Title: Armchair Travel Swap~ PLAY
Description: 1st March
catsalive - February 29, 2008 11:51 PM (GMT)
Armchair Travel Swap
Normal 12 hour rules
Please leave moves if you know you are going to be gone for more than a couple of hours
Feel free to PM me (catsalive) if you have any questions
book revealed
book held
(number of steals)
max=5
Moves:
1. Therubycanary ~ (~); ~
2. krin511 ~ (~); ~
3. VeganMedusa ~ (~); ~
4. rootmartin ~ (~); ~
5. Ri ~ (~); ~
6. catsalive ~ (~); ~
7. candy-is-dandy ~ (~); ~
8. GateGypsy ~ (~); ~
9. azuki ~ (~); ~
Therubycanary, where are you going today? Who would you like to reveal :flasher: ?
Therubycanary - March 1, 2008 12:46 AM (GMT)
Wow, crazy, it's not even the first yet where I am. How exciting.
Give me one moment....
Therubycanary - March 1, 2008 12:48 AM (GMT)
I am going to ask Ri to reveal.... :spin:
GateGypsy - March 1, 2008 01:37 AM (GMT)
checking in! :bananacheer: we're underway!
Ri - March 1, 2008 02:06 AM (GMT)
My reveal:
A Woman's Path

From Library Journal
The "Travelers' Tales" series continues to excel in informative and exciting writing, taking readers on adventurous armchair journeys. In addition to focusing on food, humor, countries, etc., the collection contains numerous titles written solely from a female perspective. Joining the shelves with Gutsy Women, A Women's World, and Women in the Wild, to name a few, this book is a sensitive exploration of women's lives that have been unexpectedly and spiritually touched by travel experiences. From over 30 narratives, readers develop a bond with writers who share intimate and moving experiences from their lives. Through such activities as kayaking, trekking, solo journeys, and urban exploration these women discover independence, peace, and better self-understanding. The reader will vicariously journey on a pilgrimage in Spain, observe a sense of enlightenment in India, and be introduced to a wandering yogi. Heavily supported with enjoyable sidebars, a trademark of "Travelers' Tales" books, this work is highly recommended for its significant and unique approach to the sharing of women's travels.
krin511 - March 1, 2008 02:42 AM (GMT)
Armchair Travel Swap
Normal 12 hour rules
Please leave moves if you know you are going to be gone for more than a couple of hours
Feel free to PM me (catsalive) if you have any questions
book revealed
book held
(number of steals)
max=5
Moves:
rubycanary asked Ri to reveal A Woman's Path
1. Therubycanary A Woman's Path (~); ~
2. krin511 ~ (~); ~
3. VeganMedusa ~ (~); ~
4. rootmartin ~ (~); ~
5. Ri ~ (~); A Woman's Path
6. catsalive ~ (~); ~
7. candy-is-dandy ~ (~); ~
8. GateGypsy ~ (~); ~
9. azuki ~ (~); ~
krin511, where are you going today? Would you like to steal :pirate: or reveal :flasher: ?
krin511 - March 1, 2008 02:43 AM (GMT)
azuki - what's your book?
azuki - March 1, 2008 02:48 AM (GMT)
Azuki's Reveal
Around the World on Expenses
by Peter Biddlecombe Peter Biddlecombe has carved out a niche writing silly, amusing travel essays about his business travels, seasoned with the occasional profound observation of why some countries are hives of prosperity while others are starving. He is not among the politically correct -- but at his best, he's amusing and informative. At his worst, he's just obnoxious.
This volume has a distinct Franco-African theme, which seems to be Biddlecombe's area of greatest expertise, and where he veers away from frivolity and comes nearest to being profound.
VeganMedusa - March 1, 2008 03:05 AM (GMT)
Crikey! Is it my turn already - I hadn't realised we'd started. :)
Hold on a minute.
VeganMedusa - March 1, 2008 03:06 AM (GMT)
I am going to ask for therubycanary's reveal.
catsalive - March 1, 2008 05:15 AM (GMT)
Weeeeeeee! We're off! :yahoo:
VeganMedusa - March 1, 2008 06:56 AM (GMT)
Has anyone got the canary's reveal? Maybe I should have picked someone else's reveal?
Therubycanary - March 1, 2008 07:04 AM (GMT)
<a href="http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l89/rubycanary/?action=view¤t=Korea.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l89/rubycanary/Korea.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
In the 1980s Simon Winchester set out on foot to discover Korea from the southern tip all the way to the northern border. Describing geography, culture, and politics, it gives a first hand account of this elusive place.
