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[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Sandra wrote: "Hi everyone,I'm a kindergarten teacher from flanders, belgium. As most people I never have the time to do all the things I want to do...I try to spent quality time with my husband, read some books,..."

Welcome to the group, Sandra!

[Arpit]

Hi All,
Through this group I want to keep a log of my books country/region wise that I have read in my lifetime. Please suggest a suitable thread. ATW 1001 challenge is about particular 1000 books and ATW 80 challnege is about a particular year.

[Rosemarie]

Hi, Arpit. I joined this group a year or so ago and found the Circumnavigator thread, which continues from year to year.

[Arpit]

Thanks. I will be starting my own circumnavigation soon !

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Arpit wrote: "Hi All,
Through this group I want to keep a log of my books country/region wise that I have read in my lifetime. Please suggest a suitable thread. ATW 1001 challenge is about particular 1000 books..."

Hi, Arpit! Welcome to the group! Like Rosemarie said, the Circumnavigator track in the ATW80 challenge is ongoing with no time limits.

[Tashfiqa]

Diane,how can i set my type in this challenge and where and how I write about the books I will read under th i challenge, please?

[Paul]

Hi, I'm new author Paul Shore and I am simply looking for title feedback and hope this is an acceptable way to ask such a question...

Do you think I missed the mark with the subtitle of Uncorked? Maybe too long and too many words that people don't recognize?... e.g. Petanque, Pastis, Chagall.

Maybe something more like these would attract more readers?...
“Uncorked - Provence Revealed” or “Uncorked - Popping the top off Provence”

Any input will be much appreciated!

Thanks,
Paul.

[Els]

Diane wrote: "Seneca wrote: "Bonjour! I'm Seneca, and I live in Texas. (perhaps I should have said "Howdy, Y'all"?) I adore books, especially history and those that can take you to another place. I also enjoy wr..."

Oops- I've been missing a little too long.
Mainly triathlon, modern pentathlon, backpacking, mountain biking, and rock climbing. By 'uncommon' I meant 'not basketball, soccer, football, gymnastics, etc.' XD

[Alice]

Hi, long time lurker, first time poster.

My name is Alice, I currently live in New Zealand. I moved here from England when I was 11. I'm looking to move to Australia within the next year.

I have a degree in Psychology, but I currently work in call center.

I tend to read more non-fiction, so I'm looking to read more fiction, from different places around the world. Looking at my previous years; other than the US and UK, the other country I have read a lot of books from is Israel.

I also like reading about the Middle East/ North Africa and Scandinavia.

I'm interested in LGBTQI* books from around the world. I'm interested in the difference in experiences, compared to my own as a lesbian in a fairly liberal country.

I'm a fast reader, I can read two or three books on a week day. (I sneakily read between calls).

When I'm not reading, (which is rare) I'm writing the odd bit of fanfiction, or hanging out with my friends, spending far too much money on beer.

Happy reading :)

[Rosemarie]

Hi, Alice. Welcome to the group.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Alice wrote: "Hi, long time lurker, first time poster.

My name is Alice, I currently live in New Zealand. I moved here from England when I was 11. I'm looking to move to Australia within the next year.

I have..."

Hi, Alice! Welcome to the group!

[Anna]

Salut, I'm Anna, from Canada. I low-key read a lot of trash but hey, if I can make it worldwide trash, I'll consider it an achievement, haha.

When I'm not reading, I'm watching short films or sports, usually while yelling.

[Rosemarie]

Hi, Welcome to the group. I live in Canada too.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Anna wrote: "Salut, I'm Anna, from Canada. I low-key read a lot of trash but hey, if I can make it worldwide trash, I'll consider it an achievement, haha.

When I'm not reading, I'm watching short films or spo..."

Salut, Anna! Welcome to the group!

[PizzaCaviar]

Hello world,

I am 26 years old male teacher. I work in Shanghai this year, was in Yangon last year, don't know yet where I will be next year.

I am joining this group because I love travelling may it be fictionnal or real. Also I am keen on understanding better the countries I live in and I believe books can help do that.

Looking forward to exchange with you guys.

[Rosemarie]

Hi PizzaCaviar. Welcome to the group.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

PizzaCaviar wrote: "Hello world,

I am 26 years old male teacher. I work in Shanghai this year, was in Yangon last year, don't know yet where I will be next year.

I am joining this group because I love travelling may..."

Hello PizzaCaviar! Welcome to the group!

