanks for the helpful information.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Iselin wrote: "I started a In 80 books around the world challenge of my own over a year ago. Is it okay to just start a circumnavigator thread here and paste all books I have read yet into it? That would be great."

Absolutely.

[SandyC]

I would like to continue my Circumnavigator challenge, as well as participate in the 2013 Lite annual version. Should I use the same thread for both, or create a new thread for the 2013 Lite challenge?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Sandy wrote: "I would like to continue my Circumnavigator challenge, as well as participate in the 2013 Lite annual version. Should I use the same thread for both, or create a new thread for the 2013 Lite chall..."

I would prefer you had a thread for each, unless you have a way of clearly separating them on one thread.

[SandyC]

That would be my preference too. Thanks!

[Nancy H]

I am planning to continue my Circumnavigator challenge, as well as starting a new Frequent Flyer one as well. I will also keep track of where I have been for the Tourist and Rogue Traveler challenges, just so I can see how fast I can accomplish the Tourist one and how many books I have read set in places outside my home country, for the Rogue Traveler one. I will create threads for all of them so it doesn't get confusing.

I am excited to be starting a new Around-the-World year!

[Jenclone]

I love all of these options. Keeping multiple lists going is almost as much fun as reading multiple books. Diane, you're the perfect moderator, imho.
I've been absent for the second half of this year and never got very far on my frequent flier mental miles, so now I can
1. start a Circumnavigator Challenge for the countries I've done already
2. start a new FF Challenge for 2013
3. be a rogue traveller and list everyplace and everybook
.........all at once! This is gonna be great.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Jenclone wrote: "I love all of these options. Keeping multiple lists going is almost as much fun as reading multiple books. Diane, you're the perfect moderator, imho.
I've been absent for the second half of this y..."

Thanks, Jen. I'm glad you will be continuing with us next year.

[Emilie]

My first book to add to this challenge. "The Power Of One" by Brice Courtnay.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Emilie wrote: "My first book to add to this challenge. "The Power Of One" by Brice Courtnay."

Welcome, Emilie! You will need to follow this link to start a new topic with your name to chart our progress: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

To start a new topic, click on the link, then click on "new topic" on the top right.

[Laraemilie]

This is a great thing, I'm in, I'd like to continue last year annual challenge that I unfortunately didn't finish... ;)

[[deleted user]]

I'll start today too. January is going so fast. I'm excited.

[[deleted user]]

I'm a little confused with all the different names like Trekker, circumnavigator, etc.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Hattie wrote: "I'm a little confused with all the different names like Trekker, circumnavigator, etc."

Hattie, here is a brief explanation of the different tracks:

Frequent flyer - goal is to work toward reading 80 countries in one year, in any order.
Trekker - goal is to work toward reading 80 countries in one year, in geographical order (countries read must connect or be near each other).
Circumnavigator - goal is to work toward 80 or more countries with no time limits.
Tourist - goal is to work toward 24 countries in one year, in any order
Rogue Traveler - read as many books as you want set anywhere in the world in one year, all books can even be in same country.

Hope this helps.

[Catherine]

I think I will do Circumnavigator! :) I may cahnge to Frequent Flyer...IF I seem to be moving along well...otherwise I will stay with Cicumnavigator :)

1. Australia..The Light Between Oceans..M.L. Stedman
2. France..Citadel..Kate Mosse(book 3)
3. England..World Without End..Ken Follett(book 2)(read)
4. Germany..The Ambassador's Daughter..Pam Jenoff(read)
5. Russia..The Mirrored World..Debra Dean

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Catherine wrote: "I think I will do Circumnavigator! :) I may cahnge to Frequent Flyer...IF I seem to be moving along well...otherwise I will stay with Cicumnavigator :)

1. Australia..The Light Between Oceans..M.L...."

Welcome, Catherine! You will need to start your own challenge thread here:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

[Ines]

Hi! I'm new here. Can I add books to the challenge since October 2012 or do I begin when I joined the group (May 2013)? I'm still trying to decide which type I should be.
Nevermind, I've figure it out.

[Cleo]

I'm fairly new to this group, but I think I'll attempt to be a Circumnavigator!

[Teresa]

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[Laurel]

I am going to be a circumnavigator because I have already started a world tour challenge on my own, plus challenges for reading across both the US and Canada. I am thrilled to be able to keep my lists here! I have other challenges too, so I am happy to not have a deadline.

[R.L.]

Hi there I'm going for Rogue Traveler. have added a new topic. thanks for your instructions, they are very clear.