Leo's Geography Challenge - Mega-Thread

[Davino]

This one is really good

[Davino]

 

[Davino]

Happy to learn more about Malta. I visited the country many years ago and really enjoyed the military christian architecture. Normally or you have a military design or a religious/christian design but Malta has a unique blend of military religious architecture that I enjoyed very much.

It's probably the country with the best stairs of the world. As it was for centuries a heavily militarized zone, people used to wear heavy armor arround the city. Poorly built stairs were a huge problem as ankle sprain were common among soldiers. This lead to an altogether peculiar detail on stair design that has been carried up to modern times. It seems stupid but Maltese people really have superb stairs. I haven't been able to look stairs in the same way after going to Malta.

I also talked with an elderly man in the street. He explained me how everything was much better when the british were arround. To which a young girl walking by said, oh yes the same old discourse. It was funny to understand the politics of such a country and see that many things correlate among nations.

Also be careful, don't go drinking tap water on your hotel or you could end up staying there for the rest of your vacations! 

It's a good place for tourism but it's a little island, so you may feel claustrophobic if you stay too much.

 

[Majed]

 

[Yimpa]

A slay documentary movie showcasing the lives of queer peoples living in Japan. Movie has English subtitles.

 

[Princess Arabia]

5 minutes ago, Yimpa said:

A slay documentary movie showcasing the lives of queer peoples living in Japan. Movie has English subtitles.

 

I think it's the so-called "normal" people that are queer. These people usually seem so happy and free. 

[Majed]

 

[Davino]

On 24/1/2024 at 3:55 PM, Davino said:

 

Fun fact: Yesterday I met an Iranian person and I had an interesting conversation about his home country Iran, thanks to this challenge

I'm starting to see the fruits. Keep the challenge up!!

[ZenSwift]

I suppose I will at some point share my massive Excel Document of Links to Documentaries. 

 

For Now I will share a list of channels and playlists that I have come across in this thread. 

Countries List: https://www.worldometers.info/geography/countries-of-the-world/#:~:text=Countries (following the U.N. definition,Dependencies and other territories

Free Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/@FreeDocumentary/videos

Geography Now: https://www.youtube.com/@GeographyNow

Complete Country Playlist: https://youtu.be/ipVw772hCrM?list=PLR7XO54Pktt8_jNjAVaunw1EqqcEAdcow

Playlist From Actualized Member: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKm7OXaaugYBkh-7bpMXByjUd4eXVgUcc

Indigo Traveller: https://www.youtube.com/@IndigoTraveller/videos

Stop Over - Documentary, Discovery, History: https://www.youtube.com/@StopovertvHD/videos

Slice: https://www.youtube.com/@SLICEDocumentary/videos

DW Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/@DWDocumentary/videos

Free High-Quality Documentaries: https://www.youtube.com/@FreeHighQualityDocumentaries/videos

Geodiode: https://www.youtube.com/@Geodiode/videos

Edited February 27 by ZenSwift

[Davino]

@ZenSwift Ohhhhhhh, thanks for sharing

[Davino]

 

Very Good documentary but focus more on the people than on the director. In Italian is a bit better, it is also in spanish as voice track

Edited March 1 by Davino

[ZenSwift]

I think I already fucked up with scratching off my first country of Belize. I scratched too hard and went right through the paper! 😭😭😂

 

Belize

Doc 1 https://youtu.be/XcRA-3txKGQ (Most informative)

Doc 2 https://youtu.be/3MrYk3kCUGk

Doc 3https://youtu.be/T-fHe5Mhj4s

Doc 4https://youtu.be/ME1tUKEZwE4

 

Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize

 

Edited March 7 by ZenSwift

[ZenSwift]

@Leo Gura Tell me about how you are going about Leo's Geography Challenge. Are you taking notes? What do they look like? What do you note down? 

 

Where do you draw the line of depth? 

Do you Limit yourself to just 1 documentary?

What if you are not satisfied with what information that specific documentary provided?

 

All these countries is an insanely interconnected Holon, I was wondering at what depth do you stop.

How many years back do you go?

How much do you look into the several links of information that are referenced?

For example, Christopher Columbus is noted as an important point, Now I'm thinking about reading his article and watching a documentary on him, This shit is endless. There is so much lore on this planet. 

I feel like I am following my curiosity as far as it wants down the rabbit hole. 

I think I may just write a little paragraph of information on each one. 

I wonder how much of my mind will interconnect all the dots. 

 

[Emerald]

On 11/15/2023 at 10:33 AM, Leo Gura said:

I have undertaken Leo's Geography Challenge, and I encourage ya'll to join me.

Post your updates and share your favorite documentaries here.

This is a great idea!

[Davino]

More on Varanasi. I'm fascinated with the city. I'll go there before I die, little places have captivated my attention for so many years like Varanasi

 

[ark0143]

I was hoping to visit El Salvador this year with my sister and her husband who is from there. Unfortunately, the trip fell through, but I watched a handful of videos about El Salvador to prepare for the trip. The crackdown on crime has been incredibly successful, but it seems to be at a cost. Maybe President Bukele is an exception, but I wonder if the mass incarcerations will become unsustainable and will he plan to stay in power at all costs like pretty much all dictators do.

 

[Yimpa]

On 11/15/2023 at 2:03 PM, Hiluy said:

Hello, everyone! I've just landed in this forum. Excited about the challenge. Already got a hefty "watch later" list from Leo's blog, and I'll be sharing anything noteworthy beyond what's posted here. Glad to be in between so many open minds  

Still waiting on ya 

[LoneWonderer]

Hustler Life India Part 1: Excellent example of Survival. Really enjoyed this one. To all people complaining about their lives let master slum dog millionaire teach you a lesson on how tough life can be.

 

[Cireeric]

Anthony Bourdains Parts Unknown is amazing. One of the best TV-shows ever. The show is about travel and food but has deep dives into the cultures too + Anthonys comments are hilarious, deep and intelligent. This is not just good entertainment I learned a lot about different countries and cultures by watching.

Edited April 27 by Cireeric

[LoneWonderer]