Around the World Challenge (Aug 1 - Sept 30, 2012) - Question & Sign-up Thread

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Glad you guys are having fun --- figured we could all learn a bit more geography :-)

True story, I once used airline miles to buy an "Around the World" ticket. The rule for that type of ticket is that you did have to travel in one direction -- I headed west. I had to get special permission because I wanted to travel from Tokyo to Sydney which is actually slightly further east.

[jb]

Wow that sounds awesome Jolene! I am working on my list but man I am having trouble. I am trying to pick books I own but I am having to venture out of that as I just do not have a lot of different countries.

[Jon]

Cheryl wrote: "Thanks, JoLene. This sounds like fun. I had a great time just figuring out where countries were actually located in relation to one another!!

30. England
29. France
28. Scotland
27. Netherla..."


yes i had a map out too!
love maps and geography

[Jon]

JoLene wrote: "Glad you guys are having fun --- figured we could all learn a bit more geography :-)

True story, I once used airline miles to buy an "Around the World" ticket. The rule for that type of ticket is..."

i used to sell Round the world tickets , loved putting them together

[Laura]

Jon wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "Thanks, JoLene. This sounds like fun. I had a great time just figuring out where countries were actually located in relation to one another!!

30. England
29. France
28. Scotlan..."

I'm glad to hear it. I don't feel like such a geography dolt now! And I did learn a few things. I expect the books will do the same thing.

[Jon]

maps is one thing,,actually getting through the books is another!

[Laura]

True!

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Yes --- I knew that we were going to be something like this (from challenge calendar), so I have been stock-piling titles set in more obscure places. But finding some of them will be a challenge as I'm "trying" not to buy so many books.

[jb]

jennbunny:

Ok I think I have my list ready.....this was a hard one for me to make.

30. Romania
29. Greece
28. Sweden
27. Italy
26. France
25. Spain
24. England
23. Brazil
22. Barbados
21. Cuba
20. US
19. Canada
18. Panama
17. Costa Rica
16. Mexico
15. Federated States of Micronesia
14. New Zealand
13. Australia
12. Japan
11. China
10. Vietnam
9. Thailand
8. India
7. Afghanistan
6. Russia
5. Madagascar
4. Kenya
3. Syria
2. Israel
1. Turkey

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Hello fellow travelers -- time is running out to lock in your itineraries for the challenge. The trips will be locked at midnight on Aug 1 EDT -- 9pm for those on the west coast.

So far, we have the following travelers:
Butterflycager
Cheryl
Christina
Christy *
Holly P *
Jennbunny *
Jon
Laura*

Asterix indicate an issue with your plan

@Christy: Hawaii can only be used if you are reading a historical fiction book about the Hawaiian territories

@Holly P: The trip order of the UK is slightly off -- Need to switch Ireland and Scotland and also Wales and England.

@Jennbunny: Neither Micronesia nor the Caribbean are countries. Please let the specific country.

@Laura: Need to switch Dominican Republic and Jamaica

[jb]

I am sorry about that JoLene. How about:

The Federated States of Micronesia
and
Barbados

Will those work?

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Yep --- those work

[Laura]

Thanks for pointing that out, JoLene, I fixed it. I may be shuffling around things a bit before 7/31.

[jb]

Oh Jolene....do I need to edit my post or paste a new one.....I am sorry I forgot to ask that.

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Either one. On the 1, I will take the most recent post so if you only have 1 post that you edited it will be fine. When reporting scores though, you should create new post

[Victoria_Grossack]

This challenge really looks amazing! What a great idea!

[Holly P]

Fixed mine :)

[jb]

I fixed mine as well......I had such fun creating the list and trying to think of books I own. Great job JoLene!

[Christina]

Hello again, I know you OK'd my list but I just flipped it around. I was able to get quite a few books from the library sooner than I expected, but they are due back in 2 weeks. I have the same countries, but now I am starting at Alaskan Territory. I just edited my previously posted list, message 49.

