I stumbled across this site and was immediately hooked by the idea of sharing a love of books with people all over the world and the concept of making the world into a giant library.

Imagine the thrill of discovering a book someone has released and learning about BookCrossing that way! I'm very excited by the idea that a book I release could bring that thrill to someone else, then someone else, then someone else etc - imagine where it could end up and how many lives it could pass through on its journey!

As a very new member (clearly yet to even register a book) I would welcome any tips or advice from other members. From what I have seen this seems like a warm and open community, of which I will hopefully soon become an active member.

****UPDATE****
I just registered my first book - hopefully the first of many in the near future! I also uploaded a pic for my profile - my cat Pekoe decided to get in on the BookCrossing action with me! Now if only I could teach him how to release books...


I have now discovered cliff's wishlist (brilliant, I love it!):



This is more to keep track of books I want to buy - I'm generally more of an impulse shopper, so hopefully this will keep me on track a little!

I am currently reading Focault's Pendulum - Umberto Eco (from end of December 2006)

Here are the countries I have visited:



create your own visited countries map
or vertaling Duits Nederlands

So much of the world still to see...


table align=center border=1 bordercolor=black cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 width=200px>How to make a charliana
Ingredients:

5 parts friendliness

1 part courage

5 parts leadership
Method:
Combine in a tall glass half filled with crushed ice. Add a little cocktail umbrella and a dash of sadness