2025 Reading Challenge discussion

THE TRAVEL CHALLENGE
Duration: August 1 - August 31, 2015

August's theme is holidays abroad, so let's travel through books! Set a goal for the number of miles or kilometers you plan to travel. With every book you read, choose the setting (or settings) and calculate how many miles there are between that point and the previous point using this calculator.

Rules:
- Only books based on this world count--sorry, no traveling to different galaxies. :)
- Use each setting in each book once; even if the characters travel back and forth, you can only count the setting for that book one time
- You may revisit the same setting in different books (for example, you may read two books that both take place in New York City)
- Use your best judgment on which settings in each book should be included; you should only be using primary settings

Example:

My goal is 20,000 miles

Starting point: Kalamazoo, MI, USA
First book: Americanah
- Lagos, Nigeria (5876.0) to
- London, England, UK (3123.0) to
- Princeton, NJ, USA (3507.8)
Total miles traveled: 12,506.0

From Princeton, NJ, USA
Second book: Pride and Prejudice
- England, UK (3470.5)
Total miles traveled: 15,976.5

From England, UK
Third book: Memoirs of a Geisha
- Kyoto, Japan (5882.6)
Total miles traveled: 21,859.1

The total follows this path: Kalamazoo -> Lagos -> London -> Princeton -> England -> Kyoto

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Meg had the wonderful idea for this challenge, and she will be its leader. Thanks, Meg!

Okay I'll try 20,000. Seems like the order the books are read will make a big difference in this challenge.

Starting Point: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Total Miles: 0/20000

I'll try 25,000 miles.

Miles Traveled: 27,115/25,000 - challenge complete

Starting point: Lubbock, TX, USA
1. The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Tyrant Who Created North Korea and The Young Lieutenant Who Stole His Way to Freedom by Blaine Harden
- Pyongyang, North Korea - 6,576 miles

From Pyongyang, North Korea
2. To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
- Oxford, England - 5,320 miles

From Oxford, England
3. Dusk by F. Sionil José
- Cabugao, Philippines -6,443 miles
- Rosales, Philippines - 133 miles
Total miles - 6,576

From Rosales, Philippines
4. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
- Georgia, USA - 8,643 miles

Cities visited:
Pyongyang, North Korea
Oxford, England
Cabugao, Philippines
Rosales, Philippines
Georgia, USA (unnamed city)

Increasing my goal to 60,000 miles.

61,339.598/60,000 mi

Starting point: Bloomdale, OH, USA

1: The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared - 8/5
(I followed the path Allan took throughout his life... in chronological order)
-Flen, Sweden (4166.361 mi)
-YXHULT, Flistad, Sweden (58.558 mi)
-Hälleforsnäs, Sweden (60.907 mi)
-Aragon, Spain (1426.858 mi)
-Lisbon, Portugal (478.572 mi)
-New York, NY, USA (3373.48 mi)
-Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, USA (1774.527 mi)
-Washington, DC, USA (1614.731 mi)
-Los Angeles, CA, USA (2296.673 mi)
-Shanghai, China (6491.167 mi)
-Tehran, Iran (3966.570 mi)
-London, UK (2736.125 mi)
-Stockholm, Sweden (891.579 mi)
-Dalarö, Sweden (18.345 mi)
-Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Russia (420.591 mi)
-Kremlin, Moscow, Russia (394.695 mi)
-Vladivostok, Russia (3991.462 mi)
-Pyongyang, North Korea (429.486 mi)
-Kuta, Bali, Indonesia (3371.714 mi)
-Paris, France (7712.684 mi)
-Malmköping, Sweden (916.378 mi) (where the Old Folks' Home is)
-Byringe Station, Sweden (10.514 mi)
-Södermanland, Sweden (15.749 mi)
-Mjölby, Sweden (76.185 mi)
-Rottne, Sweden (90.399 mi)
-Falköping, Sweden (93.912 mi)
Total: 46,878.22 mi

2. To Kill a Mockingbird - 8/22
-"Maycomb" (Monroeville), AL, USA (4768.078 mi)
Total: 51,646.3 mi

3. Mansfield Park
Northamptonshire, United Kingdom (4393.684 mi)
Total: 56,039.984 mi

4. The Year of Fog
San Francisco, CA, USA (5299.614 mi)
Total: 61,339.598 mi

Great challenge, Meg! :)

*First Goal: 30,000 miles (finished 8/6/15)
*Second Goal: 80,000 miles (finished 8/31/15 *80,603 miles total)


►Books Read: 8
►Total Miles Traveled: 80,603 miles
► Google Map

Starting point: Birmingham, AL, USA
First Book: Hild by Nicola Griffith
► York, N. Yorkshire, UK (4211 miles)
Total Miles Traveled/Book: 4211 miles
Total Miles Traveled: 4211 miles

Second Book: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
► York, N. Yorkshire, UK to Sahara Desert, Egypt, Africa (5213 miles)
Miles Traveled/Book: 5,213 miles
Total Miles Traveled: 9,424 miles
* Note: I wasn't sure about the setting on The Little Prince other than the mention of the Sahara. After looking into it some I decided to go with Egypt because it's assumed (in his biography) that he used his experience of crashing in the Egyptian Sahara (Wadi Natrun Valley) in 1935 during a race to Saigon, Vietnam as inspiration.