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VeganMedusa - March 1, 2008 07:08 AM (GMT)
Sorry canary, I spoke too soon.
Oh, and it sounds like a really boring book, so nobody bother stealing it, okay? :whistle:
VeganMedusa - March 1, 2008 07:27 AM (GMT)
Armchair Travel Swap
Normal 12 hour rules
Please leave moves if you know you are going to be gone for more than a couple of hours
Feel free to PM me (catsalive) if you have any questions
book revealed
book held
(number of steals)
max=5
Moves:
rubycanary asked Ri to reveal A Woman's Path
Krin asks azuki to reveal Around the World on Expenses
Veggy asks therubycanary to reveal
1. Therubycanary A Woman's Path (~); Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
2. krin511 Around the World on Expenses (~); ~
3. VeganMedusa Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles (~); ~
4. rootmartin ~ (~); ~
5. Ri ~ (~); A Woman's Path
6. catsalive ~ (~); ~
7. candy-is-dandy ~ (~); ~
8. GateGypsy ~ (~); ~
9. azuki ~ (~); Around the World on Expenses
rootmartin, where are you going today? Would you like to steal :pirate: or reveal :flasher: ?
catsalive - March 1, 2008 08:18 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Therubycanary @ Mar 1 2008, 06:04 PM) |
Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
In the 1980s Simon Winchester set out on foot to discover Korea from the southern tip all the way to the northern border. Describing geography, culture, and politics, it gives a first hand account of this elusive place.
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Here's the pic you were aiming for:
candy-is-dandy - March 1, 2008 08:21 AM (GMT)
We've started! :bananadance:
I'm out for much of today but have no idea what move to make yet so hopefully won't hold you up.
GateGypsy - March 1, 2008 08:24 AM (GMT)
heading to bed, I'll pop in tomorrow morning. gunnight!
catsalive - March 1, 2008 09:51 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (GateGypsy @ Mar 1 2008, 07:24 PM) |
| heading to bed, I'll pop in tomorrow morning. gunnight! |
I guess tomorrow will be the 1st for you :lol:
catsalive - March 1, 2008 09:52 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (candy-is-dandy @ Mar 1 2008, 07:21 PM) |
We've started! :bananadance:
I'm out for much of today but have no idea what move to make yet so hopefully won't hold you up. |
:lol: It was the 1st when I put up the play thread... for me anyway :P :giggle:
catsalive - March 1, 2008 09:53 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (VeganMedusa @ Mar 1 2008, 06:08 PM) |
Sorry canary, I spoke too soon. Oh, and it sounds like a really boring book, so nobody bother stealing it, okay? :whistle: |
insert evil laugh here :evil:
VeganMedusa - March 1, 2008 10:13 AM (GMT)
Insert scared laugh here :scared2:
I'm off to bed so hands off! But just in case, I'll leave a move - feel free to use it if you need to in the next 7 hours, otherwise please wait for me.
(specific much?)
rootmartin - March 1, 2008 10:27 AM (GMT)
I'd like to see what candy has.
I'll send out my reveal when i properly get up today (just feeding the baby now)
VeganMedusa - March 1, 2008 10:31 AM (GMT)
Candy-is-dandy's reveal:
| QUOTE |

When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed witht the legendary Congio River and with the idea of recreating H.M. Stanley's famous nineteeth century expedition.
Despite warnings that his plans were suicidal, Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots.Making his way in an assortment of vehicles including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a campaigning pygmy, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers. Butcher's journey was a remarkable feat, but the story of the Congo told expertly and vividly in this book, is more remarkable still.
Candy says: I'm reading this book at the moment, am up to page 50, and am finding it fascinating and very well written. |
VeganMedusa - March 1, 2008 10:36 AM (GMT)
Armchair Travel Swap
Normal 12 hour rules
Please leave moves if you know you are going to be gone for more than a couple of hours
Feel free to PM me (catsalive) if you have any questions
book revealed
book held
(number of steals)
max=5
Moves:
rubycanary asked Ri to reveal A Woman's Path
Krin asks azuki to reveal Around the World on Expenses
Veggy asks therubycanary to reveal Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
rootmartin asks candy to reveal Blood River
1. Therubycanary A Woman's Path (~); Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
2. krin511 Around the World on Expenses (~); ~
3. VeganMedusa Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles (~); ~
4. rootmartin Blood River (~); ~
5. Ri ~ (~); A Woman's Path
6. catsalive ~ (~); ~
7. candy-is-dandy ~ (~); Blood River
8. GateGypsy ~ (~); ~
9. azuki ~ (~); Around the World on Expenses
Ri, where are you going today? Would you like to steal :pirate: or reveal :flasher: ?
