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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #175 on: June 14, 2018, 02:31:13 AM »
This isn't exactly a live sighting, so I'll put it here. Not sure where else it would go.

A nice bit of welcome news tweeted out by @EliseDoganieri several days ago. New countries this season!

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Are there any new countries that are being raced in? Any place we haven't seen?

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Yes!
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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #176 on: June 14, 2018, 02:35:13 AM »
This isn't exactly a live sighting, so I'll put it here. Not sure where else it would go.

A nice bit of welcome news tweeted out by @EliseDoganieri several days ago. New countries this season!

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Are there any new countries that are being raced in? Any place we haven't seen?

Elise Doganieri
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Yes!
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Elise spilling the beans. Love it. New country/countries. :conf:


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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #177 on: June 14, 2018, 02:37:35 AM »
Laos? Fiji?

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #178 on: June 14, 2018, 02:47:36 AM »
Laos? Fiji?

or a new country from Europe or Africa!?

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #179 on: June 14, 2018, 02:56:34 AM »
Wouldn't be surprising if the 'yes' was an answer to "any place we haven't seen?" with how that tweet was worded, and that Elise just meant new cities by that.
Has happened a few seasons back where they promised new locations, but meant new cities by that.


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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #180 on: June 14, 2018, 03:14:43 AM »
Wouldn't be surprising if the 'yes' was an answer to "any place we haven't seen?" with how that tweet was worded, and that Elise just meant new cities by that.
Has happened a few seasons back where they promised new locations, but meant new cities by that.

That's true. Elise didn't say which question she was answering. Hopefully she meant yes to both.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #181 on: June 14, 2018, 06:09:54 AM »
I think it's likely we're headed to Laos or Cambodia!

1. Vietnam is unlikely to have hosted a leg; Leo/Jamal are probably on transit in Hanoi.
@JessicaCodyBB19 reposted the photo of Leo/Jamal in Hanoi at 12:26am on 14 Jun, meaning it was taken no later than sunset on 13 Jun, at 6:30pm.
For Leo/Jamal to have completed a leg in Vietnam by then, they would have had to:
(i) arrive in Tokyo at 3:55pm on 11 Jun, taking 1h+ to get downtown, and checking in to the Pit Stop earliest at around 7pm;
(ii) have a ~12h Pit Stop in Tokyo, flying to Hanoi on 12 Jun, taking 40min to get downtown, and checking in to the Pit Stop earliest at around 4pm;
(iii) have a ~24h Pit Stop in Hanoi, and leaving on 13 Jun to be sighted at Noi Bai Airport.
This is an incredibly rushed schedule. In recent seasons, the first Pit Stops lasted ~21h (TAR27, Rio de Janeiro), ~29h (TAR28, Mexico City), ~34h (TAR29, Panama City), and ~17h (TAR30, Reykjavík), and there has always been a calendar day's gap between Legs 1 and 2.

2. There are very few destinations where Hanoi is a logical connection stop.
There are flights from Hanoi to 10 other Southeast Asian destinations. For most destinations, there are multiple better itineraries from Tokyo, so we can discount Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Yangon, Manila, and Phnom Penh. It's also ridiculously unlikely Hanoi would be a logical connection in a two-stop layover scenario.

3. That leaves us with: Vientiane, Luang Prabang, and Siem Reap as possible candidates.
The following work for a sighting on both 12 Jun or 13 Jun:
VN311 from Tokyo Narita to Hanoi, 1000-1330, then:
VN837 from Hanoi to Siem Reap, 1525-1710;
QV312 from Hanoi to Vientiane, 1640-1750; or
QV314 from Hanoi to Luang Prabang, 1910-2030.
« Last Edit: June 14, 2018, 11:45:27 AM by Neobie »

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #182 on: June 14, 2018, 06:15:10 AM »
Yeah I'd have to agree. Vietnam Airlines isn't a massive airline so I doubt they're flying to a place like Malaysia or Singapore. Cambodia or Laos seem to be the ideal destinations. Lets hope for the latter but I think I'd still be happy with Cambodia.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #183 on: June 14, 2018, 06:19:32 AM »
Hopefully we get a leg in BOTH Vientiante and Luang Prabang!  :woohoo:

Elise DID mention, that we are getting new cities and countries...

