5:00 this is the first time since Athens in the very first GuessWhere that I get a city faster than you by recognizing a landmark. Even from this far out I know exactly what Old Trafford looks like lol
I'm getting some Baader Meinhof effect from this video. Haven't thought about Malabo in my life other than doing capitals quizzes etc. but was just randomly looking at the map of Africa the other day and saw Malabo, and was like huh, never knew that was on an island. Than I noticed that bizarre collection of buildings to the north east and had to figure out what they were. It makes perfect sense when you think about it, what does a completely impoverished country under the thumb of psychotic dictators since its inception need. 52 luxury presidential villas plus a bunch of other amenities built over the course of two years to host an African Union summit that lasted one week.
I got Malabo instantly because i thought: "Terrible image quality + architecture looks african + on an island" Malabo just instantly came to mind. HOWEVER a city that you got instantly that i spent over 40 minutes on and eventually gave up was Quebec City. The architecture looked sooooo european to me, particularly eastern europe, i think i looked at just about ever Russian, Ukrainian and Belarussian city there was before eventually giving up and reverse image serching. Had i had 4 more hours i still don't think North America would have even crossed my mind, least NA looking city in NA, insane.
Also the massive contrast between the rural slums and rich residential complexes with massive highways helped me get Malabo too. There's not that many places where the inequality gap is quite this big.
Malabo wasn't easy, but I was able to get it in a reasonable amount of time because I guessed Sao Tome and then looked at the map to check whether that was a decent guess or not, and the correct answer was right next to it lol. I was guessing a bunch of islands first but obviously most were eliminated because they all drive on the left. It's rough that Malabo is on an island because Equatorial Guinea isn't an island nation so I'm not thinking of that ever.
Loving these videos, fair warning the next set isn't kidding when it says 'difficult locations'!
Yeah, set 8 is a massive step up in difficulty from the previous 7, can't wait to see Jake tackle it
5:00 this is the first time since Athens in the very first GuessWhere that I get a city faster than you by recognizing a landmark. Even from this far out I know exactly what Old Trafford looks like lol
I'm getting some Baader Meinhof effect from this video. Haven't thought about Malabo in my life other than doing capitals quizzes etc. but was just randomly looking at the map of Africa the other day and saw Malabo, and was like huh, never knew that was on an island. Than I noticed that bizarre collection of buildings to the north east and had to figure out what they were. It makes perfect sense when you think about it, what does a completely impoverished country under the thumb of psychotic dictators since its inception need. 52 luxury presidential villas plus a bunch of other amenities built over the course of two years to host an African Union summit that lasted one week.
Loving the videos, as well as the world league casting 😊
Airports are also a good place to get clues because the airplanes often have country or city names on the side.
Malabo so tricky, you don’t think of Eq Guinea as an island country (for obvious reasons)
pov you have a problem and instantly knew Malabo
Was waiting so long for Belfast letsgooo
These Malabo neighborhoods (?) look like they come from a city builder video game lol
Those big Malabo houses are crazy
I got Malabo instantly because i thought: "Terrible image quality + architecture looks african + on an island" Malabo just instantly came to mind.
HOWEVER a city that you got instantly that i spent over 40 minutes on and eventually gave up was Quebec City. The architecture looked sooooo european to me, particularly eastern europe, i think i looked at just about ever Russian, Ukrainian and Belarussian city there was before eventually giving up and reverse image serching. Had i had 4 more hours i still don't think North America would have even crossed my mind, least NA looking city in NA, insane.
Also the massive contrast between the rural slums and rich residential complexes with massive highways helped me get Malabo too. There's not that many places where the inequality gap is quite this big.
Malabo wasn't easy, but I was able to get it in a reasonable amount of time because I guessed Sao Tome and then looked at the map to check whether that was a decent guess or not, and the correct answer was right next to it lol. I was guessing a bunch of islands first but obviously most were eliminated because they all drive on the left. It's rough that Malabo is on an island because Equatorial Guinea isn't an island nation so I'm not thinking of that ever.
LOL … I’m on 13:37 now … the only cities I recognised were Murmansk and Malabo
malabo is crazy
yo Jake, I wanna make a video where I practise like you for a week. Can you say how you usually practise?
Crazy how long it takes for you to get Kyoto🤣
I wouldn't say Maseru has ''little hills'' 😅
@@norbertkaldy7563 everything looks little from above 🤷♂️
@@jakelyonsgeo very true