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30. United States
29. Canada
28. Mexico
27. Dominican Republic
26. Puerto Rico
25. Spain
24. Ireland
23. England
22. Scotland
21. France
20. Netherlands
19. Italy
18. Nigeria
17. Germany
16. Poland
15. Greece
14. Bosnia – Herzegovina
13. South Africa
12. Egypt
11. Russia
10. Iraq
9. Afghanistan
8. Israel
7. India
6. China
5. Thailand
4. Vietnam
3. Japan
2. Australia
1. Hawaii Territory

[Laura]

Hi JoLene, for task 15.3, I assume a war would count?

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Yes, war counts.

[Shannon SA]

Hello, my itinerary for approval please:


30. Canada
29. Mexico
28. USA
27. Ireland
26. Scotland
25. England
24. Antarctica
23. France
22. Holland
21. Germany
20. Italy
19. Austria
18. Corfu
17. Greece
16. South Africa
15. Turkey
14. Ukraine
13. Egypt
12. Kenya
11. Russia
10. Iran
9. India
8. Nepal
7. Vietnam
6. China
5. Malaysia
4. Australia
3. Japan
2. New Zealand
1. Alaskan Territory

[Diane S ☔]

Here is my itinerary
30 Canada
29 USA
28 Mexico
27 Chile
26 Argentina
25 Paraguay
24 Brazil
23 Antarctica
22 Ireland
21 Spain
20 Scotland
19. Wales
18 UK
17 France
16 Germany
15 Italy
14 Greece
13 Egypt
12 Israel
11 Turkey
10 Afghanistan
9 India
8 Russia
7 China
6 Vietnam
5 Philippines
4 Australia
3 Japan
2 New Zealand
1 Hawaiian territory

May still change a few before tomorrows travel deadline. (Finished editing)

[Butterflycager]

Hi, I decided to make a couple of changes to my itinerary:

30. Canada
29. United States
28. Mexico
27. Jamaica
26. Dominican Republic
25. Brazil
24. Antarctica
23. Iceland
22. Morocco
21. Ireland
20. Spain
19. Scotland
18. England
17. France
16. Belgium
15. The Netherlands
14. Switzerland
13. Italy
12. Denmark
11. Austria
10. Poland
9. Greece
8. Botswana
7. Syria
6. Iran
5. India
4. Burma
3. Singapore
2. Vietnam
1. Australia

[Sue]

30. England
29. Scotland
28. Ireland
27. Portugal
26. The Gambia
25. Iceland
24. Uruguay
23. Canada
22. *Massachusetts Bay Colony
21. Chile
20. Jamaica
19. United States
18. Mexico
17. Japan
16. Australia
15. China
14. Vietnam
13. Russia
12. Sri Lanka
11. India
10. Afghanistan
9. Israel
8. Malawi
7. Turkey
6. Botswana
5. Latvia
4. Poland
3. Italy
2. Germany
1. France

**Using Massachusetts Bay Colony for book
Caleb's Crossing, set on the island of Martha's Vineyard and then at Harvard in Cambridge in the years leading up to 1665. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachu...

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Just one more day.
Here's the players so far with the post number of their itinerary.
Ashley (70): Need to switch Vietnam and Thailand
Butterflycager (75)
Cheryl (50)
Christina (49)
Christy (39): Hawaii must be Hawaiian Territory
Diane (74): Need to switch Japan and New Zealand; Hawaii must be Hawaiian Territory
Holly P (32)
Jennbunny (59)
Jon (48)
Laura(37)
Shannon (73): Alaska must be Alaskan Territory
Sue (76)

If you post an itinerary tomorrow and there are issues, then I will edit them when moving to the lists thread (that will be locked).

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Deadline for submitting your travel itineraries has past. Itineraries are now locked.
You can still earn the bonus task points if you want to participate.

