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[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Phrodrick wrote: "Hy all
I am posting this from Houston and this is my first time here.
Not sure I am up for anything as formal as a challenge but to give an idea of wither does my reading wander
Of the books I am r..."

Hi, Phrodrick! Welcome to the group! I enjoyed Oranges are Not the Only Fruit.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

M. wrote: "Hello, I'm Allan Daly. I'm new to Goodreads but I'm interested in current travel literature as I work in food safety with restaurants and hotels throughout Latin America.

I've been writing so muc..."

Hi, Allan! Your research and book sound fascinating.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Gema wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Gema. I was born in the the Philippines but am currently living in Paris. Just this month, I finished my Master's degree in General and Comparative Literature.

This is the fir..."

Hi, Gema! Welcome to the group! I hope you will discover many great books here. Congrats on completing your Masters!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

sukhmanjot wrote: "hello everyone! my name is sukhmanjot and I am from Punjab, india. i am an avid reader and bibliophile. my favourite genres are romance, contemporary, thriller, ya, nonfiction and almost everything..."

Welcome to the group, Sukmanjot! Please let me know how I can help you navigate the group and Goodreads.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Biblibio wrote: "Hello! My name is Meytal, I'm a book blogger and all-around book lover, mostly on Twitter (@biblibio and @read_WIT), founder of Women in Translation Month (every August, as a means to promote women..."

Hi, Meytal! Welcome to the group! I love your project. I will be thinking about which 10 books to recommend for your list. I am also excited about August being Women in Translation Month! Hmmm, I might need to create an August challenge to commemorate this...

[Rafia]

Hi! My name is Rafia and I am a student pursuing Masters degree in Islamabad, Pakistan. I am so glad I found this group.....wanted to travel and learn about different cultures through books. I came across a whole resource pack in this group and I am really looking forward to it. Cheers!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Rafia wrote: "Hi! My name is Rafia and I am a student pursuing Masters degree in Islamabad, Pakistan. I am so glad I found this group.....wanted to travel and learn about different cultures through books. I came..."

Hi, Rafia! Welcome to the group! Glad to have you here.

[Jacquie]

Hi everyone, I'm Jacquie and I'm from Michigan. I've traveled globally for years and am constantly reading, so this group really sounds interesting!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Jacquie wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Jacquie and I'm from Michigan. I've traveled globally for years and am constantly reading, so this group really sounds interesting!"

Hi, Jacquie! Welcome to the group!

[Kristin]

Hello! I started getting to reading Historical Fiction last year. I made a New Year's goal (2019) to read 1 or 2 books from each cultural region. I have completed 8 out of 11 regions and am just about to start reading A Suitable Boy. I was looking for other Indic, Slavic, and Insular Oceanic based book ideas, which led me to this club! This looks pretty exciting. My son (6) will be studying the US States next year, so I am attracted to the US Reading Roadtrip, as well as the Monthly Group Reads + Themed Challenges.

[Rosemarie]

Welcome, Kristin. Happy book travels!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Kristin wrote: "Hello! I started getting to reading Historical Fiction last year. I made a New Year's goal (2019) to read 1 or 2 books from each cultural region. I have completed 8 out of 11 regions and am just ab..."

Hello, Kristin! Great project! I hope we can help you meet your goals.

[Phrodrick slowed his growing backlog]

Hy Kirstin,

For a long time I avoided the best historical fiction, because I read a lot of History/Biography and it is easy to confuse the two.
I am much less hesitant now and gotta say, my rule cost me a ton of good reads.
Good luck on your journey.

[Kirsten]

Welcome Kristin from a Kirsten!!

[Kristin]

Thank you Rosemarie, Diane, Phrodrick, and Kirsten!!

[Mome_Rath]

Kristin wrote: "I have completed 8 out of 11 regions and am just about to start reading A Suitable Boy."

That's an amazing book! It may seem daunting because of the length, but I loved the storylines of the families. Hope you enjoy the journey!