Third Book: The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
► Sahara Desert, Egypt, Africa to Flen, Sweden (5355 miles)
► Flen Sweden to YXHULT, Flistad, Sweden (58 miles)
►YXHULT, Flistad, Sweden to Hälleforsnäs, Sweden (61 miles)
►Hälleforsnäs, Sweden to Aragon, Spain (1427 miles)
►Aragon, Spain to Lisbon, Portugal (479 miles)
►Lisbon, Portugal to New York, NY, USA (3373 miles)
►New York, NY, USA to Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, USA (1775 miles)
►Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, USA to Washington, D.C., USA (1615 miles)
►Washington, D.C., USA to Los Angeles, CA, USA (2297 miles)
►Los Angeles, CA, USA to Shanghai, China (6491 miles)
►Shanghai, China to Tehran, Iran (3967 miles)
►Tehran, Iranto London, UK (2736 miles)
►London, UK to Stockholm, Sweden (892 miles)
►Stockholm, Sweden to Dalarö, Sweden (18 miles)
►Dalarö, Sweden to Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Russia (421 miles)
►Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Russia to Kremlin, Moscow, Russia (394 miles)
►Kremlin, Moscow, Russia to Vladivostock, Russia (3991 miles)
►Vladivostock, Russia to Pyongyang, North Korea (4290miles)
►Pyongyang, North Korea to Kuta, Bali, Indonesia (3372 miles)
►Kuta, Bali, Indonesia to Paris, France (7713 miles)
►Paris, France to Malmköping, Sweden (916 miles)
►Malmköping, Sweden to Byringe, Sweden (11 miles)
►Byringe, Sweden to Södermanland, Sweden (16 miles)
►Södermanland, Sweden to Mjölby, Sweden (76 miles)
►Mjölby, Sweden to Rottne, Sweden (90 miles)
►Rottne, Sweden to Falköping, Sweden (94 miles)
Miles Traveled/Book: 49,928 miles
Total Miles Traveled: 59,352 miles

Fourth Book: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
► Falköping, Sweden to Arctic Ocean (2328 miles)
► Arctic Ocean to Geneva, Switzerland (2739 miles)
► Geneva, Switzerland to Ingolstadt, Germany (304 miles)
► Ingolstadt, Germany to Orkney Islands, UK (923 miles)
Miles Traveled/Book: 6,294 miles
Total Miles Traveled: 65,646 miles

Fifth Book: Joyland by Stephen King
►Orkney Islands, UK to North Carolina (3660 miles)
Miles Traveled/Book: 3,660 miles
Total Miles Traveled: 69,306 miles

Sixth Book: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
► North Carolina to Oxfordshire, UK (3844 miles)
Miles Traveled/Book: 3,844 miles
Total Miles Traveled: 73,150 miles

Seventh Book: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
► Oxfordshire, UK to Naples, Italy (1054 miles)
Miles Traveled/Book: 1,054 miles
Total Miles Traveled: 74,204 miles

Eighth Book: Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story by Daphne Sheldrick
► Naples, Italy to Tsavo East National Park, Kenya (6167 miles)
► Tsavo East National Park, Kenya to Nairobi, Kenya (232 miles)
Miles Traveled/Book: 6,399 miles
Total Miles Traveled: 80,603 miles


Places Traveled:
► York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
► Sahara Desert, Egypt, Africa
► Flen, Sweden
► YXHULT, Flistad, Sweden
► Hälleforsnäs, Sweden
► Aragon, Spain
► Lisbon, Portugal
► New York, NY, USA
► Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, USA
► Washington, D.C., USA
► Los Angeles, CA, USA
► Shanghai, China
► Tehran, Iran
► London, UK
► Stockholm, Sweden
► Dalarö, Sweden
► Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Russia
► Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
► Vladivostock, Russia
► Pyongyang, North Korea
► Kuta, Bali, Indonesia
► Malmköping, Sweden
► Byringe, Sweden
► Södermanland, Sweden
► Mjölby, Sweden
► Rottne, Sweden
► Falköping, Sweden
► Arctic Ocean
► Geneva, Switzerland
► Ingolstadt, Germany
► Orkney Islands, UK
► North Carolina
► Oxfordshire, UK
► Naples, Italy
► Tsavo East, Kenya
► Nairobi, Kenya

Books Read: 9
Total Miles Traveled: 74,070 km --Completed ✔ Aug 24

Goal - 60,000 km

Starting Point- London, Ontario (Canada)

First Book
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Australia 16295

From Australia
The Liar by Nora Roberts
to Tennesse 16028km

From Tennesse
#3 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in His Adventure on Earth by William Kotzwinkle
To Pennsylvania 16679km

From Pennsylvania
#4 Virgin River by Robyn Carr
California 4402km

From California
#5 Six Earlier Days by David Levithan
New Jersey 3901km

From New Jersey
#6 Night of Cake & Puppets by Laini Taylor
Prague 9034 km

From Prague
#7 Curses and Smoke by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Rome 1029km

From Rome
#8 Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
Ireland 2001km

From Ireland
#9 Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworksby Joe Hill
Massachusetts 4701km

I'm in!


My goal is 20,000 miles


Starting point: Newnan, GA, USA

First book: Burial Rites
- Vatnsnes, Northwest, Iceland (3410.5)
Total miles traveled: 3410.5

From Vatnsnes, Northwest, Iceland
Second book: Nights in Rodanthe
- Rocky Mount, NC, United States (3059.8)
- Raleigh, NC, United States (48.8)
- Rodanthe, NC, United States (178.6)
- Esmeraldas, Ecuador (2412.4)
Total miles traveled: 9,110.1

From Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Third Book: The Alchemist
- Andalusia, Spain (5362.7)
- Tarifa, Spain (116.5)
- Tangier, Tangier-Tetouan, Morocco (21.8)
- Al Fayoum, Faiyum Governorate, Egypt (2153.4)
- Giza, Giza Governorate, Egypt (54.0)
Total miles traveled: 16,818.5

From Giza, Giza Governorate, Egypt
Fourth Book: The Stand
- Houston, TX, United States(7022.1) - (using since Arnette is fictional but it says its north of Houston)
- Ogunquit, ME, United States (1652.9)
- Berkeley, CA, United States (2696.4)
- New York, NY, United States (2558.8)
- Atlanta, GA, United States (746.7)
- Camden, Ark, United States (486.2) - (using since Shoyo is fictional but they talk sending the prisoners to Camden)
- Phoenix, AZ, United States (1107.9)
- Burlington, VT, United States (2200.7)(using since Stovington is fictional)
- Springfield, MO, United States (1160.7)
- Chicago, IL, United States (441.9) - (using since Powtanville is fictional)
- South Ryegate, Ryegate, VT, United States (797.9)
- Woodsville, Haverhill, New Hampshire, United States (5.8)
- Bennington, VT, United States (105.6)
- May, Harper County, OK, United States (1469.9)
- Pratt, KS, United States (90.3)
- Wells, ME, United States (1524.5)
- Enfield, ME, United States (166.4)
- Hemingford, NE, United States (1721.6)
- Kunkle, OH, United States (954.6)
- Las Vegas, NV, United States (1682.9)
- Boulder, CO, United States (599.0)
- Colorado Springs, CO, United States (85.2)
- Monument, CO, United States (18.0)
- Green River, UT, United States (284.1)
- Grand Junction, CO, United States (86.6)
- Loveland Pass, Summit County, CO, United States (148.8)
- Golden, CO, United States (35.6)
Total miles traveled: 46,669.6


Golden, CO, United States
Fifth Book: Peter Pan
- London, United Kingdom (4698.3)
Total miles traveled: 51,367.9

I'm in. I am aiming for 30000 miles.

starting point, leeds , England.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mi...

