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mali and mexico are dangrous and patskin

Both seem to be OK, ZBC, depending on where you would go.

Mexico seems to be quite safe around the Cancun and Teotihuacan areas, and Mali has calmed down ever since the government bet Azawad.

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wayt mali safe omg god


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What could they call a third all-stars. We already have All Stars, Unfinished Business. How about 25th anniversary for season 25? (Pitiful) I am sure there are better ideas out there.

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It's looking like future routes wont't be having new locations. But not to worry, this leg is made up of all previously visited countries and isn't bad if you ask me.

1. Los Angeles(United States) - Manila(Philippines) - Boracay(Philippines)
2. Boracay - Cebu(Philippines)
3. Cebu - Kuching(Malaysia)
4. Kuching - Colombo(Sri Lanka)
5. Colombo - Izmir(Turkey)
6. Izmir - Warsaw(Poland)
7. Warsaw - Gdansk(Poland)
8. Gdansk - Copenhagen(Denmark)
9. Copenhagen - Marrakech(Morocco)
10. Marrakech - Casablanca(Morocco)
11. Casablanca - Montreal(Canada)
12. Montreal - Chicago(USA)

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cheers from Lima, Peru. It's my fantasy route:

1.- Miami(USA) - Bogota (Colombia)
2.- Bogota (Colombia) - Estado de Zulia (Venezuela)
3.- Estado de Zulia(Venezuela) - Sao Paulo (Brasil)
4.- Sao Paulo - Ceara (Brasil)
5.- Ceara (Brasil) - Casablanca (Morocco)
6.- Casablanca(Morocco) - Bamako (Mali)
7.- Bamako (Mali) - Florence (Italy)
8.- Florence - Parma (Italy)
9.- Parma (Italy) - Bratislava (Slovakia)
10.- Bratislava (Slovakia) - Karachi (Pakistan)
11.- Islamabad - Sydney (Australia)
12.- Sydney - Chicago (USA - Final Leg)


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Leg 1: USA (Los Angeles) - Canada (Toronto)
Leg 2: Canada > Portugal (Lisbon)
Leg 3: Portugal > Latvia (Riga)
Leg 4: Latvia > Italy (Milan)
Leg 5: Italy (Rome)
Leg 6: Italy > Kazakhstan (Astana)
Leg 7: Kazakhstan > Mongolia (Ulan Bator)
Leg 8: Mongolia > Australia (Canberra)
Leg 9: Australia > Brazil (Recife)
Leg 10: Brazil (Brasília)
Leg 11: Brazil > Mexico (Mérida)
Leg 12: Mexico > USA (Phoenix)
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LOL at this route:

Leg 1: USA - Argentina (Bueonos Aires)
Leg 2: Argentina - Chile (Santiago)
Leg 3: Chile - Germany (Munich)
Leg 4: Germany - France (Paris)
Leg 5: France - UAE (Dubai)
Leg 6: UAE - INdia
Leg 7: India
Leg 8: India - Thailand
Leg 9: Thailand
Leg 10: Thailand - China
Leg 11: China
Why? Because it ends in China? :cmaslol
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I like this route:
1. USA - Ecuador (Guayaquil)
2. Ecuador - Bolivia (La Paz)
3. Bolivia - Brazil (Brasilia)
4. Brazil (Amazon Region)
5. Brazil - Italy (Rome)
6. Italy (Naples)
7. Italy - Romania (Bucharest)
8. Romania - Isreal (Jerusalem)
9. Isreal - Japan (Yokohama)
10. Japan (Kyoto)
11. Japan - Canada (Quebec City)
12. Canada - USA (Boston)

EDIT: I originally made the final city Boise, but I realise thats kinda odd geograpically, so I changed it ot Boston.
« Last Edit: December 18, 2012, 08:45:48 PM by ianthebalance »

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TAR needs to amp up their editing skills..

1. Give every team, yes I mean every team, an even edit. One of the more recent seasons that was able to pull this off was probably TAR 17, I swear, every team was memorable.. even Ron & Tony :cmaslol

2. Stop rushing everything.. I hate those episodes where it's simply like 1,2,3 where they just show teams departing, buying tickets, and off to their next destination, all in just 1 minute..