[Sanja]

Hello to all! My name is Sanja and I am an author of The Siege of Sarajevo - will be released in a month! Very excited to be part of this interesting group! I hope I can contribute to "world travel" by sharing m background (Bosnia).
Looking forward to discussions - I can see that one of the upcoming books is, in fact, on Bosnia!
For more on my book, please visit: sanjakulenovic.com

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Sanja wrote: "Hello to all! My name is Sanja and I am an author of The Siege of Sarajevo - will be released in a month! Very excited to be part of this interesting group! I hope I can contribute to "world travel..."

Hi, Sanja! Welcome to the group! We also just finished The Bridge on the Drina, another great book from Bosnia.

[Albablume]

Hello everyone! My name is Sandra and I come from Madagascar. I've been to a few countries around the world and I love learning about different cultures. I'm thrilled to be part of this group and look forward to interesting recommendations from you all.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Sandradine wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Sandra and I come from Madagascar. I've been to a few countries around the world and I love learning about different cultures. I'm thrilled to be part of this group and l..."

Hi, Sandra! Welcome to the group! You come from one of the countries I would most like to visit one day.

[C.H.]

Hi, Everyone,
My name is Charles and I love reading books about other parts of the world. I live in Kentucky. I was born in England and brought up in Uganda and Newfoundland. My university education spanned english, economics, and business. I've worked in Germany and England. I'm excited to join your group!

[Rosemarie]

Hi, Charles. Welcome to the group. I live in Canada and have visited every province except Newfoundland. I was born in Germany but came to Canada with my family as a child.

[C.H.]

Rosemarie wrote: "Hi, Charles. Welcome to the group. I live in Canada and have visited every province except Newfoundland. I was born in Germany but came to Canada with my family as a child."

Good to meet you, Rosemarie. Thanks for commenting. You've seen a lot of Canada!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

C.H. wrote: "Hi, Everyone,
My name is Charles and I love reading books about other parts of the world. I live in Kentucky. I was born in England and brought up in Uganda and Newfoundland. My university educatio..."

Hi, Charles! Welcome to the group! You have lived all over. What a great experience.

[C.H.]

Diane wrote: "C.H. wrote: "Hi, Everyone,
My name is Charles and I love reading books about other parts of the world. I live in Kentucky. I was born in England and brought up in Uganda and Newfoundland. My univer..."

Thanks so much!

[Kim]

Hi! I am Kim. I am 20 and from California. I love reading books on my downtime. Any genre except for horror. I am new to goodreads. Would love some suggestions. I also have a few books to recommend!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Kim wrote: "Hi! I am Kim. I am 20 and from California. I love reading books on my downtime. Any genre except for horror. I am new to goodreads. Would love some suggestions. I also have a few books to recommend!"

Hi, Kim! We'd love to hear your recommendations!

[Woman Reading]

Hi Everyone. I live in the US. I joined Goodreads two months ago and have finally gotten around to checking out the groups. This one looks like a fantastic group since it combines my two biggest passions.

My reading can be inspired by or inspire my travels. After reading Lee Child's Jack Reacher stories set in South Dakota, I visited the National parks and Mt. Rushmore last year. I regarded this year as my “year of Asia,” which included 6 countries. I’ve just finished The Lover as my Vietnam connection and I’m looking forward to reading Chanrithy Him's book about the Khmer Rouge.

Come check out my profile & shelves. I'd like to meet more people with similar interests.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Hi everyone, I'm RJ and I live in southern California. As a result of being in Goodreads I have expanded my reading tastes and I'm interested in reading more translated books. I'm not a huge fan of travel (I like being in new places but I don't enjoy the "getting there" part) but I enjoy seeing and learning about other parts of the world through books.

Right now I'm reading, among others, Mark Twain's first book, The Innocents Abroad: Or the New Pilgrim's Progress. It's a non-fiction account of Twain's experiences on a cruise through European ports as well as the "Holy Land." I have enjoyed "following along" by checking out online pictures of the places he visited and the sights he saw.

I'll work my way through some of the discussion topics over the next few weeks. Looking forward to meeting everyone and talking about books!

[Rosemarie]

Welcome to the group RJ! It's good to see you here.

[Rosemarie]

Welcome,Diane in Australia!
From Rosemarie in Canada.