Tell the Wolves I'm Home
leeds - new york -3361miles

Frank Derrick's Holiday of A Lifetime
new york - los angeles - 2448 miles

No Fixed Abode: A Journey Through Homelessness from Cornwall to London
los angeles to newquay, cornwall - 5330miles
newquay to london - 228miles

The Miniaturist
london - amsterdam - 222

Summer at Shell Cottage
amsterdam to devon - 355

The Light Between Oceans
devon - byron bay - 10487

Orphan Train
byron bay - new york - 9653

The Information Officer
new york - malta - 4593

Death of an Avid Reader
malta - leeds - 1454miles

Sister
leeds - london - 169miles

The Last Boat Home
london - norway - 702 miles

Out comes the evil
norway - cotswolds - 725 miles

A Reunion of Ghosts
cotswolds - new york -3385

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
New york - philedelphia - 80miles
Gospel Prism by Gerald Weaver
philidelphia - London, kentucky - 520

The Quaker Café by Brenda Bevan Remmes
london, kentucky - north carolina - 297 miles

The Storyteller of Marrakesh
North Carolina - Marrakesh 4005 miles

The Threshing Circle by Neil Grimmett
Marrakesh - crete - 1902 miles


Total miles - 47836 miles

Welcome to the challenge everyone!
PARTICIPANTS

Alex /10,000
Amy 31,960/20,000
Ariel 74,204/80,000
Barry 22,722/20,000
Cassandra 52,524/20,000
Charity 51,367/20,000
Cheri 22,488/20,000
ChrisP 6,197/20,000
ChrisR 28,117/25,000
Emily 1,508/20,000
Emma 45,934/30,000
Erika 25,560/40,000
Holli /20,000
Jenny 78,501/75,000
Jessica 7,440/23,000
Joni /100,000
Kadijah /30,000
Lacee /20,000
Laurie 27,115/25,000
Lilac 8,938/20,000
Lynn 139,408/80,000
Marja /20,000
Mary Pat 54,780/75,000
Meg 46,347/100,000
Megan(a) 61,339/60,000
Megan(b) 31,538/20,000
Merja 13,242/10,000
Natalie 80,686/75,000
Nicole 34,026/30,0000
Patricia 12,433/15,000
Paul /50,000
Reija 209,296/200,000
Rosa 71,087/
Scott 27,305/20,000
Sherri 933/20,000
Stefani /35,000
Susan 63,599/60,000
Tasha 74,070/60,000
Theresa 58,250/
Tina 24,859/20,000
Virginia 54,260/50,000

updated to msg 188

DESTINATIONS VISITED
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mi...

Red points are our home towns (I feel a bit lonely on this side of the world!), blue are our travels

I am going to aim for 30,000 miles to start with.
Point of origin: Melbourne, Australia

and Ariel, I love the map idea!

This sounds like fun! I'll sign up for 30,000 miles as well. I've got books planned set in Canada, the UK, Japan, South Africa and several U.S. cities.

THE TRAVEL CHALLENGE
August 1-31, 2015
Goal: 30,000 80,000 miles........Miles Traveled: 139,408.4

Starting Point: Durham, NC, U.S.

1st Book: The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths -- Read 8/2
• King's Lynn, Norfolk, UK ⇢ 3914.2 miles

2nd Book: My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki -- Read 8/3
• NYC, NY, U.S. ⇢ 3498.3 miles
• Tokyo, Japan ⇢ 6746.8 miles
• Bald Knob, AR, U.S. ⇢ 6529.4 miles
• Taos, NM, U.S. ⇢ 788.1 miles
• Austin, TXU.S. ⇢ 620.1 miles
• Gnaw Bone, IN, U.S. ⇢ 899.8 miles
• Bloom, KS, U.S. ⇢ 752.1 miles
• Lubbock, TX, U.S. ⇢ 292.0 miles
• Askew, LA, U.S. ⇢ 623.3 miles
• Green River, WY, U.S. ⇢ 1186.5 miles
• Fly, OR, U.S. ⇢ 718.4 miles
• Harmony, MS, U.S. ⇢ 1976.4 miles
• Memphis, TN, U.S. ⇢ 171.7 miles
• Magnolia Springs, AL, U.S. ⇢ 354.1 miles
• Hope, IN, U.S. ⇢ 626.3 miles
• Quamba, MN, U.S. ⇢ 592.0 miles
• Kyoto, Japan ⇢ 6075.3 miles
• Northampton, MA, U.S. ⇢ 6807.3 miles
• Peerless, MT, U.S. ⇢ 1653.9 miles
• Chicago, IL, U.S. ⇢ 1002.1 miles
• Normal, IL, U.S. ⇢ 118.0 miles
• Denver, CO, U.S. ⇢ 846.7 miles
Subtotal: 42,878.6 miles

3rd Book: Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham -- read 8/5
• Cardiff, Wales, UK ⇢ 4585.0 miles

4th Book: Fifty-to-One by Charles Ardai -- read 8/6
• NYC, NY, U.S. ⇢ 3340.1 miles

5th Book: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng -- read 8/6
• Bowling Green, OH, U.S. ⇢ 505.0 miles
• Cambridge, MA, U.S. ⇢ 649.0 miles
Subtotal: 1154.0

6th Book: July's People by Nadine Gordimer -- read 8/8
• Johannesburg, South Africa ⇢ 7869.6 miles

7th Book: The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop by Steve Osborne -- read 8/9
• New York City, NY, U.S. ⇢ 7987.1 miles

