The Lost Geographer Podcast

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We're off to the first of the countries in the Caucus region. We're starting off with Armenia! Tune in to learn more about this gem hidden in Central Asia.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Karina's Instagram
• Karina's Facebook
• United States of America
• Iran
• Turkey
• Yerevan
• Georgia
• Azerbaijan
• Russia
• Maryland
• India
• Armenian/Turkish Coffee
• Etchmiadzin Cathedral (Oldest Church in the World)
• Armenian Apostolic Church
• Caviar
• Armenian language
• Mesrop Mashtots
• Georgian language
• Arabic
• Sanskrit
• Farsi
• Russian language
• Glendale, California
• Lavash
• Tonir (Tandoor)
• Panir (Paneer)
• UNESCO
• Khash
• Baklava
• Horns
• Bird's Milk Cake
• Tan
• Ayran
• Dolma
• Spas (Yogurt Soup)
• Kufta
• Hegineh Cooking Show
• У Жоржа (At George's YouTube Channel)
• Ponchiks
• Lahmahjoon (Armenian Pizza)
• Fish Restaurant
• Duduk
• Tatev
• Tatev Monestary
• Wings of Tatev (cable car)
• Khor Virap
• Mount Ararat
• Armenian Genocide
• The Kardashians
• Dan Bilzerian
• Tsitsernakaberd (Armenian Genocide Memorial)
• Berlin, Germany
• Topography of Terrors
• Anthony Bourdain Documentary on Armenia

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Luxembourg? Never heard of it? Well, this episode is for you then! As the crossroads of several European cultures, this small country produces an interesting mix of different cultures and languages. Tune in!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Russia
• Kazakhstan
• France
• Germany
• Montpellier
• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Rotterdam
• Den Haag (The Hague)
• United States of America
• Canada
• Ireland
• Belgium
• Paris
• Spain
• Austria
• Brussels
• Frankfurt (Main)
• Strasbourg
• French language
• German language
• House of Training
• Luxembourgish flag
• Dutch flag
• European Union
• Robert Schumann
• European Coal and Steel Community
• European Economic Community
• European Union Day
• Luxembourg City
• UNESCO
• Hogwarts Express
• Schueberfouer
• Piccadilly Wine Festival
• Piccadilly Wine
• Catholicism
• Luxembourgish language
• Russian language
• English language
• Moselle River
• Quetschentaart (plum cake)
• Gromperekichelcher (potato pancake)
• Mettwurst
• Italy
• Portugal
• Meme
• Guy Rewenig
• La cathédrale en flammes (children's book)

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We are covering one of the most culturally and historically rich countries in Southeast Asia today! Tune in to learn all about Vietnam.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
• Malaysia
• Germany
• Finland
• Hanoi
• Da Nang
• Cambodia
• Laos
• China
• Philippines
• Brunei
• Thailand
• Taiwan
• Indonesia
• Filial piety
• Mongols
• Ha Long Bay
• Vietnamese language
• Vietnamese minority language
• Mandarin Chinese
• Cantonese
• Thai language
• Portugal
• Portuguese Empire
• France
• French Colonial Empire
• Netherlands
• Dutch East India Company (VOC)
• French language
• Christianity
• Buddhism
• Vatican City
• Harvest Festival
• Ancestor Worship
• Phat Dan (Buddha's Birthday)
• Five Tastes of Vietnamese Cuisine
• Pho
• Com Tam
• Broken rice
• Banh Mi
• Bo Luc Lac
• Rice wine
• Malaysian Chinese
• Singapore
• "Reverse Lar Auntie" Car Video
• Sinosphere
• Ngam Nam Ao Mu (A Thousand Years of Caps and Robes)
• Trần Quang Đức
• Ken Burns
• The Vietnam War (PBS Documentary)
• Vietnam War

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To finish covering the Baltic countries, we are headed to Latvia! Often overlooked for its size, we cover one of the oldest cultures in Europe that also is the birthplace of...denim jeans?