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #184 on: June 14, 2018, 06:35:23 AM »
I would have to agree with Neobie. Laos and Cambodia seem possible destinations



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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #185 on: June 14, 2018, 06:48:24 AM »
The logical example that teams have headed to Laos between June 12-13

If Vientiane is possibility for a candidate destination:

Vietnam Airlines (VN) 311 from Tokyo-Narita to Hanoi, 0952-1320 (scheduled 1000-1330)
Lao Airlines (QV) 312 from Hanoi to Vientiane, 1659-1749 (scheduled 1640-1750)

Thai Airways (TG) 641 from Tokyo-Narita to Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, 1052-1544 (scheduled 1050-1520)
Thai Airways (TG) 574 from Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi to Vientiane, 1833-1949 (scheduled 1835-1945)
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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #186 on: June 14, 2018, 08:02:10 AM »
Laos!!!!!  :conf: :cheer:

Another new country is always good!

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #187 on: June 14, 2018, 08:03:59 AM »
So is it believed there was a Malaysia leg? This is confusing :P

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #188 on: June 14, 2018, 08:06:28 AM »
What leg do we all think it is? I'd say 2.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #189 on: June 14, 2018, 08:08:06 AM »
woo hoo! another new asian country! Welcome Laos!  :conf:

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #190 on: June 14, 2018, 08:08:56 AM »
What leg do we all think it is? I'd say 2.

It's been 4 days since filming. If they had longer Pit Stops, then 2 legs is reasonable.

It's either Leg 2 or 3, though :)

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #191 on: June 14, 2018, 08:09:44 AM »
Yaayyy for Laos!!! It is been posted in my wishlist ages ago and the country has its first appearance in the show.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #192 on: June 14, 2018, 08:12:55 AM »
So is it believed there was a Malaysia leg? This is confusing :P

It seems unlikely at this point- extended pit stop seems much more reasonable

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #193 on: June 14, 2018, 08:16:22 AM »
So is it believed there was a Malaysia leg? This is confusing :P

It seems unlikely at this point- extended pit stop seems much more reasonable

and by extended, it could mean a "TBC"?

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #194 on: June 14, 2018, 08:25:52 AM »
So is it believed there was a Malaysia leg? This is confusing :P

It seems unlikely at this point- extended pit stop seems much more reasonable

and by extended, it could mean a "TBC"?

No, like the time during the pitstop was longer- like ~24-36 hours, instead of the typical 12 hours


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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #195 on: June 14, 2018, 08:29:58 AM »
^ TBC means the opposite, those legs have no Pit Stop. Possible, but not likely in this case, I'd say. Based on what Neobie said, leg 3 might feel like they're rushing it, so I would say we're only on leg 2 right now. That would also explain the lack of sightings, I think we would have at least got SOMETHING if there was a second leg somewhere, be it Japan, Malaysia, or other.

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« Reply #196 on: June 14, 2018, 08:40:10 AM »
Didn't we experience the same thing with S.29 with the Ninh Binh, Vietnam & penultimate leg Seoul, South Korea filming. There was an extended pit stop.

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« Reply #197 on: June 14, 2018, 08:50:35 AM »
Laos!!!  :cheer: New country.  :conf:

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #198 on: June 14, 2018, 09:05:44 AM »
I am not convinced they are in Vang Vieng. I think they are in Luang Prabang. If you look at the buildings, the building in the picture looks way more fitting for Luang Prabang then Vang Vieng and also according to the production leak (you can edit this out Peach, if you don’t want it brought up again) that photo was taken at the Elephant Village which is in Luang Prabang. The person who posted on her story also just arrived in Vang Vieng from Luang Prabang so maybe she was posting it a little later. Or they could always be visiting both cities   :duno:

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« Reply #199 on: June 14, 2018, 09:12:06 AM »
Thanks for the clarification, hopefully we will get more info!! Agree that Luang Prabang is involved.
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