Where in the World Are You?!?! (Currently Reading) Showing 201-250 of 1,227

[Anne]

I am now in Belgium with Maigret at the Gai-Moulin.

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Thanks, Diane.

[Chrissie]

I am now in Albania, reading Chronicle in Stone: A Novel.

[Jessamy]

Judy wrote: "Jessamy wrote: "Gaeta1 wrote: "Still with Scott and Cherry-Garrard at the South Pole. What with an enormously long book audio book, and the accidental background reading I've been sort of compelled..."

Shackleton and my party in South were there just after Gaeta1 and their party. I came across some references to Scott and Cherry-Garrard in my book.

[Genia]

Judy wrote: "Genia wrote: "I'm taking a light break with H. Rider Haggard in South Africa (well, sort of South Africa, sort of Imagineland) reading King Solomon's Mines. It's very... Victoriana."
..."

In all the part of South Africa that is South Africa, I guess. Plus the part that has Solomon's mines and a utopian paradise hidden in it.

[Pragya]

I am still in India and Rwanda but also hopped onto France My Life in France

[Vicky]

Jessamy wrote: "Shackleton ... managed to talk a lot about tea as well: how much they had, then how much tea they didn't have ..."

I climb mountains (well, the ones we have in the UK) with my climbing buddy for the sole purpose of having a cup of tea on the summit. I also kayak out to islands to stop for a cup of tea on the shore. We plan our trails around tea-breaks, getting back in time to go to the cafe and so on. It sounds like our kind of book.

[Anne]

Gaeta:"Sir Ranulf Fiennes's looming self-regard blocked all vistas, so no."

Hahahaha!

[Chrissie]

I am SO enjoying every minute spent in the company of Ismail Kadare. What imagination. I adore the writing style. I don't care WHAT he describes. It is how he does it that is so magical. In my view, this book, Chronicle in Stone: A Novel is much better than his other book The Three-Arched Bridge. He talks about childhood memories: his old stone village, magic, war, rain drops, women........

[RG]

After a brief visit to Brazil, I've decided to head to the Himalayas and spend some time in Nepal with The Royal Ghosts

[Sue]

I'm presently about to leave France to return to Hungary in The Invisible Bridge (I will file this as Hungary) and also flying down to South Africa nights and weekends for Agaat.

[Cathy]

I am new to this challenge. I am reading The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons. I am currently in RussiaThe Bronze Horseman

[Janice]

I'm still in Iran (The Blood of Flowers) and will be there for another 5 hours of listening pleasure.

I will be arriving in the Antarctic, missing Gaeta1 and Jessamy by an iceberg, I presume. I will be cracking open the book Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage as soon as I turn off my computer.

[Kimberly]

I'm in France avec (with) Julia Child in .

[Mikki]

Cathy wrote: "I am new to this challenge. I am reading The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons. I am currently in RussiaThe Bronze Horseman"

Hi Cathy and Welcome! Looks like you're off to a great start. Enjoy your journey.

[Shomeret]

I've left Egypt and have just arrived in 18th century Haiti where I'll be staying a while experiencing their revolution with All Souls' Risingby Madison Smartt Bell. I've been wanting to read this book for some time and this challenge is the perfect pretext.

[Pragya]

Judy wrote: "."

Mmm.. sounds good. :D

[Beth]

I already have 206, I can't add more. *runs away before temptation kicks in*

Isn't anyone but me just putting a whole bunch into a list for next year's around the world? It is the only way I can feel sane and not deprived at the same time....

[Pragya]

Beth wrote: " "

I hope to read as many as I can this year. I don't think I would have much time in the next couple of years, doing my Ph.D., establishing my career etc..

[Pragya]

Judy wrote: "Oh, good, I'm glad Janice and Gaeta can at least wave from their icebergs at each other. Its got to be pretty lonely out in Antarctica."

Ha ha, I can imagine them waving at each other from their icebergs. Funny view, LOL.

[Sonya]

Just left the Khan family in Kabul. The Bookseller of Kabul Will now be spending some time with a family in Istanbul Portrait of a Turkish Family

[Anne]

I'm still in Belgium, but I'm also in Britain with The Sense of an Ending.

My mother always told me that " you can't sit with one tuchus at two weddings" but, with armchair travel you sure can.

Anyone else know that saying?

[Anne]

Gaeta1 wrote: "Yes--one of my German friends in my Stuttgart book group used to say that."

Ha! My mother was German too!

[Shomeret]

Anne wrote: "I'm still in Belgium, but I'm also in Britain with The Sense of an Ending.

My mother always told me that " you can't sit with one tuchus at two weddings" but, with armchair trave..."

My mother used to say "With one tuchus, you can't dance at two weddings." My family is of Jewish heritage and my mother spoke Yiddish which is a German/Hebrew creole.

[Anne]

Shomeret,
My mother used the "dance at two weddings" alternative as well. We are also Jewish, but my mother didn't speak Yiddish. But these phrases crept into the German language.

[Chel]

I am leaving Italy for Germany to read The Adventurous Simplicissimus, which many consider to be one of the greatest German novels written. It takes place during the 1600's during the Thirty Years' War that devastated and negatively impacted Germany for two centuries afterwards. The character Simplicissimus is an itinerent soldier during this time period and also goes through many adventures in various capacities. Many say that this is one of the few records that puts a human description to that era. I am so excited about this one!

[Diane]

I was (very) happy to finally leave Paulo Coelho behind in Brazil and set of for the jungles of 18th century Cote d'Ivoire with Queen Pokou. I have now escaped from that violence and tragedy into nearby Mali with Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali (Longman African Writers Series).