rootmartin - March 1, 2008 02:13 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (VeganMedusa @ Mar 1 2008, 05:31 AM) |
Candy-is-dandy's reveal:
| QUOTE | 
When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed witht the legendary Congio River and with the idea of recreating H.M. Stanley's famous nineteeth century expedition.
Despite warnings that his plans were suicidal, Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots.Making his way in an assortment of vehicles including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a campaigning pygmy, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers. Butcher's journey was a remarkable feat, but the story of the Congo told expertly and vividly in this book, is more remarkable still.
Candy says: I'm reading this book at the moment, am up to page 50, and am finding it fascinating and very well written. |
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Looks very yummy! :drool:
So, hands off, everyone! :whip: :whip:
I'm feeling sick today so will pop in every so often but maybe not tons.
I sent off my reveal. It doesn't have the BCID link as I haven't registered it but will before the swap ends.
Have fun swapping! :)
Ri - March 1, 2008 02:14 PM (GMT)
Well, let's get things started!
Vegan, since your book seems so terrible, it would be a terrible misfortune for you to be stuck with it. In order to save you from this, I'm :pirate: Korea!!
:evil:
Ri - March 1, 2008 02:16 PM (GMT)
Armchair Travel Swap
Normal 12 hour rules
Please leave moves if you know you are going to be gone for more than a couple of hours
Feel free to PM me (catsalive) if you have any questions
book revealed
book held
(number of steals)
max=5
Moves:
rubycanary asked Ri to reveal A Woman's Path
Krin asks azuki to reveal Around the World on Expenses
Veggy asks therubycanary to reveal Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
rootmartin asks candy to reveal Blood River
Ri steals Korea from Vegan
1. Therubycanary A Woman's Path (~); Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
2. krin511 Around the World on Expenses (~); ~
3. VeganMedusa ??? (~); ~
4. rootmartin Blood River (~); ~
5. Ri Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles (1); A Woman's Path
6. catsalive ~ (~); ~
7. candy-is-dandy ~ (~); Blood River
8. GateGypsy ~ (~); ~
9. azuki ~ (~); Around the World on Expenses
Vegan, your Korean days are over! Would you like to steal :pirate: or reveal :flasher: ?
GateGypsy - March 1, 2008 04:15 PM (GMT)
Yep, it's the 1st now! But I'm not complaining about the "early" kickoff for me. I could hardly wait for this swap to get started!
ETA: I've received Rootmartin's reveal, and thus updated my signature to reflect that.
VeganMedusa - March 1, 2008 07:28 PM (GMT)
People who steal your book while you're asleep and can't fight back are just the lowest. :piratewhip: :giggle:
Right, I'd like catsalive's reveal please!
VeganMedusa - March 1, 2008 07:30 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE |
catsalive's reveal:

Clear Waters Rising by Nicholas Crane
This is the story of a remarkable journey of 10,000 kilometres across Europe from the western most tip in Cape Finistere to Istanbul. The author completed this adventure entirely on foot: refusing any mechanical contrivance - car, bicycle, armoured truck (in Eastern Europe) or escalator (in Vienna). It took him 500 days crossing Europe's uplands from the Cantabrian mountains, the Pyrenees, Sevenne, Alps, the Carpathians, Transylvanian Alps and Rhodopes. Exactly half the journey was through Western Europe, the other half through Eastern Europe where the life of the mountain people and shepherd is little changed since the Middle Ages but slowly vanishing in the face of tourism. Part adventure, part political journey, this book is not just a story about travel, but also about the human condition, about growth and fulfilment. |
VeganMedusa - March 1, 2008 07:38 PM (GMT)
Armchair Travel Swap
Normal 12 hour rules
Please leave moves if you know you are going to be gone for more than a couple of hours
Feel free to PM me (catsalive) if you have any questions
book revealed
book held
(number of steals)
max=5
Moves:
rubycanary asked Ri to reveal A Woman's Path
Krin asks azuki to reveal Around the World on Expenses
Veggy asks therubycanary to reveal Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
rootmartin asks candy to reveal Blood River
Ri steals Korea from Vegan
Vegan asks catsalive to reveal Clear Waters Rising
1. Therubycanary A Woman's Path (~); Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
2. krin511 Around the World on Expenses (~); ~
3. VeganMedusa Clear Waters Rising (~); ~
4. rootmartin Blood River (~); ~
5. Ri Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles (1); A Woman's Path
6. catsalive ~ (~); Clear Waters Rising
7. candy-is-dandy ~ (~); Blood River
8. GateGypsy ~ (~); ~
9. azuki ~ (~); Around the World on Expenses
catsalivewould you like to steal :pirate: or reveal :flasher: ?