[Sohini]

Hello! I am a 17 year old student from Tanzania who loves travel. I have traveled to various places (almost 20 countries to date) and books that I read form a picture in my minds eye about more places which I'd love to visit.

[Rosemarie]

Welcome, Sonu. Wow! Twenty countries in 17 years--you are already a real traveller.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Sonu_108 wrote: "Hello! I am a 17 year old student from Tanzania who loves travel. I have traveled to various places (almost 20 countries to date) and books that I read form a picture in my minds eye about more pla..."

Hello, Sonu! Welcome to the group! You are already an accomplished traveler at such a young age. What has been your favorite place to visit so far?

[Debby]

Welcome Sonu. I lived in neighboring Burundi for a number of years. I love reading and discovering new books. Any suggestions, especially about Tanzania or other countries in that region?

[Katie]

Hi everyone!

I'm a Spanish teacher and travel lover. I also love reading and I have actually already been doing something similar myself before I stumbled upon this group. I have an independent blog where I review the books I read: https://bookmouseblog.wordpress.com/.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Katie wrote: "Hi everyone!

I'm a Spanish teacher and travel lover. I also love reading and I have actually already been doing something similar myself before I stumbled upon this group. I have an independent bl..."

Welcome to the group, Katie!

[HomeInMyShoes]

Hello everyone. In 2013 I took a statistical look at countries from which I had read an author: 26/195(+/- a few depending on who you ask.)

I decided to fix that. In 2014 I gave myself a challenge to read as many different countries as I could. I read more than 70 that year. I'm now at 108/195 (+/- a few) and am still trying to read more, although it is getting pretty hard to find titles now.

I've got a a map: World Reading Map and a blog, but the blog isn't really kept up so we'll ignore that.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

HomeInMyShoes wrote: "Hello everyone. In 2013 I took a statistical look at countries from which I had read an author: 26/195(+/- a few depending on who you ask.)

I decided to fix that. In 2014 I gave myself a challenge..."

Welcome, HomeInMyShoes! I really like your map. I may have to "borrow" your idea for my own list. :)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Tricia wrote: "Greetings!

I am an avid book lover and, believe it or not, my favorite of all time is the world atlas! There is something really magical about maps, and reminds me of my road trips with my mother ..."

Greetings, Tricia! Welcome to the group! The world atlas is one of my all-time favorite books, too.

[Patricia]

Hello I'm Paty, I love to travel and just starting with this app, not sure how this works, hope someone can guide me. I'm from Mexico

[Rosemarie]

Hi, Paty. Welcome. It took me a while to figure out goodreads, but I did learn one important thing. The app is fast but you can do more things if you access goodreads through the internet. For example, you can edit or delete your own comments.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Patricia wrote: "Hello I'm Paty, I love to travel and just starting with this app, not sure how this works, hope someone can guide me. I'm from Mexico"

Hi, Paty! Welcome to the group! Like Rosemarie, I prefer the full site rather than the app. The app frustrates me with its lack of functionality.

[Judah]

My name is Judah Knight. I live in the Atlanta area. I'm married with six, awesome children. I'm an author, and the setting of my books thus far is in the Bahamas. I'm a scuba diver and a bit of an adventurer, so my books reflect this. I love to travel and I enjoy reading books with settings from other countries. I'm also a backpacker and I'm slowly hiking the Appalachian Trail. So far, I've hiked about half of it. Glad to be a part of the group.

[Rosemarie]

Hi, Judah. Welcome to the group.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Judah wrote: "My name is Judah Knight. I live in the Atlanta area. I'm married with six, awesome children. I'm an author, and the setting of my books thus far is in the Bahamas. I'm a scuba diver and a bit of an..."

Hello, Judah! Welcome to the group. We're neighbors - I live in the metro ATL, as well. Are you hiking the Appalachian Trail in segments? A friend of mine has been doing that and is about 2/3 of the way through. I plan on starting the GA end this summer.

[Judah]

Hey Diane. It's a pleasure to meet you. I live on the south side of Atlanta. Yes, I'm a sectional hiker. I started hiking the AT some years ago, and I'm slowly making my way north. I've started trying to hike more miles with each trip now as I get farther north. I've got a writing/study retreat in VA in August, so I plan to hike a couple of days and end up in Harpers Ferry. I'll go back the end of September and hike about 125 miles north through PA. I wish I had time to just take off and finish the rest, but I'll have to stick to my sectional plan for now. I assume you'll start at Amicalola Falls this summer?? Where will you end?

[Judah]

Thanks Rosmarie. It's good to be in the group. I look forward to connecting.

