Circumreading the World - Introduction

I have given myself a bit of a reading project for November and December. Here is the thought process I took to get there:​

1. Travel narrative is one of my favorite genres.
2. I own a lot of them.
3. I really need to read more of the books I own.
4. I didn't get to take a vacation this year, so I should do some armchair traveling by reading.
5. I should read my way around the world!

So that's what I'm doing. I've sorted through my collection of travel narratives and narrowed down the choices to 12 books that roughly follow a path around the world. I'm starting in South America at the beginning of November, and I plan to be done by the end of December (or earlier, but I'm trying to make this a no-pressure sort of thing). I'll be sharing short reviews of each book that will mostly consist of fun facts that I learned about the location where the book takes place.

This Google Map shows all of the books I'm planning on reading. Just click on the colorful markers to see the title and cover.

Let the traveling begin!