8th Book: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton -- read 8/10
• Amsterdam, The Netherlands ⇢ 3646.6 miles

9th Book: Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson -- read 8/12
• New York City, NY, U.S. ⇢ 3646.6 miles

10th Book: I Travel by Night by Robert McCammon -- read 8/12
• New Orleans, LA, U.S. ⇢ 1169.7 miles

11th Book: A Stab in the Dark by Lawrence Block -- read 8/13
• New York City, NY, U.S. ⇢ 1169.7 miles

12th Book: Dry Bones by Craig Johnson -- read 8/14
• Sheridan, WY, U.S. ⇢ 1685.3 miles

13th Book: The Dinner by Herman Koch -- read 8/16
• Amsterdam, The Netherlands ⇢ 4605.1 miles

14th Book: Critical Conditions by Stephen White -- read 8/18
• Boulder, CO, U.S. ⇢ 4816.3 miles
• Denver, CO, U.S. ⇢ 24.2 miles
Subtotal: 4840.5 miles

15th Book: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara -- read 8/23
• New York City, NY, U.S. ⇢ 1639.8 miles
• Boston, MA, U.S. ⇢ 190.0 miles
• Truro, MA, U.S. ⇢ 60.0 miles
• Garrison, NY, U.S. ⇢ 205.6 miles
• London, UK ⇢ 3433.9 miles
• Paris, France ⇢ 213.2 miles
• Granada, Spain ⇢ 861.4 miles
• Istanbul, Turkey ⇢ 1758.7 miles
• Paro, Bhutan ⇢ 3559.7 miles
• Colombo, Sri Lanka ⇢ 1583.9 miles
• Hanoi, Vietnam ⇢ 1992.7 miles
• Tokyo, Japan ⇢ 2287.4 miles
Subtotal: 4840.5 miles

16th Book: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline -- read 8/24
• Galway, Ireland ⇢ 6021.2 miles
• NYC, NY, U.S. ⇢ 3069.3 miles
• Minneapolis, MN, U.S. ⇢ 1017.5 miles
• Mount Desert Island, ME, U.S. ⇢ 1223.4 miles
Subtotal: 11,331.4 miles

17th Book: Nightmare in Pink by John D. MacDonald -- read 8/26
• NYC, NY, U.S. ⇢ 386.2 miles
• Ft. Lauderdale, FL, U.S. ⇢ 1068.8 miles
• Key West, FL, U.S. ⇢ 149.3 miles
Subtotal: 1604.3 miles

18th Book: Speaking in Bones by Kathy Reichs -- read 8/27
• Charlotte, NC U.S. ⇢ 740.3 miles
• Avery County, NC, U.S. ⇢ 86.1 miles
• Marion, NC, U.S. ⇢ 30.7 miles
• Montreal, Quebec, Canada ⇢ 810.4 miles
Subtotal: 1667.5 miles

19th Book: Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves -- read 8/30
• Wimbledon, UK ⇢ 3248.0 miles
• Bavaria, Germany ⇢ 572.7 miles
• Harlech, Wales ⇢ 761.7 miles
• LeHavre, France ⇢ 295.9 miles
• Béthune, France ⇢ 133.5 miles
• Somme, France ⇢ 45.7 miles
• Oxford, UK ⇢ 199.8 miles
• Cairo, Egypt ⇢ 2233.7 miles
• Málaga, Spain ⇢ 2097.0 miles
Subtotal: 9588.0 miles

20th Book: The Death of Sweet Mister by Daniel Woodrell -- read 8/31
• Hot Springs, AR, U.S. ⇢ 4789.5 miles
• West Table, MO, U.S. ⇢ 148.3 miles
Subtotal: 4937.8 miles

Miles Traveled -- 139,408.4

Edited 08/31/15

Interesting, I'll play:) I'll guesstimate 20K miles

Point of origin: West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden - completed:
- Washington DC, USA - 989 miles
- Jasper, MI - 932 miles
- Gatlin, LA - 337 miles
- Jasper, MI - 337 miles

The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai: A Novel by Ruiyan Xu - completed:
- Shanghai, China - 7,634 miles

The Silver Rose by Susan Carroll - completed:
- Noirmoutier-en-I'lle, France (closest approximation to Faire Isle) - 6,005 miles
- Paris, France - 249 miles

Alert by James Patterson - completed:
- Tipperary, Ireland - 524 miles
- New York City, New York, USA - 3118 miles
- Avore Preta, Cape Verde - 3491 miles
- New York City, New York, USA - 3491 miles

The Horse Dancer by Jojo Moyes:
- Saumur, France - 3567 miles

27,107/20K - Challenge completed!

I'm in, too! I'll go for 20,000 miles (since that seems to be the popular choice). As a side note, this gives us an easy way to see where our fellow challenge-mates are from :-)

8/5/2015 - changed my goal from 20,000 to 60,000

Starting point: Decatur, GA
First book: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption read 8/3/2015
- Torrance, CA (2,199) to
- Berlin, Germany (5,807) to
- Oahu, HI (7,320) to
- Marshall Islands (2,272) to
- Naoetsu, Japan (2,888)
Miles traveled: 20,486

From Naoetsu, Japan
Second book: State of Wonder read 8/4/2015
- Minneapolis, MN (5,978) to
- Manaus, Brazil (3,907)
Miles traveled: 9,885

From Manaus, Brazil
Third book: The Silver Star read 8/5/2015
- Lost Lake, CA (4,725) to
- Byler, VA (2,269)
Miles traveled: 6,994

From Byler, VA
Fourth book: The Liars' Club read 8/7/2015
- Leechfield, TX (1,317) to
- Cascade, CO (558)
Miles traveled: 1,875

From Cascade, CO
Fifth book: The Bookseller of Kabul read 8/17/2015
- Kabul, Afghanistan (7,355)
Miles traveled: 7,355

From Kabul, Afghanistan
Sixth book: The Orphan Master's Son read 8/24/2015
- Chongjin, North Korea (3,259)
- Japan (598)
- Texas (6,417)
- Pyongyang, North Korea (6,730)
Miles traveled: 17,004

63,599/60,000
Challenge Completed!