[Judah]

Patricia wrote: "Hello I'm Paty, I love to travel and just starting with this app, not sure how this works, hope someone can guide me. I'm from Mexico"
Hello Paty. I spend a good bit of time in Mexico. I've been working with the Chinanteco people group outside of Tuxtepec for several years. I'm a writer, and one of the books I'm working on now takes place in Mexico. I'll be scuba diving in Veracruz this summer and doing more research about the Mesoamerican people. I plan to visit a couple of ruins. What part of Mexico are you from?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Judah wrote: "Hey Diane. It's a pleasure to meet you. I live on the south side of Atlanta. Yes, I'm a sectional hiker. I started hiking the AT some years ago, and I'm slowly making my way north. I've started try..."

Judah, I live on the NW side of ATL. I don't anticipate that I will get too far on the AT this year. My son and I are only hiking for three days for one of his boy scout merit badges. We won't make it out of GA.

[Astradeni]

Hi everyone! I'm Evi. I come from Greece and I am studying computer engineering. During my studying years I have significantly lowered the amount of books I've been reading, and I've been hoping this book club will give me the push I need to get started again :) The book recommendations here are really good and I can't wait to get started with you guys!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Astradeni wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Evi. I come from Greece and I am studying computer engineering. During my studying years I have significantly lowered the amount of books I've been reading, and I've been hoping th..."

Hi, Evi! Happy to have you here in the group!

[Meri]

Hi I'm Meri and I live in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. I haven't had the chance to travel beyond Australia but I love British and European history, I read lots of books set in England. I've joined this group hoping to discover new places through books.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Meri wrote: "Hi I'm Meri and I live in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. I haven't had the chance to travel beyond Australia but I love British and European history, I read lots of books set in England. I've..."

Hi, Meri! Welcome to the group!

[Ana]

Hello! :) I'm Ana and i live in Portugal. Reading is one of my favorite hobbies, but i'm new in reading clubs. I've been into the Classics, lately, but i also enjoy good crime novels, legal thrillers, historical novels, etc. I've been on goodreads for a while, but inactive. I had a hiatus some years ago, but i've recently got back to my reading addiction! Happy to join the group. Hopefully i'll have good recommendations and good discussions here ;)

[Rosemarie]

Hi, Ana. Welcome to the group. This group has really helped me to diversify my reading, especially the challenges.

[Ana]

Rosemarie wrote: "Hi, Ana. Welcome to the group. This group has really helped me to diversify my reading, especially the challenges."
Rosemarie, thanks for replying. I'm trying to extend my reading spectrum. Work sometimes gets in the way, but i'll certainly do my best to join the readings and participate here!

[Nicholas]

Hi Guys,
At age 24, I left my native San Francisco on what was to be a last summer sojourn to the Greek Islands. Thirteen months later, I arrived back in SF with not a job prospect in site. I was pretty limited in the white collar world. As I mention, travel is life-changing. Somehow a light bulb went on and I ended up creating a job for myself. I started the first travel agency in the U.S. specializing in what I had just completed, an around the world trip. I was blessed to land in the field of travel. 85 countries visited and counting.

[Rosemarie]

Hi, Nicholas. That is fantastic. You have visited places I have only read about. Happy travelling- in person and by book.

[Dora]

Hi, I'm Dora Ilieva. I am an avid reader and a writer. I love books that take me to various places which I might not be able to visit otherwise.
This seems like a great group and I'm glad to join it.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Ana wrote: "Hello! :) I'm Ana and i live in Portugal. Reading is one of my favorite hobbies, but i'm new in reading clubs. I've been into the Classics, lately, but i also enjoy good crime novels, legal thrille..."

Hello, Ana! Glad to have you in the group!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Nicholas wrote: "Hi Guys,
At age 24, I left my native San Francisco on what was to be a last summer sojourn to the Greek Islands. Thirteen months later, I arrived back in SF with not a job prospect in site. I was p..."

Hi, Nicholas! Welcome to the group! You are doing my dream job.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Dora wrote: "Hi, I'm Dora Ilieva. I am an avid reader and a writer. I love books that take me to various places which I might not be able to visit otherwise.
This seems like a great group and I'm glad to join it."

Hi, Dora! So happy that you have joined the group!

[Han]

Hi everyone! I'm hanin, a pharmacy student and live in indonesia. I love reading books/e-books/articles/news a lot (did i just say love and a lot.. Lol) basically reading is my hobby especially non fiction, thriller, crime, mystery, memoir, etc except porn and love story. I'm glad to be part of this group. This group seems very interesting.