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Reading with Style Cruise Line Routes: Denmark -> Sweden
France -> Ireland
France -> Portugal
France -> U.K.
Germany -> Sweden
Germany -> Russia
Germany -> U.K.
Greece -> Italy
Iceland -> Ireland
Iceland -> Norway
Iceland -> U.K.
Ireland -> France
Ireland -> Spain
Ireland -> Iceland
Ireland -> Portugal
Italy -> Spain
Italy -> Greece
Netherlands -> U.K.
Norway -> Iceland
Poland -> Russia
Portugal -> France
Portugal -> Ireland
Portugal -> U.K.
Romania -> Turkey
Russia -> Sweden
Russia -> Germany
Russia -> Poland
Spain -> Ireland
Spain -> Italy
Spain -> U.K.
Sweden -> Denmark
Sweden -> Germany
Sweden -> Russia
Turkey -> Ukraine
Turkey -> Romania
U.K. -> Iceland
U.K. -> France
U.K. -> Netherlands
U.K. -> Germany
U.K. -> Portugal
U.K. -> Spain
Ukraine -> Turkey
A map for reference. Please not the territories and dependencies listed on this map are not valid for BtE2.
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Your goal is to read 10 books by traveling to ten different European countries. There are two routes you can follow, one of which offers more challenge and reward.
A book qualifies for a specific country if two of the following criteria are met:
A) Author is born in the country
B) Author's nationality is of the country
C) Book takes place primarily in the country (at least 75%).
A few quick notes . . .
1) For the purposes of this challenge, Scotland, Wales, England, and Northern Ireland are all one stop, the United Kingdom.
2) Before starting on your journey, you must designate whether you are traveling by “Land and Sea” or by “Air”:
“Land and Sea” backpackers can only travel from country to country by crossing land borders or by traveling on Reading with Style Cruise Lines (see routes in message #2).
“Air” travelers need no set itinerary and can travel to any European country at any time.
3) Backpacking through Europe can only be completed once, choose your path wisely.
Scoring:
Land and Sea travelers:
15.1: 15 points
15.2 - 15.7: 25 points
15.8 - 15.10: 30 points
Finisher Bonus: 100 points
Air Travelers
15.1 - 15.5: 15 points
15.6 - 15.10: 25 points
Finisher Bonus: 50 points
(Scorekeeping Note: Each time you post in the Completed Tasks thread, please specify whether you are “Land & Sea” or “Air.”)
A few reminders:
I. You cannot claim regular style points for any book you read for Backpacking through Europe (nor do the Backpacking through Europe tasks count as Combo style points for regular Reading with Style tasks).
II. All books read for this sub-challenge must be at least 100 pages, based on the most popular English-language print edition.
III. Please be aware that cookbooks, illustrated guides, and graphic novels are not allowed for the sub-challenge. Also, books designated as "YA", "Assignment", or "Juv" by the Brooklyn Public Library with a Lexile score less than 800 are not allowed.