Books Read: 2
Total Miles Traveled: 34,026.4

Goal - 30,000 mi

Starting Point- Conway, AR

First Book: Heart of Darkness
- London, England (4,459 mi) to
- Kinshasa (estimated), Democratic Republic of Congo (3,975 mi)
Total miles traveled: 8,434

From Kinshasa, DRC
Second Book: Pines
- Lowman, ID (closest real town) (8,418 mi) to
- Seattle, WA (548.5 mi)
Total miles traveled: 8,966.5

From Seattle, WA
Third book: Romulus Buckle & the Engines of War
- Tehachapi, CA (1,069.8 mi) to
- Devil's Punchbowl, CA (80 mi) to
- Ojai Valley, CA (106 mi) to
- Santa Barbara (estimated) (33.1 mi)
Total miles traveled: 1288.9

From Santa Barbara, CA
Fourth book: Bunner Sisters
- New York City, NY (2,878.5 mi)

From New York City, NY
Fifth book: The Return of the Soldier
- Harrow Weald, England (3,448 mi)

From Harrow Weald, England
Sixth book: The Flight of the Silvers
- Boston, MA (3,258 mi) to
- San Diego, CA (2,588 mi) to
- Ramona, CA (38.7 mi) to
- Jefferson City, MO (1729.8 mi)
- Evansville, IN (295.9 mi) to
- near Marietta, OH (417.9 mi) to
- Charleston, WV (89.4 mi) to
- Quinwood, WV (82.9 mi) to
- Manhattan, NY (509.9 mi)
Total miles traveled: 9,010.5

TRAVEL CHALLENGE
August 1-31, 2015
Goal: 20,000 miles
Starting point: Seattle, Washington, USA

✔ First book: The Little Paris Bookshop (8/2)
- Paris, France (5002.3)

✔ from Paris
Second book: Villa America (8/7)
- Cap d'Antibes, France (569.5)
Subtotal: 5571.8 miles

from Cap d'Antibes
✔ Third book: Summer Secrets (8/1)
-London, UK (643.2)
-Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA (3280.4)
Subtotal: 9495.4 miles

from Nantucket
✔ Fourth book: Goodbye Stranger (8/8)
- New York City, NY, USA (207.7))
Subtotal: 9703.1 miles

✔ from New York City
Fifth book: All This Life: A Novel (8/12)
- San Francisco, California, USA (2568.6)
- Traurig, Nevada (466.3)
Subtotal: 12738.0 miles

✔ from San Francisco
Sixth book: Fortune Smiles (8/31)
- San Francisco, CA, USA (0.0)
- Palo Alto, CA, USA (33.0)
- North Hollywood, CA, USA (308.5)
- Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA (1494.1)
- Berlin, Germany (5227.7)
- Seoul, South Korea (5058.2)

Grand total: 24859.5 miles

I would like to join.

Goal: 20,000 miles

Point of Origin: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Meg wrote: "and Ariel, I love the map idea!"

Thanks, it's pretty fun. Cool way to see other people's routes (for anyone that makes one up).

Update to message 5; 4211 miles traveled (from Alabama to seventh century York) with Hild by Nicola Griffith.

I am in! Goal is 30,000 miles.

Starting Point: Durham, ME, United States

First Book: The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

Terrific challenge idea! I am in for 20,000 miles.

Starting Point: Chesapeake Beach, MD, United States

31,960/20,000

Starting Point Chesapeake Beach, MD

First Book: Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
-Palmyra, NY (305 miles)
-Nauvoo, IL (794 miles)
-Salt Lake City, UT (1073 miles)
Total miles travel: 2,172

Second Book: Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper by Harriet Scott Chessman
-Paris, France (5,071)
Total miles traveled: 5,071

Third Book: Death al Dente by Leslie Budewitz
-Jewel Bay, MT {used Bigfork, MT as a substitute for the fictional Jewel Bay} (4,746)
Total miles traveled: 4,746

Fourth Book: The Secret Supper by Javier Sierra
- Milan, Italy (5,128)
Total miles traveled: 5,128

Fifth Book: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- Spokane Indian Reservation (5,247)
Total miles traveled: 5,247

Sixth Book: Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter by Phoebe Damrosch
- New York, NY (2,207)
Total miles traveled: 2,207

Seventh Book: Crime Rib by Leslie Budewitz
-Jewel Bay, MT {used Bigfork, MT as a substitute for the fictional Jewel Bay} (2,020)
Total miles traveled: 2,020

Eighth Book: My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier
-Redding, CT (2,029)
Total miles traveled: 2,029

Ninth Book: We Are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg
-Tupelo, MS (966)
-Memphis, TN (98)
Total miles traveled: 1,064

Tenth Book: The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman
-Laramie, WY (944)
Total miles traveled: 944

Eleventh Book: The All You Can Dream Buffet by Barbara O'Neal
-Dead Gulch, KS (407)
-McMinnville, OR (1,332)
-San Francisco, CA (515)
Total Miles Traveled: 2254

Travel Challenge August 1-31, 2015 Completed!
My goal was 20,000 miles. 67,936.8 miles traveled as of 8/30/15

Starting point: San Antonio, Texas, USA
First book: The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty
- London, England, UK (4,986.0) to
- Boulogne, France (131.5)
Total miles traveled as of 8/4/15: 5,117.5

From Boulogne, France
Second book: Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
- Alexandria, Egypt (2,658.1)
- Nazareth, Israel (672.7)
Total miles traveled as of 8/6/15: 8,448.3

From: Nazareth, Israel
Third Book: The Fold
- South Berwick, Maine, USA (5,418.0)
- Washington,D.C., USA (499.7)
- San Diego, California, USA (2,688.1)
Total miles traveled as of 8/08/15: 17,054.1

From: San Diego, California, USA
Fourth Book: Hear the Wind Sing by Haruki Murakami
- Tokyo, Japan (5,579.0)
Total miles traveled as of 8/08/15: 22,633.1

From: Tokyo, Japan
Fifth Book: Angel Time by Anne Rice
- Riverside, California, USA (5,517.0)
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (1,843.5)
- New York City, New York USA (1,303.4)
- Norwich, England (3,492.0)
Total miles traveled as of 8/9/15: 34,789.1

