The Vice Guide to Travel

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1. PositivehollerJan 22, 2023

   Vice was amazing back in the day. I still remember watching the Vice guide to travel - Liberia, and NK episodes. Def opened my eyes a bit and took some courage to film.

2. PositivehollerSep 22, 2020

   the Vice Guide to Travel episodes were pretty good, especially Liberia & North Korea.

3. PositiveJagMickerDec 6, 2012

   "The Radioactive Beasts of Chernobyl" - my favorite episode of The Vice Guide to Travel: http://m.vice.com/the-vice-guide-to-travel/the-radioactive-beasts-of-chernobyl

   Another great episode is the one where they visit North Korea, and sing karaoke to "Anarchy in the U.K.": http://m.vice.com/the-vice-guide-to-travel/vice-guide-to-north-korea-1-of-3

4. PositivezalewJun 18, 2012

   Most of their written stuff I came across was some rather shallow critiques with a few f-bombs here and there, like they pretend they don't care but makes it look like they care too much.

   I liked their 'Vice guide to...' travel documentaries though.

5. PositivebobdsJun 26, 2011

   I've recently enjoyed several episodes of the Vanguard series. There are full episodes of the first 3 seasons available on YouTube:

   http://current.com/shows/vanguard/

   http://www.youtube.com/show?p=8NtSYAZY9Y8&s=3

   On a similar note, The Vice Guide to Travel:

   http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-guide-to-travel

   Adam Curtis is the creator of various interesting pieces. Some of his documentaries are mentioned in this thread:

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Curtis

   I've also enjoyed many of Werner Herzog's films.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Herzog#Filmography

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encounters_at_the_End_of_the_World

   The Yes Men are quite entertaining.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yes_Men_Fix_the_World

   http://theyesmenfixtheworld.com/

   Man on Wire.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_on_Wire

   Cocaine Cowboys.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine_cowboys

6. PositivejibjabJun 26, 2011

   I once made a little list with many of the documentaries I've seen - browsing through that list; here are my recommendations:

   God Grew Tired of Us - about three of the "Lost Boys of Sudan", a group of some 25,000 young men who have fled the wars in Sudan since the 1980s, and their experiences as they move to the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Grew_Tired_of_Us

   Darwin's Nightmare - about the environmental and social effects of the fishing industry around Lake Victoria in Tanzania. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwins_Nightmare

   Deliver Us From Evil - tells the true story of Catholic priest Oliver O'Grady, who admitted to having molested and raped approximately 25 children in Northern California between the late 1970s and early 1990s http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliver_Us_from_Evil_(2006_film)

   Shadow Company - an introduction to the mercenary and private military company industry, concentrating on the role the industry has been playing in recent conflicts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Company

   Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers - about the ongoing Iraq War and the behavior of companies with no-bid contracts working in Iraq. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_for_Sale:_The_War_Profiteers

   'Meet the Stans' - a four-part BBC Four series on the stans (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan etc) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Stans

   'Places That Don't Exist' - a five-part BBC Four series on breakaway states and unrecognised nations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Places_That_Dont_Exist

   War Photographer - As well as telling the story of an iconic man in the field of war photography, the film addresses the broader scope of ideas common to all those involved in war journalism, as well as the issues that they cover. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Photographer

   Pretty much all seasons/episodes of Vanguard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard_(TV_series) of which ' The Oxycontin Express' is the most famous for winning a Peabody award.

   Pretty much all episodes of Vice Guide to Travel - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_Guide_to_Travel

   Many documantaries are available on youtube. Do note though that some of these documentaries discuss horrible topics, aren't fun to watch and will be stuck in your mind for a very long time, if not ever.