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I started watching this thinking I'd only watch a couple minutes to see what its about, and an hour later I was still sitting there watching it. This subject matter is of personal interest to me. I travelled cross country, alone, in my early 20's. I didn't walk, alas, but I've been through the same emotions and thoughts that Lee presents in his movie. Inspired by an interview with Werner Herzog in which he said "forget film school, one should make a journey alone, on foot, for five thousand kilometers, "let's say from Madrid to Kiev". Lee quit his job and did just that, taking his camera with him on his travels. More info can be found on the vimeo site and his website.

Amorphophallus Titanum

Its name means giant misshapen penis, it smells like a rotting corpse, and its over 10ft wide. What is it? A flower of course! The wonderful smell attracts "flesh flies" to pollinate it. "Studies have shown that the inflorescence also generates heat during flowering. This combination of odor, colour and heat effectively imitates a decomposing mammal, earning the plant the common name of carrion flower or corpse flower." Where can this beauty be found? Indonesia (It is found in the forests of Sumatra, an island in Western Indonesia to be exact). How do I know all this? A great site called Atlas Obscura for all your bizarre, esoteric travel curiosities. awesome.