All Challenges All The Time discussion

Around the world in 365 days
Jan 1, 2015- Dec 31, 2015

Levels:
6 month Trip: 10-15 countries
Year Trip- 16-30 countries
5 Year Trip- 31-50 countries
Lifetime Trip- 50+ countries

For this challenge all you have to do is read a book that is set (50% of the books) in a country of the world. When posting you books please identify what country the book takes place in. I will provide a list of countries as well as links to sites in case I miss any country you would like to visit.

Links:
A-Z List of Country and Other Area Pages
List of sovereign states

Countries

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas, The
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor (see Timor-Leste)
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia, The
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Territories
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Participants

Marina
Diane L (Evana)

I love this challenge, Joanne! I am doing a trip around the world for myself, but it is slightly different, since I'm trying to read a book by an author from each country of the world.
I'll join in this challenge with the year trip, aiming at 30 countries.

1. F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender Is the Night (France)
2. Kurban Said, Ali und Nino (Azerbaijan)
3. Javier Marías, Un cuore così bianco (Spain)
4. Ernest Cline, Ready Player One (USA)
5. Xi Yang, La shampista e altre storie d'amore (China)
6. Amanda Green, My Alien Self: My Journey Back to Me (UK)
7. Hamid Ziarati, Il meccanico delle rose (Iran)
8. Cornelia Funke, Tintenherz (Italy)
9. Kim Tong-ni, La sciamana di Chatsil (South Korea)
10. Jarmila Ockayova, Appuntamento nel bosco (Slovakia)
11. Immanuel Mifsud, In the Name of the Father (Malta)
12. Leonardo Padura Fuentes, Maschere (Cuba)
13. Orhan Pamuk, La nuova vita (Turkey)
14. Benny Barbash, Il piccolo Big Bang (Israel)
15. Various, Märchen aus Armenien (Armenia)
16. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure (Austria)
17. Maria Edgeworth, Castle Rackrent (Ireland)
18. Christopher Marlowe, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus (Germany)
19. Janet Frame, An Angel at my Table (New Zealand)
20. Natsume Soseki, Io sono un gatto (Japan)
21. Garane Garane, Il latte è buono (Somalia)
22. Knut Hamsun, Fame (Norway)
23. Fedor Dostoevskij, L'eterno marito (Russia)
24. Sindiwe Magona, To My Children's Children (South Africa)

24/30

I'd like to attempt the Year Trip.

Around the world in 365 days
Jan 1, 2015- Dec 31, 2015
20/16

1. A River in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters, 8 Jan 15, Palestine
2. James A. Michener wrote Journey, 10 Jan 15, Canada
3. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, 14 Jan 15, Spain
4. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, 18 Jan 15, India
5. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers, 20 Jan 15, UK
6. Discovering the City of Sodom: The Fascinating, True Account of the Discovery of the Old Testament's Most Infamous City by Steven Collins and Latayne C. Scott, 24 Jan 15, Jordan
7. Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded by Simon Winchester, 25 Jan 15, Indonesia
8. Not for Everyday Use: A Memoir by Elizabeth Nunez, 9 Feb 15, Trinidad
9. Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin, 12 Feb 15, China
10. Saint Brigid's Bones: A Celtic Adventure by Philip Freeman, 1 Mar 15, Ireland
11. Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff, 9 Mar 2015, Greenland
12. Invisible Murder by Lene Kaaberbøl, 14 Mar 15, Denmark
13. Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II by Prit Buttar, 19 Mar 15, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
14. Treasure of Khan by Clive Cussler, 24 Mar 15, Mongolia
15. West with the Night by Beryl Markham, 2 Apr 2015, Kenya
16. Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Héctor Tobar, 20 Apr 2015, Chile
17. The Odyssey by Homer, 23 Apr 2015, Greece
18. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, 29 Apr 2015, France and Germany
19. Far Bright Star by Robert Olmstead, 25 May 2015, Mexico
20. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, 31 May 15, Spain and North Africa

Marina wrote: "I love this challenge, Joanne! I am doing a trip around the world for myself, but it is slightly different, since I'm trying to read a book by an author from each country of the world.
I'll join in..."

Thanks!. Im glad you like it!