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ATW in 80 Books World Challenge
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Daren - Frequent Flier
Summary Post for 2013 Calendar Year91 Countries
9 Regions
101 Books
Updated 30/12/13
AFRICA4. Sierra Leone: The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
31. Canary Islands: Tenth Year of the Ship by Norman Lewis
34. Botswana: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
36. Mauritius: River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh
37. Congo: Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher
38. Mali: Mungo Parks by T Banks MacLachlan
51. Kenya: From the Ngong Hills by Karen Blixen.
52. Liberia: Journey Without Maps by Graham Greene
56. Namibia: The Lost World of the Kalahari by Laurens van der Post
58. Egypt: Ramses The Son Of Lightby Christian Jacq.
59. South Africa: Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee.
60. Morocco: By Bus To The Sahara by Gordon West.
65. Rwanda: Emergency Sex (and Other Desperate Measures): True Stories from a War Zone, by Kenneth Cain, Heidi Postlewait & Andrew Thomson.
72. Algeria: Flute of Sand: Experiences with the Mysterious Ouled Nail, by Lawrence Morgan.
76. Benin: Show Me the Magic: Travels Round Benin by Taxi, by Annie Caulfield.
73. Sudan: The Long Way Home: Nobody Goes that Way, by Lydia Laube.
78. Madagascar: Madagascar Travels, by Christina Dodwell.
79. Uganda: Ascend The Nile - A Kiwi-Brit Journey of Discovery, Adventure & Tragedy, by Garth MacIntyre.
83. Zanzibar: The Africa Bar, by Nick Maes.
98. Tanzania: The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories, by Ernest Hemingway.
101. Ethiopia: The Danakil Diary: Journeys Through Abyssinia, 1930-1934, by Wilfred Thesiger.
102. Angola: Blood On The Tracks: A Rail Journey From Angola To Mozambique, by Miles Bredin.
ASIA3. Sri Lanka: Reef by Romesh Gunesekera
6. Thailand: Bangkok 8 by John Burdett
21. India: Are You Experienced? by William Sutcliffe & 67. India: The Painter of Signs, by R.K. Narayan & 69. India: Someone Else's Garden, by Dipika Rai.
24. Japan: Exit A by Anthony Swofford
27. Pakistan: Where the Indus Is Young: Walking to Baltistan by Dervla Murphy
28. Vietnam: Novel Without A Name by Duong Thu Huong
32. Bangladesh: Bitter Sweets by Roopa Farooki
41. China: Chenxi And The Foreigner by Sally Rippin & 70. China: First Pass Under Heaven: One man's 4000-kilometre trek along the Great Wall of China, by Nathan Hoturoa Gray.
43. Uzbekistan: Samarkand by Colin Thubron
44. Indonesia: Nathaniel's nutmeg: how one man's courage changed the course of history by Giles Milton.
45. Malaysia: A River in Borneo by Redmond O'Hanlon.
55. Singapore: Where the Dawn Comes Up Like Thunder by Alexander Frater.
62. Myanmar: The Lands of Charm and Cruelty: Travels in Southeast Asia, by Stan Sesser.
63. Cambodia: Derailed in Uncle Ho's Victory Garden: Return to Vietnam and Cambodia, by Tim Page.
64. Turkey: On the Road to Baghdad, by Güneli Gün.
68. Laos: The River's Tale: A Year on the Mekong, by Edward Gargan.
80. Nepal: Himalayan Holiday: New Zealand Himalayan Expedition 1953, by Athol Roberts.
81. Brunei: Some Girls: My Life in a Harem, by Jillian Lauren.
82. Korea (South): House of the Winds, by Mia Yun.
89. Philippines: The Tesseract, by Alex Garland.
90. Bhutan: Little Buddha, by Gordon McGill.
93. Timor Leste:Hello Missus: A Girl's Own Guide to Foreign Affairs, by Lynne Minion.
94. Hong Kong: With My Back to the East, by Bernard Llewellyn.
95. Macau: The Colour of Tea, by Hannah Tunnicliffe.
AUSTRALIA / OCEANIA1. New Zealand: There and Back by Barry Crump & 7. New Zealand: Bastards I Have Met by Barry Crump & 10. New Zealand: In My Father's Den by Maurice Gee & 13. New Zealand: A Good Keen Man by Barry Crump & 14. New Zealand: One of Us by Barry Crump & 17. New Zealand: Scrapwaggon by Barry Crump & 18. New Zealand: The Odd Spot Of Bother by Barry Crump
