Guess the City

if that isn't Africa I'm eating my hat (and I don't even have one)

I wouldn't rule out the Caribbean but (sub-Saharan?) Africa seems like a good place to start

Could even be Guyana.

I'm gonna have to buy a hat, aren't I

I consider Guyana to be part of the Caribbean but yeah it needn't be an island

That said, I have no idea where to start with this...Kenya? Mauritius?

I see where you're going with some of those, but for now at least I'm sticking with East-Central Africa (though not with much conviction)

I'm pretty confident it's Africa though - look at this in South Africa (it's not the location of the pic but)

https://www.google.be/maps/@-28.3142147,30.1012592,3a,75y,196.86h,95.59t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sth29-XOT6pZbs66bISMVKw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

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yeah Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, all seem possible to me too. I briefly looked at Madagascar for a minute

Kampala does not look un-promising

Mbabane, Eswatini? buildings and terrain look very similar but i have no real landmarks to confirm with

Kampala was making a compelling case, but that type of gate doesn't seem to exist there.

let me know if you want another photo.

I would say yes to that personally

I wouldn't say no either - we're not *really* getting anywhere right now imho

https://ia601407.us.archive.org/32/items/guess-22/Guess22.jpg

oooooh

so cars drive on the left

(helpful link : https://www.worldstandards.eu/cars/list-of-left-driving-countries/ )

that means all of S and SE Africa is still in play

except for Madagascar

Guyana (and Suriname!) also still in there

if these are google streetview photos (the first one has the watermark) then that further limits the countries in play, theres only a few african countries with coverage

i do still suspect it's in eastern south africa or one of the kingdoms, there's a lot of places in that region that look like that

I'm still liking Kampala for this, but I don't know. That little hill keeps cropping up, but the similar one in Kampala is sort of taller

I did find a house with that gate

Presuming second view is also a street view, its not often they're done at dusk

The road divider things are super distinctive!

My first thought was Ethiopia (although I had no idea where) which logically leads me to Kenya next - through driving on the left.

Road markings v similar to Britain too so I want to say Commonwealth.

found the weird railings I think

got it!

https://www.google.com/maps/@0.2103956,32.5762419,3a,75y,67.47h,88.14t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipO0j2vG2WBKPrJ_Io_HZtKCYEfJfFgfIPgLREEg!2e10!3e11!7i5760!8i2880

nicely done cb

Hell yeah! Nice work.

Just a query: I wasn't sure whether it was "solved" when people mentioned they were thinking Kampala— what do we consider "solved" here? is it more about someone saying with certainty that it is a specific place and being correct? Or is it guided by mere mention of the accurate place?

Sorry if this has been gone over, I just don't know!

I think it's solved when the person posting the city considers it to be solved!

Okay! Glad I waited. Numerous posters thinking it was Kampala made me think it best until someone found the exact locale or said it with certainty.

With this one I guessed Kampala pretty early, but not with any certainty whatsoever (and Rob suggested it before me too). I gradually got more sure on it, but wasn't till I found the weird crash barrier that I actually knew (actually the road with the barrier on)

Where are you based again, cb?

well done cb!

yes, imo the thread-game's rules have evolved to mean you have to post the exact map location. unfortunately that means I will never "win" but that's okay, I am always impressed with other posters' skills!

https://i.ibb.co/d0YVM0G/541.png

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hmm not a lot to go on here but i'd start my search in turkey or the balkan countries i think? unless i'm missing an important clue

can anyone decipher what’s on the box next to the entrance?

I'd go UK tbh

i’m not ruling out South Africa

The pavement, brick steps, street light and building finish don't really look UK to me.

It was the pavement and foliage which did look UK to me, them and the rubbish. I'm with you on the building tho, that's what's throwing me

Doesn't look UK to me, and the building looks too shoddy to be most places in Western Europe. I'm guessing somewhere in Eastern Europe.

My guess is Marseilles but I don't have enough time to trawl the streets around the migrant / public housing in La Castellane. Looking at the original the trees might be too green tho.

Doesn't look UK to me, and the building looks too shoddy to be most places in Western Europe.

The German city of Freiburg is currently no slouch in the shoddiness stakes.

Wie sehr hassen Sie Menschen?

„Projektentwickler:innen“ und Architekt:innen in Freiburg: Ja. pic.twitter.com/RfOg2kXViB

— Mockingjens 🏳️‍🌈 (@platatoe) July 10, 2022

I wouldn't be surprised if this turned out to be in Belgium

the street lamp looks quite distinctive but how do you start googling that, there's like 2 billion different street lamp designs in the world

It was the pavement and foliage which did look UK to me

you're right, i was looking on my phone and the paving stones didn't look offset, but yep that could be uk paving. still think the building's too shoddy.