Nathan's Insights

World Traveller: 7 Continents, 90 Countries, 871 Days Overseas

Destination: Nepal

September 16, 2020

Official Name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Established: 1768 Kingdom of Nepal
Population: 28,095,714 (2018 estimate)
Religion: 81.3% Hinduism, 9% Buddhism, 4.4% Islam
Language: Nepali
Capital: Kathmandu
Order of Visit: Sixty-Ninth
First Visit: 13 October2018
Last Visit: 27 October 2018
Duration: 6 Days
Visit Highlights: Kathmandu Streets, Thamel Market, Durbar Square, Sisterhood of Survivors, hiking around Panauti, dancing with Panauti locals, Panauti homestay
Places Visited: Kathmandu, Panauti
Nepal Journal Entries

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Destination: Tibet

September 10, 2020

Official Name: Tibet Autonomous Region
Established: 1951 (As part of the People’s Republic of China),
Population: 3,180,000
Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Languages: Tibetan, Mandarin
Capital: Lhasa
Order of Visit: Seventieth
First Visit: 17 October 2018
Last Visit: 26 October 2018
Duration: 10 Days
Visit Highlights: The Himalayas, Mount Everest, Tsamkhung Nunnery, Polata Palace, Tashilunpo Monastery, Shigatse Bazaar, Pelkor Chode Monastery, Gyantse Kumbum, Gyatso la pass, Yamdrok Tso Lake, The clear air
Places Visited: Lhasa, Gyantse, Shegar, Rombuk, Shigatse, Mount Everest
Tibet Journal Entries

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IMDb Top 100 Movie Review Retrospective

September 6, 2020

Way back in May 2017 after a discussion with my nephew Andrew and his fiancé Danelle we commenced watching the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) Top 100 Movies. At the time they have temporarily move in with me while saving for their wedding and a future house. While they didn’t quite make it to the end after moving out I did and due to the unfortunate COVID-19 situation I watch the last 66 movies over five months.

So after starting with Yankee Doodle Dandy (ranked 100) and finishing with The Godfather Part II (ranked 13) on Friday 4 September 2020 this turned out to be highly enjoyable and exposed me to many great films I would never have experienced.

Overall the IMDb Top 100 listing was exceptionally strong which was what I was hoping for. Nineteen of the movies I rated 9.5 or 10 out of 10. Of these nineteen films I had previously only watched 8 of them including my only rated 10 /10 film the great Schindler’s List.

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Top 100 Movie Review: No. 013 – The Godfather: Part II (1974)

September 5, 2020

Ranked 013 on the IMDb Top 100 Movie List (as at May 2017).
Watched movie during the month of September 2020.

Cast: Al Pacino (Michael), Robert Duvall (Tom Hagen), Diane Keaton (Kay), Robert De Niro (Vito Corleone), John Cazale (Fredo Corleone), Talia Shire (Connie Corleone), Lee Strasberg (Hyman Roth), Michael V. Gazzo (Frankie Pentangeli)
Directors: Francis Ford Coppola
My rating: 9.0 / 10

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Top 100 Movie Review: No. 001 – The Godfather (1972)

September 3, 2020

Ranked 001 on the IMDb Top 100 Movie List (as at May 2017).
Watched movie during the month of September 2020.

Cast: Marlon Brando (Don Vito Corleone), Al Pacino (Michael Corleone), James Caan (Sonny Corleone), Richard S. Castellano (Clemenza), Robert Duvall (Tom Hagen), Sterling Hayden (Capt. McCluskey), John Marley (Jack Woltz), Richard Conte (Barzini), Al Lettieri (Sollozzo), Diane Keaton (Kay Adams), Talia Shire (Connie), Gianni Russo (Carlo)
Directors: Francis Ford Coppola
My rating: 9.5 / 10

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Destination: Nepal

Destination: Tibet

IMDb Top 100 Movie Review Retrospective

Top 100 Movie Review: No. 013 – The Godfather: Part II (1974)

Top 100 Movie Review: No. 001 – The Godfather (1972)