Mentioned in this episode:

• United States of America
• Dallas, Texas
• Canada
• Mexico
• Talsi
• Riga
• Jāņi (Summer Solstice)
• Sauna
• Vispārējie latviešu Dziesmu un Deju svētki (Latvian Song and Dance Festival)
• Estonia
• Singing Revolution
• Soviet Union
• Lithuania
• The Baltic Way
• Lutheranism
• Catholicism
• Latvian Flag
• Latvian language
• Lithuanian language
• Sanskrit
• Netherlands
• Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia
• Day of the Restoration of Latvian Independence
• Latvian Rye Bread
• Jāņi cheese
• Balzams
• Bērzu Sula (Birch Sap Juice)
• Kvass
• Kefir
• Chlodnik
• Stolichnaya
• Jacob Davis (invented denim)
• Levi Strauss
• Defenders of Riga
• The Pagan King

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Ready to learn about one of the oldest civilizations in the world? A civilization so ancient, that there's even a field of study surrounding it (Egyptology). Tune in to learn more about Egypt, both ancient and contemporary!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Ali's Instagram
• Cairo
• Kuwait
• American University in Cairo
• New York, New York, United States of America
• Libya
• Sudan
• Gaza Strip
• Nile River
• Upper Egypt
• Lower Egypt
• Mediterranean Sea
• Luxor
• Aswan
• Abu Simbel
• Thebes
• Nile Delta
• Alexandria
• Sharm El Sheikh
• Hurghada
• Sahl Hasheesh
• El Gouna
• Marsa Alam
• Sinai Peninsula
• Dahab
• Nuweiba
• New Egyptian Capital
• 6th of October City
• New Cairo
• Islam
• Sunni Islam
• Shia Islam
• Saudi Arabia
• Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
• Sharia
• Ramadan
• Khan el-Khalili
• MENA Region
• Football (soccer)
• Al-Ahly Sporting Club (SC)
• Zamalek Sporting Club (SC)
• Cairo International Stadium
• AC Milan
• Inter Milan
• Milan, Italy
• Pyramids of Giza
• Giza
• The Bent Pyramid
• Step Pyramid of Djoser
• Saqqara
• Egyptology
• Egyptian Hieroglyphics
• Beer
• Arabic
• Egyptian Arabic
• Persian Empire
• Ancient Greece
• Greece
• French Colonial Empire
• France
• British Empire
• United Kingdom
• Ottoman Empire
• Turkey
• Turkish language
• Darija Arabic
• Umm Kulthum
• Abdel Halim Hafez
• Mohammed Abdel Wahab
• Amr Diab
• Syria
• Eid al-Fitr
• Mawlid (Birth of Prophet)
• Eid al-Adha
• Egyptian Armed Forces Day
• Egyptian National Revolution Day
• Sham Ennessim
• Fesikh
• Ringa
• Koshary
• Ful Medames
• Taameyya
• Fava beans
• Aish Baladi
• Molokhaia
• Baklava
• Basbousa
• Kanafa
• Stella
• Egyptian Revolution of 2011
• Siwa Oasis
• Sahara Desert
• Mersa Matruh
• Cairo: The City Victorious
• Max Rodenbeck
• Naguib Mahfouz
• Cairo Trilogy
• Akhenaten

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Swedish YouTuber Sanna Haydon is on to discuss her home country of Sweden! We go over things such as pickled herring, Vikings, and...tacos!? Tune in to learn more!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Gothenburg
• England
• United Kingdom
• Japan
• United States of America
• Australia
• Narnia
• Stockholm
• Malmö
• Uppsala
• Law of Jante (Jantelag)
• Minnesota
• Norway
• Finland
• Vikings
• Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Duolingo
• Rosetta Stone
• Midsummer Festival
• Surströmming
• Swedish meatballs
• Swedish meringue
• Snaps (Schnapps)
• Swedish Snaps Song
• North Carolina
• Washington, DC
• Tokyo
• Quicksand
• Stieg Larsson

