Around the World in 80 Books discussion

Summary:

I started the ATW80 challenge in 2019 at the Tourist level & visited 52 countries.

Circumnavigation, countries visited so far:

Afghanistan
Albania
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan

Belgium
Burma/Myanmar

Cambodia
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic

Denmark

Ecuador
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Estonia

Fiji
Finland
France

Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Grenada

Hungary

Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy

Jamaica
Japan
Jordan

Kenya
Korea, North
Korea, South

Latvia
Lithuania

Malawi
Malaysia
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mexico
Montenegro
Morocco

Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway

Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal

Romania
Russian Federation

South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria

Tanzania
Thailand
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey

Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uzbekistan

Vatican City

Zambia
Zimbabwe

2019 countries visited (52)

Afghanistan The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul
Australia The Light Between Oceans
Austria The Mysterious Stranger

Belgium The Professor
Burma/Myanmar The Missing Sister

Cambodia The Noble Path: A relentless standalone thriller from the #1 bestseller
Canada Anne of Green Gables
China A Hundred Flowers
Congo Heart of Darkness

Denmark Hornet Flight

Ecuador The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles: Short Story
Egypt Beneath a Burning Sky
Equatorial Guinea The Dogs of War

Fiji Pieces of Happiness: A Novel of Friendship, Hope and Chocolate
France The Nightingale

Germany Salt to the Sea
Ghana Hold
Grenada An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude

Hungary Goodbye to Budapest: A Novel of the Hungarian Uprising

Iceland Blackout
India The Storyteller's Secret
Indonesia The Question of Red
Iraq The Gardener of Baghdad
Ireland The Memory Shop
Israel Triple
Italy The Talented Mr Ripley

Japan Memoirs of a Geisha

Korea, North A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

Latvia Soviet Milk
Lithuania Shadows on the Tundra

Malaysia A Town Like Alice
Mexico The Murmur of Bees
Montenegro Under an Amber Sky
Morocco A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco

Nepal The Snow Leopard
New Zealand In the Land of the Long White Cloud
Norway The Twisted Tree

Pakistan City of Spies
Philippines Along the Broken Bay

Russian Federation The Amber Keeper

South Africa Recipes for Love and Murder
Spain The Island Villa
Sri Lanka Fatal Finds in Nuala
Suriname Oroonoko
Sweden The Red Room
Switzerland The Fear Index
Syria The Desert and the Sown: Travels in Palestine and Syria

Tanzania The African Queen
Thailand The Suspect
Turkey Memed, My Hawk

United Kingdom Mr. Dickens and His Carol
United States The Provincial Lady in America

2020 countries visited for the first time (summary, 22 countries):

Albania Albania on my Mind
Argentina The Penguin Lessons
Chile The Piazza Tales
Cuba Island of Secrets
Estonia Letters from Estonia: 1917 - 1926
Finland The Summer Book
Iran Parsnips in Love
Jamaica Windrush Babies
Jordan Petra: The True And Surprising History Of The Lost City Of Stone
Kenya Safari Ants, Baggy Pants And Elephants: A Kenyan Odyssey
Korea, South Pachinko
Malawi The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Malta Children Come by Ship
Netherlands The Miniaturist
Nigeria Treasure
Portugal Marry in Haste
Romania Naama Hits The Road: Journal of a family jaunt through ROMANIA
Saint Lucia A Caribbean Mystery
Tonga A Farm in the South Pacific Sea
Ukraine Dead Souls
Uzbekistan The Fires
Zambia Made in Africa

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Malawi The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Korea, South Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Zambia Made in Africa by Dwight Kopp

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Albania Albania on my Mind by Adam Yamey

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Romania Naama Hits The Road: Journal of a family jaunt through ROMANIA by Naama Ashkenazi

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Iran Parsnips in Love by Porochista Khakpour

That is an intriguing title, Trisha.

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Portugal Marry in Haste by Jane Aiken Hodge

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Kenya Safari Ants, Baggy Pants And Elephants: A Kenyan Odyssey by Susie Kelly

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Jordan Petra: The True And Surprising History Of The Lost City Of Stone by Patrick Auerbach

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Argentina The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell

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Netherlands The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

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Chile The Piazza Tales by Herman Melville (part of book)

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Jamaica Windrush Babies by C.L. Brandy

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Tonga A Farm in the South Pacific Sea by Jan Walker

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Finland The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

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Estonia Letters from Estonia: 1917 - 1926 by Frans Koch

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Uzbekistan The Fires by Alan Cheuse

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Ukraine Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol

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Cuba Island of Secrets by Rachel Rhys

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Saint Lucia A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie

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Malta Children Come by Ship by Oliver Friggieri

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Nigeria Treasure by Oyinkan Braithwaite

2021 Countries visited for the first time (summary)

Azerbaijan Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride around the Globe

Colombia One Hundred Years of Solitude
Cyprus A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible
Czech Republic The Metamorphosis

Georgia Red Station

Marshall Islands Surviving Paradise: One Year On A Disappearing Island

Peru The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Poland Komediantka. English

Tunisia The Girls of Pearl Harbor

Vatican City Conclave

Zimbabwe The Man in the Brown Suit

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Czech Republic The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka

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Peru The Bridge of San Luis Rey - Thornton Wilder

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Poland Komediantka. English - Władysław Stanisław Reymont

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Zimbabwe The Man in the Brown Suit - Agatha Christie

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Colombia One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel García Márquez

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Azerbaijan Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride around the Globe - Dean Nicholson

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Tunisia The Girls of Pearl Harbor - Soraya M. Lane

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Marshall Islands Surviving Paradise: One Year On A Disappearing Island - Peter Rudiak-Gould

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Cyprus A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible - Christy Lefteri

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Georgia Red Station - Adrian Magson

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Vatican City Conclave - Robert Harris