Welcome to My Strange City

Season 1

Follow journalist Alexandra Alevêque and meet people living in the coldest, warmest, highest, most humid, and most densely populated cities in the world. Alexandra will experience life in these extreme cities and live in each one long enough to learn about the locals' way of life and gain insight into humankind's incredible capacity to adapt and find solutions to survive.

Where to Watch Season 1

8 Episodes

Yakutsk - Russia
E1
Yakutsk - Russia
La Paz - Bolivia
E2
La Paz - BoliviaAmid the dizzying heights of the Andes Mountains sits Laz Paz, Bolivia, the first city on Alexandra's itinerary. The Mirandas, the friendly family she will be staying with, helps Alexandra acclimatize to life in the mountains, and introduces her to elements of Bolivian culture that they keep close to their hearts. Also, meet famous Bolivian chola Glenda Yanez.
Longyearbyen - Norway
E3
Longyearbyen - Norway650 miles from the North Pole, the elemental side of nature is a common factor in all decisions. The crystalline, light-lit hues of the land can soften the harsh reality the cold brings, and remind one that true spirit shines from within.
Chinguetti - Mauritania
E4
Chinguetti - MauritaniaChinguetti, Mauritania exists like a pearl in the desert on the western edge of the Sahara Desert, a desert whose sand reaches every crook and crevice of life in this land and is a true force of nature that locals have learned to adapt to.
Ganvie - Benin
E5
Ganvie - Benin
Manila - Philippines
E6
Manila - Philippines
Las Vegas - U.S.A.
E7
Las Vegas - U.S.A.Join Alexandra as she visits with a friendly, forward-thinking family in Las Vegas, Nevada, a city certainly not built on winners (unless you become one), where anything is possible, and where water is so much of a precious resource the city employs water waste investigators.
Aarhus - Denmark
E8
Aarhus - DenmarkWelcome to Aarhus, Denmark, a city that illuminates the essential societal values Dans hold dear, values that include trust and honesty, health and happiness, and a strong belief in your fellow people. When people strive to work together in such a harmonious manner, Alexandra comes to find out, it can lead to living in one of the safest, most prosperous countries in the world.