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Joy D's Tourist Plus 2024
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Joy D
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Will visit at least 24 countries in 2024 - this is my space for planning - will visit 8 regions: North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania/Australia plus Antarctica
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Country #1: United States (my home country)Region: North America
A Free Man of Color by Barbara Hambly - 3* - My Review
Country #5: Various Caribbean Islands, Panama, ColumbiaRegion: Caribbean
Sea Wife by Amity Gaige - 4* - My Review
Country #8: CanadaRegion: North America
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant - 4* - My Review
Country #9: Turkmenistan (also Iran, and parts of Turkey & Uzbekistan)Region: Asia
Walking to Samarkand: The Great Silk Road from Persia to Central Asia by Bernard Ollivier - 5* - My Review
Inspiring itinerary & speed of reading. Have fun traveling! :)
Beyla wrote: "Inspiring itinerary & speed of reading. Have fun traveling! :)"Thanks, Beyla!
Joy, the countries you have visited in you reading are interesting. I am doing a similar read through for at least 10 countries in 2024. How do you choose which books you read for each country/region?
William wrote: "Joy, the countries you have visited in you reading are interesting. I am doing a similar read through for at least 10 countries in 2024. How do you choose which books you read for each country/region?"William, I am not very methodical about it. I keep a list of books on my TBR by country and select them based on my mood or what I need for other challenges.
Thanks for your insight Joy! Have a fun "trip around the world". Look forward to seeing where you go!
William wrote: "Thanks for your insight Joy! Have a fun "trip around the world". Look forward to seeing where you go!"Thanks, William!
Joy D wrote: "William wrote: "Joy, the countries you have visited in you reading are interesting. I am doing a similar read through for at least 10 countries in 2024. How do you choose which books you read for e..."If you ever want to read an incredible story of Ukrainian settlers relocated by Stalin to russian far east, check out The Hunters and the Hunted
Country #14: BrazilRegion: South America
River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon by Buddy Levy - 4* - My Review
Country #16: Trinidad & TobagoRegion: Caribbean
A House For Mr Biswas by V.S. Naipaul - 4* - My Review
Country #17: LaosRegion: Asia
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman - 4* - My Review
Country #31: PeruRegion: South America
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival by Joe Simpson - 5* - My Review
Country #32: RussiaRegion: Europe (this one is set mostly in Moscow)
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden - 4* - My Review
Country #33: North KoreaRegion: Asia
8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee - 4* - My Review
Country #34: Democratic Republic of CongoRegion: Africa
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara - 5* - My Review
"Country" #35: British Virgin Islands (not a country but worth noting)Region: Caribbean
Mermaids in Paradise by Lydia Millet - 4* - My Review
Country #38: EgyptRegion: Africa
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney - My Review
Country #41: Antigua and BarbudaRegion: Caribbean
Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo - 4* - My Review
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