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We're going to Italy for a second time, and we're lucky to have Giovanni Dagostino from The Italian on Tour with us! As a tour guide who has lived around the world, he has plenty of insights to offer to people who are interested in learning more about Italy as well as visiting.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Italian on Tour
• Mexico
• Apulia (Puglia)
• Ascoli Piceno
• Marche
• New York, New York, USA
• California
• Canada
• Sicily
• Rome
• Florence
• Fiumicino
• Rome Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino International Airport
• Venice
• Milan
• Alps
• Switzerland
• Austria
• Slovenia
• Naples
• Sardinia
• France
• Tour de France
• Po Valley (Pianura Padana)
• Amalfi
• Amalfi Coast
• Germany
• Emerald Coast (Costa Smeralda)
• New York Penn Station
• Spain
• Italian language
• Tuscany
• Roman Catholic
• Vatican City
• Giostra della Quintana (Joust of the Quintana)
• Palio di Siena
• Siena
• Ferragosto
• Veneto
• Colosseum
• Tiramisu
• Lasagna
• Spaghetti
• Carbonara
• Pancetta
• Cacio e Pepe
• Bucatini
• Lazio
• Pizza
• Torte
• Limoncello
• Buffalo mozzarella
• Caserta
• Crodino
• Bitter
• Campari
• Negroni
• Martini
• Spritz
• Prosecco
• Ancient Greece
• Greece
• Vancouver, British Columbia
• Calabria
• Basilicata
• Il Nome della Rosa
• Umberto Eco

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Responsible Travel is a word that's thrown around quite a bit, especially in today's world of overtourism. What exactly is it? In this episode, we discuss responsible travel with Ashley Blake, founder of Traverse Journeys.

Traverse Journeys is a small-group, impact-focused tour company that specializes in responsible travel itineraries by focusing on people, planet, and purpose. The Lost Geographer has partnered with Traverse Journeys to get you $100 off of any itinerary (aside from those with asterisks). Just go to their website and enter the code "TLG100" for the discount.

Photo credit: Jim Hill

Mentioned in this episode:

• Olympic Games
• Brazil
• UN Sustainable Development through Tourism
• Taleb Rifai (Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Organization)
• India
• Madhya Pradesh
• Amazon Rainforest
• Ecuador
• B-Corp Certification
• 1% for the Planet
• Rainforest Alliance Certification
• Organic Certification
• Fair-Trade Certified
• Child-Safe Certified
• Adventure Travel and Trade Association
• Nepal
• Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Ireland
• Iceland
• Game of Thrones
• Macchu Pichu, Peru
• Dublin
• Jordan
• United States of America
• Hollywood
• Los Angeles, California
• Italy
• Costa Rica

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In this episode, we cover the South Asian powerhouse of India. Our guest today is Anuradha Goyal, founder of the Indian Travel Blog Inditales! She provides great insight into this incredibly historic and ancient country and culture.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Goa
• Himalayas Mountains
• Industrial Revolution
• United Kingdom
• Delhi Lotus Temple
• New Delhi
• Taj Mahal
• Bollywood
• Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Ramoji Film City
• Hyderabad, Telangana
• Thali
• 15 Best Vegetarian Indian Thali Meals You Must Try
• Pani Puri (Golgappa)
• Petra, Jordan
• Aqaba
• Red Sea
• Bali, Indonesia
• Hinduism
• Yogyakarta
• Golden Triangle
• Agra, Uttar Pradesh
• Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Kerala
• Temples of India
• Ramayana

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We're covering the second of two Iberian countries in this episode, and that is Portugal! Portuguese history is very interesting and is covered in detail in this episode, so if you're a history buff, this episode is for you!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Iberian Peninsula
• Spain
• Porto
• Port wine
• Budapest, Hungary
• Braga
• Coimbra
• Lisbon
• Alentejo
• Alqueva Dam
• Mediterranean Sea
• Italy
• United States of America
• Portugal Men's National Football Team
• United Kingdom
• France
• Germany
• Azores
• Spanish Empire
• Morocco
• King Sebastião I
• Brazil
• Angola
• Mozambique
• Guinea-Bissau
• Cabo Verde
• São Tomé And Príncipe
• Timor-Leste
• Macau
• India
• Goa
• Daman and Diu
• Hong Kong
• Fado
• Saudade
• António de Oliveira Salazar
• USSR
• Russia
• Benito Mussolini
• Francisco Franco
• Portuguese Colonial War
• Vietnam War
• Cold War
• Carnation Revolution
• International and State Defense Police (PIDE, Portuguese Secret Police)
• Gestapo
• KGB
• Feijoada
• Chourico
• Portuguese-Style Cod
• Norway
• Iceland
• Canada
• Francesinha
• Poutine
• Montréal, Quebec
• Vinho Verde
• Douro Valley
• Douro River
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Lionel Messi
• Argentina
• Tall poppy syndrome
• Episode 124 - New Zealand (Pt. 3)
• Australia
• New Zealand
• 2008 Global Recession (Great Recession)
• Charles R. Boxer
• The Portuguese Seaborne Empire