9. Australia: How to Make Gravy by Paul Kelly & 15. Australia: Crocodile Country by Barry Crump
19. Papua New Guinea: The last true explorer: Into darkest New Guinea by Philip Temple
40. Fiji: Long Pig by Russell Foreman
53. Samoa: Something of Samoa by Gavin Young.
ANTARCTICA
42. Antarctica - Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica by Sara Wheeler.
NORTH AMERICA30. USA: Scar Tissue by by Anthony Kiedis
33. Nicaragua: The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey by Salman Rushdie
74. Cuba: Adios Muchachos, by Daniel Chavarría.
88. Mexico: The Power and the Glory, by Graham Greene.
92. Honduras: The Mosquito Coast, by Paul Theroux.
CARIBBEAN
23. Trinidad: Guerrillas by V.S. Naipaul
EUROPE8. Greece:Alexander by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
11. Scotland: Curse of the Wolf Girl by Martin Millar
12. England: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
22. France:The Pigeon by Patrick Suskind
46. Russia:Beyond Siberia by Christina Dodwell.
48. Norway: The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø.
49. Germany: Loose as the Wind by Patrick Leigh Fermor.
61. Iceland: 101 Reykjavik, by Hallgrímur Helgason.
66. Italy: The Unicorn Road, by Martin Davies.
85. Denmark: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow, by Peter Høeg.
87. Serbia: With Their Backs to the World, by Åsne Seierstad.
91. Hungary: Szabad, by Alan Duff.
96. Bulgaria: Tracking Marco Polo, by Tim Severin.
97. Ireland: The Dead Republic, by Roddy Doyle.
99. Spain: The Day of the Fox, by Norman Lewis.
100. Armenia: The Crossing Place: A Journey Among the Armenians, by Philip Marsden.
LATIN AMERICA25. Colombia: Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez
26. French Guiana: The Jungle and the Damned by Hassoldt Davis
35. Peru: To The Last City by Colin Thubron
39. Ecuador: Valverde's Gold: A True Tale of Greed, Obsession and Grit by Mark Honigsbaum
54. Brazil The Lost City of Z by David Grann.
57. Chile: Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende.
75. Venezuela: Quest for the Lost World, by Brian Blessed.
77. Bolivia: Marching Powder, by Rusty Young.
MIDDLE EAST2. Iraq: The Marsh Arabs by Wilfred Thesiger
5. Syria: The Journey's Echo: Selections from Freya Stark by Freya Stark
16. Afghanistan: Blue is the Colour of Heaven: A Journey Through Afghanistan by Richard Loseby
20. Iran: The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron
29. Oman: Atlantis Of The Sands: The Search For The Lost City Of Ubar by Ranulph Fiennes
71. Yemen: Yemen: Travels In Dictionary Land by Tim Mackintosh-Smith.
84. United Arab Emirates: Burqalicious: The Dubai Diaries, by Rebecca Wicks.
86. Saudi Arabia: Behind the Veil: An Australian Nurse in Saudi Arabia, by Lydia Laube.
5. Middle East - Syria: The Journey's Echo: Selections from Freya Stark by Freya StarkNote - this book covers a lot over countries in the Middle East, so I chose one I don't have other books about!
5 Countries
4 Regions
5 Books
8. Europe - Greece:Alexander by Valerio Massimo ManfrediAgain this books covers a large geographical area, so I will run with his origin point.
7 Countries
5 Regions
8 Books
16. Middle East - Afghanistan: Blue is the Colour of Heaven: A Journey Through Afghanistan by Richard Loseby11 Countries
5 Regions
16 Books
19. Oceania - Papua New Guinea: The last true explorer: Into darkest New Guinea by Philip Temple12 Countries
5 Regions
19 Books
20. Middle East - Iran: The Road to Oxiana by Robert ByronThis books largely takes place in Persia & Afghanistan. For the purpose of the challenge, Iran suits my requirements.
13 Countries
5 Regions
20 Books
Welcome, Daren! You are off to a great start! Have a great journey!
25. Latin America - Colombia: Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez18 Countries
7 Regions
25 Books
26. Latin America - French Guiana: The Jungle and the Damned by Hassoldt Davis 19 Countries
7 Regions
26 Books
27. Asia - Pakistan: Where the Indus Is Young: Walking to Baltistan by Dervla Murphy20 Countries
7 Regions
27 Books
29. Middle East - Oman: Atlantis Of The Sands: The Search For The Lost City Of Ubar by Ranulph Fiennes22 Countries
7 Regions
29 Books
33. North America - Nicaragua: The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey by Salman Rushdie26 Countries
8 Regions
33 Books
34 Africa - Botswana: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith27 Countries
8 Regions
34 Books
36 Africa - Mauritius: River of Smoke by Amitav GhoshOk So most of the book is set in Canton, but it starts and ends in Mauritius, so Mauritius is is.
29 Countries
8 Regions
36 Books
37 Africa - Congo: Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher30 Countries
8 Regions
37 Books
39 Latin America - Ecuador: Valverde's Gold: A True Tale of Greed, Obsession and Grit by Mark Honigsbaum32 Countries
8 Regions
39 Books
Around the World in 80 Books
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The Danakil Diary: Journeys Through Abyssinia, 1930-1934 (other topics)
The Crossing Place: A Journey Among the Armenians (other topics)
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I will backdate the books I read since the start of the year.
Edited 23/10/13:So I proved myself wrong, by carefully selecting small books, and ignoring many books I really wanted to read which didn't give me any new countries! I also had to re-read a number of books as I had no other books that offered me the countries I had read in the past.
So now back to all those books about India and China, and other double up countries!
I will keep adding, and will pick up as a circumnavigator next time round so I can knock off the other 120, or 140 or so countries, depending how loose your definition of country is!