From Norwich, England
Sixth Book: American Gods
- Indiana, USA (3,984.0)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA (175.5)
- Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA (603.3)
- Lebanon, Kansas, USA (945.4)
- Lookout Mountain, Georgia, USA (953.3)
- Minnesota, USA (1,442.2)
- Wisconsin, USA (425.5)
- Reykjavik, Iceland (2,884.0)
Total miles traveled as of 8/15/15: 46,202.3

From: Reykjavik, Iceland
Seventh book: A Wolf Called Romeo
- Juneau, Alaska, USA (3,270.0)
Total miles traveled as of 8/15/15: 49,472.3 miles

From: Juneau, Alaska, USA
Eighth book: Pinball, 1973
- Tokyo, Japan (4,019.0)
Total miles traveled as of 8/16/15: 53,491.3 miles

From: Tokyo, Japan
Ninth book: The Snow Queen
- Finland (4,759.0)
Total miles traveled as of 8/17/15: 58,250.3

From: Finland
Tenth book: Doctor Zhivago
- Moscow, Russia (697.5)
- The Urals, Russia (843.0)
Total miles traveled as of 8/23/15: 59,790.8

From: The Urals, Russia
Eleventh book: Xingu
- New York, USA(4,970.0)
Total miles traveled as of 8/27/15: 64,760.8

From: New York, USA
Twelfth book: Ulysses
- Dublin, Ireland(3,176.0)
Total miles traveled as of 8/30/15: 67,936.8

The total follows this path: San Antonio, Texas, USA -> London, England, UK -> Boulogne, France -> Alexandria, Egypt -> Nazareth, Israel -> South Berwick, Maine, USA -> Washington,D.C., USA -> San Diego, California, USA -> Tokyo, Japan -> Riverside, California, USA -> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA -> New York City, New York USA -> Norwich, England -> Indiana, USA -> Chicago, Illinois, USA-> Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA -> Lebanon, Kansas, USA -> Lookout Mountain, Georgia, USA -> Minnesota, USA -> Wisconsin, USA -> Reykjavik, Iceland -> Juneau, Alaska, USA -> Tokyo, Japan -> Finland -> Moscow, Russia -> The Urals, Russia -> New York, USA -> Dublin, Ireland

This is an interesting challenge. Ill go for 20,000 miles.

Miles traveled: 0

Starting point: Cleveland, Ohio

Love this idea! Goal 100,000
Starting point: Philadelphia Pa

I'm in! My goal is 20,000

Starting Ppint: Bangor, Wales, UK

1st book: Some of My Friends Have Tails
- Hampstead, UK (203)
- Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (6050)
- Meru, Kenya (2685)
Total Miles Travelled: 8,938

OMG, great challenge! My goal 20,000 **done 8.8

2nd goal: 50 000. **done 15.8

3rd goal: 100 000. **done 25.8

4th goal: 200 000. **done 30.8

Starting point: Imatra, Finland

1. Joyland
to Joyland, North Carolina, US 4480.549
total: 4480.549

2. I, Lucifer
to Paris, France 4039.804
to London, UK 213.686
to Yugoslavia 1032.939
to Sylt, Nordfriesland, Germany 862.875
to Stockholm, Sweden 476.135
to Macao, Philippinies 5932.327
total: 12 557.766

3. I Love You, You Idiot
to Hartford, Connecticut, US 8008.437
total 8008.437

4. And Then There Were None
to Devon, UK 3221.470
total 3221.470

5. Go Set a Watchman
to Maycomb, Alabama US 4296.321
total 4296.321

6. Speak
to England 4379.905
to Texas, US 4847.890
total 9227,795

7. A Taste for Death
to Panama 2058.398
to London, UK 5283.506
to Mus, Algeria 1127.719
to Cannes, France 706.463
total 9176,086

8. Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Official 50th Anniversary Companion
to New York, US 3987.442
total 3987.442

9. Takaa-ajo vuorilla
to Italy 4290.234
total 4290.234

10. Asioita jotka saavat sydämen lyömään nopeammin
to Espoo, Finland 1367.755
to Kioto, Japan 4802.687
to Tokyo, Japan 228.736
to London, UK 5945.839
to Vihti, Finland 1119.461
to Phuket, Thailand 5203.562
to Normand, France 6179.017
total: 24 847,057

11. My Heart and Other Black Holes
to Kentucky, US 4093.076
total: 4093.076

12. Emotionally Weird
to Devon, UK 3871.481
total: 3871.481

13. Casino Royal
to Paris, France 312.929
to London, UK 213.711
total: 526,64

14. Huipuilta huipulle
to Mount Everest, Nepal 4613.623
to Espoo, Finland 3618.158
to Koh Mak, Thailand 5099.009
to Gunung Agung, Indonesia 1657.937
to Tocclaraju, Peru 10938.232
to Aconcagua, Argentina 1679.803
total: 27 606,762

15.Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador
to Abidjan, Ivory coast 5057.137
to Freetown, Sierra Leone 668.711
to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 3772.114
to Geneva, Switzerland 4196.835
to Cambodia 6014.824
to Islambad, Pakistan 2483.700
to Ibarra, Ecuador 9442.150
total: 31 635,471

16. Dear Stranger: Letters on the Subject of Happiness
to England 5657.265
total: 5657.265

17.The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
from Cassanda I got bored to write down place during this month..

- Flen, Sweden (836.8 mi)
- Aragon, Spain (1424.0 mi)
- Lisbon, Portugal (478.6 mi)
- Los Alamos, NM (5069.1 mi)
- Shanghai, China (6869.5 mi)
- Tehran, Iran (3966.6 mi)
- London, England (2736.1 mi)
- St. Petersburg, Russia (1306.7 mi)
- Vladivostok, Russia (4065.5 mi)
- Pyongyang, North Korea (428.6 mi)
- Kuta, Bali, Indonesia (3371.7 mi)
- Paris, France (7712.7 mi)
- Falköping, Sweden (790.1 mi)
total: 51,813

209 296.929/ 200 000 **DONE 30.8**

Loved this idea! I love geography and I love books so what a better mix ?!
I'll do 50,000 miles.