3. Ew, I hate that nighttime transition, where clouds pass by the moon – overused.

Well that's all I have to say for editing skills..

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Another route:

Leg 1: USA (Baltimore) - Norway (Oslo)
Leg 2: Norway (Gjřvik)
Leg 3: Norway - Poland (Gdansk)
Leg 4: Poland - Morocco (Casablanca)
Leg 5: Morocco (Marrakesh)
Leg 6: Morocco - Maldives (Malé)
Leg 7: Maldives - Sri Lanka (Kandy)
Leg 8: Sri Lanka - China (Hangzhou)
Leg 9: China (Harbin)
Leg 10: China - Bolivia (La Paz)
Leg 11: Bolivia (Uyuni)
Leg 12: Bolivia - USA (Salt Lake City)
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Another Route:

1. USA - Algeria (Algiers)
2. Algeria - Spain (Madrid)
3. Spain - Norway (Oslo)
4. Norway (Bergen)
5. Norway - Hungary (Budapest)
6. Hungary - Kenya (Nairobi)
7. Kenya (Mombasa)
8. Kenya - Sri Lanka (Colombo)
9. Sri Lanka - Kazakhstan (Astana)
10. Kazakhstan - South Korea (Busan)
11. South Korea (Busan)
12. South Korea - USA (Seattle)
« Last Edit: December 18, 2012, 09:56:52 PM by ianthebalance »

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Another route:

Leg 1: USA (Baltimore) - Norway (Oslo)
Leg 2: Norway (Gjřvik)
Leg 3: Norway - Poland (Gdansk)
Leg 4: Poland - Morocco (Casablanca)
Leg 5: Morocco (Marrakesh)
Leg 6: Morocco - Maldives (Malé)
Leg 7: Maldives - Sri Lanka (Kandy)
Leg 8: Sri Lanka - China (Hangzhou)
Leg 9: China (Harbin)
Leg 10: China - Bolivia (La Paz)
Leg 11: Bolivia (Uyuni)
Leg 12: Bolivia - USA (Salt Lake City)

I love this route! Some great underused countries, new cities and a new country! (I LOVE GDANSK!)

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Another route:

Leg 1: USA (Baltimore) - Norway (Oslo)
Leg 2: Norway (Gjřvik)
Leg 3: Norway - Poland (Gdansk)
Leg 4: Poland - Morocco (Casablanca)
Leg 5: Morocco (Marrakesh)
Leg 6: Morocco - Maldives (Malé)
Leg 7: Maldives - Sri Lanka (Kandy)
Leg 8: Sri Lanka - China (Hangzhou)
Leg 9: China (Harbin)
Leg 10: China - Bolivia (La Paz)
Leg 11: Bolivia (Uyuni)
Leg 12: Bolivia - USA (Salt Lake City)

Move Bolivia to Leg 1 + Leg 2 and push Norway to Leg 3 and 4... that is an amazing route!

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Another route:

Leg 1: USA (Baltimore) - Norway (Oslo)
Leg 2: Norway (Gjřvik)
Leg 3: Norway - Poland (Gdansk)
Leg 4: Poland - Morocco (Casablanca)
Leg 5: Morocco (Marrakesh)
Leg 6: Morocco - Maldives (Malé)
Leg 7: Maldives - Sri Lanka (Kandy)
Leg 8: Sri Lanka - China (Hangzhou)
Leg 9: China (Harbin)
Leg 10: China - Bolivia (La Paz)
Leg 11: Bolivia (Uyuni)
Leg 12: Bolivia - USA (Salt Lake City)

Move Bolivia to Leg 1 + Leg 2 and push Norway to Leg 3 and 4... that is an amazing route!
I'm thinking of putting Bolivia for the penultimate leg (especially in Uyuni), because I'm imagining when they're starting the final leg in the salt flat, it'll be unique when they're told to go to the Salt Lake City. :cmaslol

Thank you for your feedback. :cmas20
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New route:

Leg 1: USA (Los Angeles) -> Indonesia (Jakarta)
Leg 2: Indonesia -> India (New Delhi)
Leg 3: India (Chennai)
Leg 4: India -> Israel (Tel Aviv)
Leg 5: Israel -> Greece (Patras)
Leg 6: Greece -> Germany (Munich)
Leg 7: Germany (Frankfurt)
Leg 8: Germany -> Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)
Leg 9: Ethiopia -> South Africa (Johannesburg)
Leg 10: South Africa (Cape Town)
Leg 11: South Africa -> Colombia (Bogotá)
Leg 12: Colombia -> USA (New York City)
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New route:

Leg 1: USA (Los Angeles) -> Indonesia (Jakarta)
Leg 2: Indonesia -> India (New Delhi)
Leg 3: India (Chennai)
Leg 4: India -> Israel (Tel Aviv)
Leg 5: Israel -> Greece (Patras)
Leg 6: Greece -> Germany (Munich)
Leg 7: Germany (Frankfurt)
Leg 8: Germany -> Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)
Leg 9: Ethiopia -> South Africa (Johannesburg)
Leg 10: South Africa (Cape Town)
Leg 11: South Africa -> Colombia (Bogotá)
Leg 12: Colombia -> USA (New York City)

PATRAS <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<3!

My route:
Leg 1: Boston - Helsinki, Finland
Leg 2: Rural Finland
Leg 3: Finland - Vienna, Austria - Alternhein, Germany
Leg 4: Alternhein - Munich, Germany - Togo
Leg 5: Togo - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Leg 6: Ethiopia - Sardinia, Italy
Leg 7: Italy - Doha, Qatar
Leg 8: Doha - Mindanao, Philippines
Leg 9: Philippines - Chengdu, China
Leg 10: Rural China
Leg 11: China - Mexico
Leg 12: Mexico - Houston, US

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Dreamlist of a TARCanada season international-wise:

6 M/F teams:
Newly dating couple / Cute, a bit annoying (no bickering)
Engaged couple / Male buff & uptight, female rude & down-to-earth
Father & daughter / Jim & Marsha-esque with daughter disliked
Grandparents :cmas27 / Daring, determined, married over 40 yrs.
Lifelong friends / Friendly, athletes, one single; one married
Co-workers / Business friends in manufacturing company, smarties

2 M/M teams:
Canadian Mounties / Tough officers, chubby, one former college professor
Surfers :cmas3 / Bisexual life partners, athletic build, fun-loving

3 F/F teams:
Mother & daughter / From the hood in Regent Park, sassy & inspirational
Best friends / Charla & Mirna-esque, blond, dislikes shutting up
Shopping pals / Mexican heritage shopping consultants, surprisingly smart
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Leg 1 (Canada --> Chile) / Niagara Falls to Santiago
Leg 2 (Chile --> Venezuela) / Bus to Rancagua, to Caracas
Leg 3 (Venezuela) / TAR ferry to Los Roques archipelago
Leg 4 (Venezuela --> France) / to Paris, train to Dijon rural area
Leg 5 (France --> Germany) / bus to Stuttgart, train to Munich and Benediktbuern
Leg 6 (Germany --> Turkey) / Munich, to Gorëme and Derinkuyu
Leg 7 (Turkey) / bus to Istanbul
Leg 8 (Turkey --> India) / to Chennai, train to Ambattur, return to Chennai
Leg 9 (India --> United States) / Alaskan wilderness, Iditarod-themed
Leg 10 (United States) / drive to Anchorage, drive to Matanuska Glacier Park
Leg 11 (United States --> Canada) / to End City; Iqaluit, Nunavut

FINISH LINE: Apex, Iqaluit (Old Hudson's Bay Company Site)
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 :cmas23 Either this season will go amazingly epic, or horribly terrible. :cmas23
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A route I'd like if they did an Amazing Race New Zealand. Pitstops/Start Line/ Finish Line in brackets.
Thoughts on the route if you'd like to give them!