[Rosemarie]

I live in Toronto, which is less than two hours from Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the Lake.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Diane in Australia wrote: "Greetings! I'm Diane (and ALL Dianes are super people, right?! ... lol). I live in the Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia. Health issues keep me from traveling, so, I read instead. I just found thi..."

Welcome to the group, Diane in Australia!

From Diane in USA

[Eugenia]

Hello everyone! I'm Eugenia and I live in a small town in south of Romania. I had joined GR a while ago and I found your group but I was shy to come out to introduce myself. I love reading since I was a child and traveling on foot or through books. When I was younger I had read many Romanian authors and I want to fill my hunger for reading with authors from all over the world.
I'm reading The time of the doves by Merće Rodoreda and I'm enjoying it so far. Good reading!

[John]

I'm John and I love travel books and historical books. Therefore my absolute favourite reads are journeys with an element of historical fact entwined within the story. I've just read The Lost City of the Monkey God which is an adventure story covering the discovery of a lost City and that was excellent.

[Rosemarie]

Hi, John and Eugenia. Welcome to the group!

[Tyler_zakiyareadsbooks_]

Hi all! I'm Tyler, I'm 19, currently at university and from London. I haven't done a lot of travelling in my books, they are either mostly set in the UK, US, Scotland or France, so it would be great to find books where I can travel more corners of the world.

Physically I have gone to few more places: Amsterdam, Poland, France, Spain, Ghana, New York, US and Jamaica.

[Rosemarie]

Welcome, Tyler. If you need any book recommendations, I would be glad to recommend a few.

[Tyler_zakiyareadsbooks_]

Rosemarie wrote: "Welcome, Tyler. If you need any book recommendations, I would be glad to recommend a few."

Yes, I would love some recommendations!

[Rosemarie]

Here are a few books that I have read this year, or last, and enjoyed:

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories by Luis Sepúlveda
Jamilia by Chingiz Aitmatov
Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn

[Tyler_zakiyareadsbooks_]

Rosemarie wrote: "Here are a few books that I have read this year, or last, and enjoyed:

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories by Luis Sepúlveda
Jamilia by [author:Chingiz A..."

Thank you very much for the recommendations!

[Rosemarie]

You are most welcome!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Eugenia wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Eugenia and I live in a small town in south of Romania. I had joined GR a while ago and I found your group but I was shy to come out to introduce myself. I love reading since I ..."

Hi, Eugenia! Welcome to the group! I am glad you have come forward. My daughter and I were just talking today about how much we would like to visit Romania. It looks like a beautiful place.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

John wrote: "I'm John and I love travel books and historical books. Therefore my absolute favourite reads are journeys with an element of historical fact entwined within the story. I've just read [book:The Lost..."

Hi, John! Welcome! I love historical books, too. I have wanted to read that one for a while.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Ty wrote: "Hi all! I'm Tyler, I'm 19, currently at university and from London. I haven't done a lot of travelling in my books, they are either mostly set in the UK, US, Scotland or France, so it would be grea..."

Hi, Tyler! Welcome to the group! I hope you will discover many great books from faraway lands here.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Rosemarie wrote: "Welcome to the group RJ! It's good to see you here."

Thank you Rosemarie! I think that makes 5 groups we are in together. :)

[Lin]

Hello, I just found this group and I'm very excited to join. Reading is my hobby in life. I going to begin the ATW as a Circumnavigator for now.
Happy Reading!
Linda (USA)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Linda wrote: "Hello, I just found this group and I'm very excited to join. Reading is my hobby in life. I going to begin the ATW as a Circumnavigator for now.
Happy Reading!
Linda (USA)"

Welcome to the group, Linda!

[Jovan]

Diane wrote: "Eugenia wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Eugenia and I live in a small town in south of Romania. I had joined GR a while ago and I found your group but I was shy to come out to introduce myself. I love ..."

Especially if you are fond of vampires.

[Jacquie]

Eugenia wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Eugenia and I live in a small town in south of Romania. I had joined GR a while ago and I found your group but I was shy to come out to introduce myself. I love reading since I ..."

Hi Eugenia, so glad you’re part of the group. I have a few wonderful friends in Cluj -Napoca and absolutely can’t wait to go back to visit again.

The Time of Doves looks like an interesting story. It would be great to hear if you liked it. 😊