DecafQuest #21 - Miled Rahal (the.Rahal) | ديكاف كويست #٢١ - ميلاد رحَّال

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Miled and Melissa are an ex-pat Lebanese married couple based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They create digital content that focuses on their travel escapes, useful tips and tricks, and their favorite places in the UAE and its surroundings.

Introduction (the name, background, COVID impact and working from home): 00:00:46

Deciding to start a travel vlog and blog page on Instagram and Facebook first and then on YouTube: 00:11:06

Attitude towards tourism and tourists of people in the MENA region: 00:15:22

A discussion about vlogging culture in the MENA region, why does it seem not to be so popular? (Lebanon vs other countries in the region): 00:17:34

The difficulties content creators face in Lebanon because of internet connection: 00:20:33

There are many things you can learn on YouTube than on other social media platforms, and why creating content on it is very demanding: 00:23:19

Youtube algorithm, and video length requirements to make your videos more visible: 00:25:50

Why The Rahal's content is different (spontaneous, informative, interesting, and fun): 00:28:10

Deciding whether or not to record on a trip, whether or not it feels like a burden (the Oman anecdote): 00:31:56

Do The Rahals argue over the idea, content, or editing of their travel videos? 00:38:50

Monetization of Youtube channel in the MENA region: 00:40:00

Vegetable Conspiracies shoutout: 00:41:36

You work for YouTube, and so you have to adapt accordingly: 00:43:20

Coming up for a storyline of the videos, pre or post-recording? 00:46:40

Recording on a honeymoon? How about maybe? 00:47:50

Organized or plan as you go trips? 00:49:10

Why Medellin? 00:51:30

The Argentina experience (DecafQuest): 00:55:06

The Colombia experience (the.Rahal): 00:57:00

The Guatape experience: 01:01:00

Thoughts on the South America trip and the cultural shock of traveling to new continents: 01:04:36

The more we travel, the more we discover that we all face the same struggles and conflicts: 01:07:20

Japan vs China: 01:09:45

Lebanon as not a cosmopolitan country; we are not that exposed to people from other countries or backgrounds:01:12:20

The importance of seeking to constantly improve oneself, and how travel can help: 01:14:40

The best dish in the world: labneh and sardines? 01:18:00

Deciding to create a YouTube channel: 01:23:06

Melissa talks to plants? What?: 01:24:50

What is your reaction to how people react when they know Mel speaks Chinese? 01:26:30

The philosophical dimension of the Chinese language: 01:31:00

People in the far east seem to be happy, is this true? 01:33:15

Urban vs suburban lifestyle: being chill and whatnot: 01:35:20

The lockdown experience in a frenetic lifestyle: 01:38:45

Social media platform of preference: 01:43:00

Working for YouTube? 01:44:09

Creating quality digital content: 01:47:00

Follow the.Rahal on social media at the below links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.rahal/

Youtube: youtube.com/therahal

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRahhal/

Support the channel:

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/decafquest

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/decafquest

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Decafquest