Starting point : Santiago de los caballeros, República Dominicana.

1st book: Manuscript Found in a Bottle
-Jawa Island, Indonesia (11,626.15 m)
- Southern ocean (5,948.49 m). The book only says they were getting to the South pole but it didnt say in wich part of the ocean they were.

2nd book:The Importance of Being Earnest
-London, UK. (10,850.71)
-Woolton, UK. (173.22)

3rd book: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
It was non-fiction so i'll go with the autor's home town:
- New Orleans, USA. (4,481.82)

4th book: Iron Man: bajo cero
- New York, USA. (1,169.68)

5th book: I walked with a zombie
- Haiti. (1,507.33)

6th book: The Snows of Kilimanjaro
- Mount Kilimanjaro. (7,578.57)

7th book: Nuestro libro de cada día
it's a non-fiction book, so i'll use the autor's home town.
- Portugal. (4,122.28)

8th book: House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories
- Japón. (6, 801.65)
TOTAL MILES TRAVELLED: 54,260.3
I've finished!!

I will give this a try!

My goal is 75,000 miles

Starting point: St. Mary's, GA, USA

First book: Twelve Years a Slave
- Saratoga Springs, NY (1083.25) to
- Washington D.C., USA (398) to
- New Orleans, LA, USA (1085) to
- Red River Landing, LA, USA (138)
Total miles traveled: 2,704.25

From Red River Landing, LA, USA
Second Book: The Girl on the Train
- England, UK (4606.37)
Total miles traveled: 7,310.63

From England, UK
Third book: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
- Massachusetts, USA (3248.79) to
- Providence, RI, USA (40.37)
Total miles traveled: 10,599.79

From Providence, RI, USA
Fourth book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Surrey, UK (3302.80) to
- London, UK (22.08)
Total miles traveled: 13,924.67

From London, UK
Fifth book: The Husband's Secret
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (10,571.39)
Total miles traveled: 24,496.06

From: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sixth book: Wuthering Heights
- Yorkshire County, UK (10,516.63)
Total miles traveled: 35,012.69

From: Yorkshire County, UK
Seventh book: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
(Like others, I also followed the path Allan took throughout his life... in chronological order)
-Flen, Sweden (776.83 mi)
-YXHULT, Flistad, Sweden (58.558 mi)
-Hälleforsnäs, Sweden (60.907 mi)
-Aragon, Spain (1426.858 mi)
-Lisbon, Portugal (478.572 mi)
-New York, NY, USA (3373.48 mi)
-Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, USA (1774.527 mi)
-Washington, DC, USA (1614.731 mi)
-Los Angeles, CA, USA (2296.673 mi)
-Shanghai, China (6491.167 mi)
-Tehran, Iran (3966.570 mi)
-London, UK (2736.125 mi)
-Stockholm, Sweden (891.579 mi)
-Dalarö, Sweden (18.345 mi)
-Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Russia (420.591 mi)
-Kremlin, Moscow, Russia (394.695 mi)
-Vladivostok, Russia (3991.462 mi)
-Pyongyang, North Korea (429.486 mi)
-Kuta, Bali, Indonesia (3371.714 mi)
-Paris, France (7712.684 mi)
-Malmköping, Sweden (916.378 mi) (where the Old Folks' Home is)
-Byringe Station, Sweden (10.514 mi)
-Södermanland, Sweden (15.749 mi)
-Mjölby, Sweden (76.185 mi)
-Rottne, Sweden (90.399 mi)
-Falköping, Sweden (93.912 mi)
Total miles traveled: 78,501.381

Love the map idea!
Ariel (mot_avant) wrote: "Great challenge, Meg! :)

I think I'll go with 30,000 to start with. Simply because I'm going to try a fair amount of buddy reads and group reads this month so it should work out.

I think I might ..."

I've been neglecting challenges lately but this one is just too much fun to pass up and I'm in the zone to read a lot of books this month!

My Goal is 40,000 miles

Starting Point: South Portland, Maine
First Book: Lost & Found
-Perth, Australia (11576.900)
-Kalgoorie, Australia (+341.982)


Second Book: The Night We Said Yes
- Orlando, Florida (+11070.876)

Third Book: Eleanor & Park
- Omaha, Nebraska (+1205.440)

Fourth Book: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
- Seattle, Washington (+1365.209)
- Forks, Washington (+98.369)

Fifth Book:The Violet Bakery Cookbook
- Bluebell Close, St Albans, United Kingdom (+4805.410)

Sixth Book: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
-Swindon, United Kingdom (+62.624)

Books Read: 5
Total Miles Traveled: 30,526.81 (updated 8/30)

I'm not really sure how many miles to pledge, so I'll start with 20,000 like the example. This is a wonderful idea!

I'm going to roll with 20,000 miles. I'm excited to see how far I travel:) I'm reading the The Dark Half.I'm starting from Indianapolis and on my way to Castle Rock, Maine. 1,098 miles.

I will start with 30,000 miles. I'm sure I will change this as things go along. I'm having a hard time visualizing all the places my books will take me.

And I'm off from Carlisle, PA.
First Book: The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
This book took me around the world more than once, so I am counting it as a trip around the world: 24,901 miles.

So restarting from Carlisle, PA
Freedom Fighter : A Novelette took me to Central Chad 5845 miles, then to Atlanta, GA 6360 miles and then to Detroit, MI 598 miles for a total of 12,803 miles.

Grey took me from Detroit, MI to Seattle, WA (and a bunch of towns in the state) for 1935 miles and then to Savannah, GA for 2402 miles. for a total of 4337 miles.

Casino Royale took me from Savannah, GA to Royal, France for 4316 miles total.

So, I completed 44,422 miles

Updated message 3

6,576/25,000 miles traveled

I'll join, too.

My goal: 15 000 miles

Starting point: Brussels, Belgium

✓ The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
Setting: Seoul, South Korea
Distance: 5419 miles

✓ Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Setting: mountain called "Phoenix of the Sky" near Tibet (I couldn’t find the mountain in question so I’ll pin Tibet as destination)
Distance: 2122 miles

✓ A Girl Called Blue
Setting: Dublin, Ireland
Distance: 4892 miles

Identity
Setting: Normandy, France
Distance: 346 miles

Cinnamon
Setting: Damascus, Syria
Distance: 2486 miles

I've decided not to include the non-fiction book I previously mentioned, The Missing Ink: The Lost Art of Handwriting.