[Laura]

Hi JoLene - if we post a completed book read for a particular task, is it ok to change the task for that book later, or are they locked?

[Christy]

JoLene... I've edited my itinerary. Sorry it took me so long to get back. It's been crazy at my house. :P Can't wait to escape the chaos into a good book, or 30.

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

@Laura --- I will allow you to change as an exception, since it can get confusing. Please just note the post that you need to back-out with a new post in the scoring thread. Please do not edit the posts.

[Laura]

Ok, I'll try and make it very clear if it happens, and keep it to a minimum. Thanks.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

where are we posting oir points for this challenge, in this thread?

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

No -- I just created a "Report Points Here" thread.

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

If you have questions about the overall challenge or bonus tasks, please log them here.

To report points, use the "Around the World Challenge - Report Points Here" thread.

I will be using the itineraries that are posted in the "Around the World Challenge - Itinerary & Scoreboard" thread for scoring.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

What if you are just doing the bonus tasks?

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Report them in the "Report Points Here" thread like you would normally. When I update the scoreboard I will also update that thread with the running totals.

[Joyce]

Jon wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "Thanks, JoLene. This sounds like fun. I had a great time just figuring out where countries were actually located in relation to one another!!

30. England
29. France
28. Scotlan..."

What happened to the Philippines?

[Christina]

Hi Jolene, Just double checking, I see that we can read the books in any order we do not have to follow the itinerary. This means it would be OK for me to start with the book #30, then read #25, then come back to #27, etc...Is this correct?

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Yes, that is correct. The amount of points that you get is based on the slot on your itinerary, not in the order that you read them.

[Cheryl A]

Joyce wrote: "Jon wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "Thanks, JoLene. This sounds like fun. I had a great time just figuring out where countries were actually located in relation to one another!!

30. England
29. France
..."

Joyce, you asked what happened to the Philippines. I'm not sure I understand. I read a book the previous challenge about the occupation of the Philippines by the Japanese during WWII and the battle for Manila and wanted to learn more, so I picked this country. Does that answer your question?

[Joyce]

Cheryl wrote: "Joyce wrote: "Jon wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "Thanks, JoLene. This sounds like fun. I had a great time just figuring out where countries were actually located in relation to one another!!

30. Englan..."
When I said that, I wondered why the Philippines were not included in your list. That was what I meant. Thank you for replying! Joyce

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

For 15.1 Tourist Attraction-would Las Vegas be considered a tourist attraction?

For 25.2 Wonders of the World, can we usue any Woder of the World on any of those lists?

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

I will accept the Las Vegas strip or one of the casinos as an attraction, but not just the city itself.

Yes, you can use any on the list, even though the ones from the industrial age, and american civil engineers don't seem as "wonderful" :-D

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I could see hiow the internet could be a wonder of the world :) It is all the craze :)

[Joyce]

Diane, I'm sorry. I didn't see the Philippines on your list. What book did you read? I have written two books about it and am writing my third about the huge partisan group there and the coming back of the U.S. It's actually a spy thriller based on real facts.A Healing Place and
Blessed Are the Merciful

[Sue]

Question: The Touch by Colleen McCullough - This title is an HF book, set in New South Wales in the laster decades of the 19th century. May I use this book for my Australia itinerary item (I only have Australia, not the historic colonial territories of Australia, listed on my itinerary), or would it not count because the country of Australia did not come into being until Federation in 1901?

Thanks!

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Sue wrote: "Question: The Touch by Colleen McCullough - This title is an HF book, set in New South Wales in the laster decades of the 19th century. May I use this book for my Australia itinerary item (I only ..."

Yes, you can use it.

[Sue]

Thank you, Jolene. And now, after the fact, proofreading my question, I see that I meant to say 'later decades' not 'laster decades' - lol

[Christina]

Geographically speaking, could Egypt be counted as part of the African Continent? Is Moscow, Russia part of the European Continent?