[Mikki]

I was stuck in Morocco forever, "walking, walking, walking, today and tomorrow, today and tomorrow" listening to Ahmed recount his life stories in A Life Full of Holes. It was draining and not even for this challenge as I started it in December!

Finally, finally moving on to Australia with Remembering Babylon!

[Nilusha]

I'm currently in USA with and I am loving it :)

[Mikki]

Anne wrote: "I'm still in Belgium, but I'm also in Britain with The Sense of an Ending.

My mother always told me that " you can't sit with one tuchus at two weddings" but, with armchair trave..."

I love this!

[Angela]

Oh I feel so behind. I finally left Pakistan with Moth Smoke. Too bad it wasn't even on my list. I am now teetering between between Argentina with Thursday Night Widows, which should be titled Desperate Housewives of Argentina, and South Africa with Agaat. I also have a little side trip between California and Mexico with Caramba!. This one is taking a little longer than I thought. Little did I know I needed Spanish. Too bad I took German.

[Pragya]

Diane wrote: "I was (very) happy to finally leave Paulo Coelho behind in Brazil and set of for the jungles of 18th century Cote d'Ivoire with Queen Pokou. I have now escaped from tha..."

Ooh, tough journey, Diane.

[Chrissie]

I am off to Croatia with The Tiger's Wife.

[Suzanne]

Angela wrote: "Oh I feel so behind. I finally left Pakistan with Moth Smoke. Too bad it wasn't even on my list. I am now teetering between between Argentina with Thursday Night Widows,

I know how you feel, Angela. I'm currently in Greece reading The Magus, but it's my book club book and not on my list for this challenge. I'm also reading Sightseeing, which has me in Thailand, simultaneously. I keep feeling to pulled to add the other books I'm reading to my list, but then I'd be duplicating countries...

[Athisaya Divya]

I am currently reading Swallows of Kabul for Afghanistan!

[Angela]

Suzanne wrote: "Angela wrote: "Oh I feel so behind. I finally left Pakistan with Moth Smoke. Too bad it wasn't even on my list. I am now teetering between between Argentina with [book:Thursday Nigh..."

Suzanne, I was thinking the same thing or swapping out the books. That way I will read get through at least 52 books. We will see as we get further into the year.

[Angela]

Judy wrote: "Little did I know I needed Spanish. Too bad I took German. Its never too late, Angela. :-)


Don't laugh but I tried this past summer and I can barely remember how to string together a sentence. I always want to answer the teacher in German and often combined the two and created Spagerman.

[Chrissie]

Gaeta1 wrote: "My last book The Worst Journey in the Worldend in New Zealand, where I am headed with The Bone People. I am taking this around-the-world-thing seriously."

Gaeta, I am jealous! I would like to read The Bone People too, but it isn't available.

[Mikki]

Judy wrote: "Little did I know I needed Spanish. Too bad I took German. Its never too late, Angela. :-)


Suzanne, how is Sightseeing going? Mikki and I both have it on our lists."

Judy, I'm in Australia now and might go straight to Vietnam next and then into Thailand, so I'll probably start Sightseeing at the end of next week...maybe.

[Vicky]

Mr Okri and I were having our difficulties on [Book:The Famished Road|101094], so I've left him to go to Bolivia with Che and [Book:The Bolivian Diary|6124648]. However, I know that this one diesn't work out too well for old Ernesto, so I will go back eventually.

I won't let The Famished Road beat me!

[Anne]

I am currently in the Indian Ocean with a Scottish woman on her way to China in The Ginger Tree. Don't quite have my sea legs yet.

[Pragya]

Anne wrote: "I am currently in the Indian Ocean with a Scottish woman on her way to China in The Ginger Tree. Don't quite have my sea legs yet."

Ah, very adventurous!!

[Anne]

Pragya back to textbooks!! :-( wrote: "Anne wrote: "I am currently in the Indian Ocean with a Scottish woman on her way to China in The Ginger Tree. Don't quite have my sea legs yet."

Ah, very adventurous!!"

Very adventurous. She's going to China to get married (don't know why yet) and all sorts of adventures await her (and me).

[Pragya]

Anne wrote: "Pragya back to textbooks!! :-( wrote: "Anne wrote: "I am currently in the Indian Ocean with a Scottish woman on her way to China in The Ginger Tree. Don't quite have my sea legs y..."

Hmm.. sounds intriguing. Looking forward to your review.

[Pragya]

Judy wrote: "Very adventurous. She's going to China to get married (don't know why yet) and all sorts of adventures await her (and me).

She may wonder after she gets married. Nah! Just kidding."

HA ha. Good point, Judy!

[Mikki]

Chrissie wrote: "I am off to Croatia with The Tiger's Wife."

Ooh, Enjoy Chrissie. I seem to remember Jenny giving this five stars!

[Chel]

Gaeta1 wrote: "Chel wrote: "I am leaving Italy for Germany to read The Adventurous Simplicissimus, which many consider to be one of the greatest German novels written. It takes place during the 160..."

lol! Yes, that would probably be a bit much.

[Chel]

Gaeta1 wrote: "Indeed. I'm depressed enough as it is after "The Worst Journey in the World"."

hahahaha!!

[Shomeret]

I'm in Sri Lanka with Anil's Ghostdealing with civil war atrocities right after Haiti's bloody revolution in All Souls' Rising. After this, I think I'll be looking for a visit that's more relaxing.

[Yrinsyde]

I'm still in South of France with the nf The Yellow Cross. More than 1/2 through ... Murder, rampaging pigs, house renovations, smuggling heretics in broad daylight from one village to another ... all in the early 14th century!