Around the World in 80 Books discussion

Regions: 3
Countries: 8

I started in my native country,

Germany (Europe): The Girl on the Stairs by Louise Welsh

Scottish author, but the book is set in Berlin.

Welcome to the challenge, Wolf! The trekker option is tough, but it's a lot more fun than skipping around. Good luck!

Thank you! I actually sat down with my atlas and made a plan... I hope I won't lead myself astray, I hadn't been aware of how out of date my atlas had become since I went to school with it. I checked a few things elsewhere, but not everything.

Still first region, but 2nd country: France (Brittany, to be exact): Bretonische Brandung

Book 3;

The Fry Chronicles
Country: England
Region: Europe

Adding

Country# 4 (still Europe) : Scotland
Daunderlust: Dispatches from Unreported Scotland



Great pieces of journalism, in the audiobook version narrated in atmospheric dialect(s ) by Robbie Coltrane.

I know this doesn't count, but it fitted to well not to mention it: I crossed the Atlantic with The Blue Book. It is set mostly on an ocean liner, but you could maybe read it for some of the flashbacks set in the UK, most not more specifically mentioned apart from the one protagonists home on Little Sark (Channel Islands). It's well worth reading, whether you can fit it into your chalenges or not.
I liked travelling by book, maybe I'll make that a thing next year. This year I think I've got enough on my plate with normal trekking.

Region# 2: North America
Country #5: USA

I feel a little bad about putting Shalimar the Clown here since it took me a lot deeper into Kashmir than into California, but I will read another one set in the US on my way back south from Canada to make up for it. And it IS set in California for about a third of it, so...

I visited Canada (Saskatchawan, mostly) with The Dog Who Wouldn't Be by Farley Mowat. Crossing the United States back south with Asterios Polyp and/or Interview with the Vampire, whichever I finish first.

Visited Mexico (2nd region, North America; 7th country) with Queer (partly also set in Ecuador)

Now I've reached Latin America for sure: I spent some time in Belize (3rd region, 8th country-- yay, 10%!) with Beka Lamb. I enjoyed it very much (what a nice book after the Burroughs!) and still learnt a lot.

Finally travelled on. Guatemala with Homo Faber by Max Frisch. The book is actually set in a lot of places (also France, Italy, Greece) and since it is mainly about the development of the main character, none of them is extremely significant. But somehow, those two parts in Guatemala always stay with me most and so I maintain it is a significant part. ;)