GateGypsy - March 1, 2008 08:20 PM (GMT)
heading out to the Spiderwick movie!! :grin: and then work afterward. Not home 'til 10ish pacific time. no moves left, but I don't think you'll need them :lol:
candy-is-dandy - March 1, 2008 11:39 PM (GMT)
Phew - haven't held things up (yet) but had a long day out today so tired and going to bed soon. Is cats having a Sunday morning lie-in? :wink:
catsalive - March 2, 2008 12:22 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (candy-is-dandy @ Mar 2 2008, 10:39 AM) |
| Phew - haven't held things up (yet) but had a long day out today so tired and going to bed soon. Is cats having a Sunday morning lie-in? :wink: |
I did. It was lovely :)
catsalive - March 2, 2008 12:23 AM (GMT)
I forgot to say this is a TBR that I've just started.
catsalive - March 2, 2008 12:25 AM (GMT)
Armchair Travel Swap
Normal 12 hour rules
Please leave moves if you know you are going to be gone for more than a couple of hours
Feel free to PM me (catsalive) if you have any questions
book revealed
book held
(number of steals)
max=5
Moves:
rubycanary asked Ri to reveal A Woman's Path
Krin asks azuki to reveal Around the World on Expenses
Veggy asks therubycanary to reveal Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
rootmartin asks candy to reveal Blood River
Ri steals Korea from Vegan
Vegan asks catsalive to reveal Clear Waters Rising
Cats steals Korea from Ri
1. Therubycanary A Woman's Path (~); Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
2. krin511 Around the World on Expenses (~); ~
3. VeganMedusa Clear Waters Rising (~); ~
4. rootmartin Blood River (~); ~
5. Ri ??? (); A Woman's Path
6. catsalive Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles (2); Clear Waters Rising
7. candy-is-dandy ~ (~); Blood River
8. GateGypsy ~ (~); ~
9. azuki ~ (~); Around the World on Expenses
Ri, I've pinched your book :evil: Would you like to steal :pirate: or reveal :flasher: ?
Therubycanary - March 2, 2008 12:53 AM (GMT)
Thanks for fixing my pic! Looks like a great bunch of books. Luckily I have tomorrow off, so I'll be able to pay more attention. I'm working 12 hour days six days a week right now. I guess that's what I get for getting to go to Eastern Europe and hang out with ZZZ.
GateGypsy - March 2, 2008 12:54 AM (GMT)
Just touching base! The movie ended earlier than I expected (or, I guess I didn't really do the math, I just overestimated) -- so I got to come home for a bit before work. I'll be heading out shortly, and will be back around 10pm pacific.
Ri - March 2, 2008 12:56 AM (GMT)
Armchair Travel Swap
Normal 12 hour rules
Please leave moves if you know you are going to be gone for more than a couple of hours
Feel free to PM me (catsalive) if you have any questions
book revealed
book held
(number of steals)
max=5
Moves:
rubycanary asked Ri to reveal A Woman's Path
Krin asks azuki to reveal Around the World on Expenses
Veggy asks therubycanary to reveal Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
rootmartin asks candy to reveal Blood River
Ri steals Korea from Vegan
Vegan asks catsalive to reveal Clear Waters Rising
Cats steals Korea from Ri
Ri steals Blood River from Root
1. Therubycanary A Woman's Path (~); Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
2. krin511 Around the World on Expenses (~); ~
3. VeganMedusa Clear Waters Rising (~); ~
4. rootmartin Blood River (~); ~
5. Ri ??? (); A Woman's Path
6. catsalive Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles (2); Clear Waters Rising
7. candy-is-dandy ~ (~); Blood River
8. GateGypsy ~ (~); ~
9. azuki ~ (~); Around the World on Expenses
Root, your river has run dry :evil: Would you like to steal :pirate: or reveal :flasher: ?