That's an awesome idea, I love travelling... I don't want to pledge any number of miles, I just want to see how far I can go :-)

Starting point: Vienna, Austria

Miles travelled: 71,087

First Book:
Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire (8/4/15)
- Michigan, USA (4499 miles) to

(The story travels in short episodes through a lot of places in the USA, I'm going to use Michigan because it's the place where Rose's story starts)

Fuzzy Visions: A Sunny McBain Mystery by Terri Collica (8/6/15)
- Palm Beach County, Florida (1257 miles) to

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie (8/7/15)
- Hampshire, UK (4351 miles) to

(St Mary Mead is a fictional village, but Wikipedia says it is supposed to be in Hampshire)

Death in Paradise by Kate Flora (8/12/15)
-Maui, Hawaii (7253 miles) to

Rope Enough by Oliver Tidy (8/14/15)
- Dover, UK (7293 miles) to

The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler (8/16/15)
-Sacramento Valley, California (5342 miles) to

Pineapple Lies by Amy Vansant (8/18/15)
- Florida, USA (2408 miles) to

Haunted on Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase (8/19/15)
- New Orleans, Louisiana (699 miles) to

Must Love Highlanders by Grace Burrowes (+ one other) (8/20/15)
- Scotland, UK (4372 miles) to
- Maryland, USA (3397 miles)to
- New York City, New York (181 miles) to
- (back to Scotland) to

König Ottokars Glück und Ende Trauerspiel in fünf Aufzügen by Franz Grillparzer (8/20/15)
- Prague, Czech Republic (4087 miles) to
- Velm-Götzendorf, Austria (153 miles) to

Death By A HoneyBee by Abigail Keam (8/23/15)
- Kentucky, USA (4771 miles) to

Inn Keeping with Murder by Lynn Bohart (8/25/15)
- Mercer Island, Washington (2020 miles) to

Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie (8/26/15)
- Baghdad, Iraq (6794 miles) to
- Kirkuk, Iraq (149 miles) to

A Cuban Death by David Anderson (8/28/15)
- Playa de Trinidad, Cuba (7074 miles) to
- York, Canada (1472 miles) to

Death of a Diva by J.G. Goodhind (8/31/15)
- Bath, UK (3515 miles) to

Sorry, stupid question: just to be sure: my starting point is the place I live in or the place my first book starts at?

The place you live. However, if you don't feel comfortable disclosing that, feel free to use your first book. :)

No no, no problem. Gets me a lot of miles :-D

Are you guys doing it as the crow flies or by transport?

I think we are doing direct travel - so as a crow

Meg wrote: "DESTINATIONS VISITED
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mi...

Red points are our home towns (I feel a bit lonely on this side of the world!), blue are our travels"

I am coming to visit you soon :) Reading The Light Between Oceans set in Australia

Ariel (mot_avant) wrote: "Great challenge, Meg! :)

I think I'll go with 30,000 to start with. Simply because I'm going to try a fair amount of buddy reads and group reads this month so it should work out.

I think I might ..."


I love the map idea too

Great to see so many people joining! I'll try to keep up with the posts but let me know if I miss something.
Tasha - Light Between Oceans is one of the best books I read last year - I hope you enjoy it. It's set right on the opposite side of Aus from me though!
Patricia - for a nonfic book like that, maybe you could use the author's home city as the destination?

Thanks. I'd like to try for 35,000 miles. My starting point is Glasgow, Scotland.

I've updated our map (post 10) and it is looking exciting already! Note that if a single book visits multiple places in the same country I will only pin one.

I also have my first trip to report:

Starting point: Melbourne Australia
First book: Nora Webster
Wexford, Ireland
10751 miles

and since I am already halfway 3 days in, I am going to up my goal to 100,000

Edited message 27.
I upgraded my challenge into 50,000 miles, because i almost reached my first goal with the 2 books i read this weekend.

Miles traveled 28,598/50,000

First book completed

Starting Point- London, Ontario (Canada)

First Book
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Australia 10125km

Such a great idea! I love travelling but I haven't traveled much lately. I'm in.

My goal: 20 000 km.

Starting point: Oulu, Finland.

1st book:

Funny Girl by Nick Hornby
- Blackpool, UK (2011 km)
- London, UK (325 km) to

2nd book:

No Impact Man by Colin Beavan
- New York City, New York, USA (5577 km) to

3rd book:

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

- Chicago, Illinois (1146 km) to
- Des Moines, Iowa (498 km) to
- Stuart, Iowa (60 km) to
- Preston, Nebraska (192 km) to
- Cheyenne, Wyoming (796 km) to
- Denver, Colorado (157 km) to
- Marin City, California (1532 km) to
- Bakersfield, California (418 km) to
- Los Angeles, California (163 km) to
- Selma, California (307 km) to
- St Louis, Missouri (2593 km) to
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (898 km) to
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (264 km) to
- Rocky Mount, North Carolina (489 km) to
- New Orleans, Louisiana (1325 km) to
- El Paso (1576 km) to
- Benson, Arizona (365 km) to
- Tucson, Arizona (66 km) to
- San Francisco, California (1215 km) to
- Sterling, Colorado (1684 km) to
- Detroit, Michigan (1688 km) to
- Long Island, New York, (843 km) to
- San Antonio, Texas (2619 km) to
- Laredo, Texas (232 km) to
- Sabinas Hidalgo, Mexico (133 km) to
- Victoria, Mexico (326 km) to
- Mexico City, Mexico (480 km)

On the Road was an excellent choice for this challenge, but I hated reading it! Not an enjoyable read at all. I didn't even record all the places because there were so many but I hope I got the kilometres right.


Books read: 3
Kilometres travelled: 29978 km

Finished just in time. This was such a cool challenge! I want to re-try this some day but I'll choose my books more carefully.

Updated message #36, my next book takes me to Palm Beach, Florida, I'm now at 5756 total travel miles