Leg 1: Auckland, New Zealand (Albert Park - Start Line) to Perth, Australia (The Art Gallery of West Australia - Elimination)
Leg 2: Perth, Australia to Tokyo, Japan (Mount Nokogiri - Elimination)
Leg 3: Tokyo, Japan to Osaka, Japan (Osaka Castle - Elimination)
Leg 4: Osaka, Japan to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Meydan Racecourse - Elimination)
Leg 5: Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (Nesbit Castle - Elimination)
Leg 6: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe to Botswana (Edge of the Makgadikgadi Pan - Non Elimination)
Leg 7: Botswana to Cape Town, South Africa (Victoria and Alfred Waterfront - Elimination)
Leg 8: Cape Town, South Africa to Berlin, Germany (Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church - Non Elimination)
Leg 9: Berlin, Germany to Edinburgh, Scotland (National War Museum of Scotland - Elimination)
Leg 10: Edinburgh, Scotland to London, England (The London Eye - Non Elimination)
Leg 11: London, England  to New York City, New York, USA (Central Park, Bethesda Fountain - Non Elimination)
Leg 12: New York City, New York, USA to Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Place Des Arts - Elimination)
Leg 13: Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Wellington, New Zealand (Westpac Stadium - Finishing Line)
« Last Edit: December 21, 2012, 05:12:13 PM by SamualDude »
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I have an idea.

Each time a team wins a leg additional money (say 100,000) is added to that teams grand prize should they win the race.

Examples

Josh and Brent only won the final leg so they only win the million
While Dave and Rachel (won 8 legs and the finale so they would win 1 million plus 800,000 bonus (for winning 8 legs)

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3. Ew, I hate that nighttime transition, where clouds pass by the moon – overused.

Well that's all I have to say for editing skills..
Especially during the cloudy to rainy transition for TAR12, Burkina Faso (leg 3). Even though it has not happened twice before, the camels running and villagers avoiding the wind was just.... :cmas13 too much. :cmas30: To top it all off, Shana & Jennifer then complains... again... in the rain. A good cloud to rain transition is cool, but the mammal scurrying was too much to bear.
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Anyone remember the coracle task in Leg 1? I think that task had potential but teams were too far apart it was kind of a useless thing (didn't change much of the order except the top teams).. even though it helped for some "funny" bits like Michael & Kevin and others..

So, I would love to see it return..

Except..

1. Taking place at nighttime
2. Putting the task when there's around 5 teams left.. it could call for suspense :cmas9 coracle-race? :cmaslol
3. Make this the transportation in getting to the Pit Stop.

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Anyone remember the coracle task in Leg 1? I think that task had potential but teams were too far apart it was kind of a useless thing (didn't change much of the order except the top teams).. even though it helped for some "funny" bits like Michael & Kevin and others..

So, I would love to see it return..

Except..

1. Taking place at nighttime
2. Putting the task when there's around 5 teams left.. it could call for suspense :cmas9 coracle-race? :cmaslol
3. Make this the transportation in getting to the Pit Stop.

That's basically what TAR Australia 2 did in their first leg at Misibis Bay, but with all 11 teams. Lucy & Emilia and Paul & Steve had a boat race at night to the Pit Stop and greatly affected Paul & Steve, Sue & Teresa, and Ross & Tarryn's first Pit Stop placement.  :cmas16
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Another Route:

1. USA - Germany (Munich)
2. Germany (Frankfurt)
3. Germany - Hungary (Budapest)
4. Hungary - Isreal (Jerusalem)
5. Isreal - Sri Lanka (Colombo)
6. Sri Lanka - Monglegolia (Ulaanbataar)
7. Mongolia (Rural Leg)
8. Mongolia - Malaysia (Kota Kinabalu)
9. Malaysia - Chile (Santiago)
10. Chile - Brazil (Amazon Region)
11. Brazil (Amazon Region)
12. Brazil - USA (Santa Fe)

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Anyone remember the coracle task in Leg 1? I think that task had potential but teams were too far apart it was kind of a useless thing (didn't change much of the order except the top teams).. even though it helped for some "funny" bits like Michael & Kevin and others..

So, I would love to see it return..

Except..

1. Taking place at nighttime
2. Putting the task when there's around 5 teams left.. it could call for suspense :cmas9 coracle-race? :cmaslol
3. Make this the transportation in getting to the Pit Stop.

Imagine if this task was the difference between making the final 4 or not - certainly suspenseful!

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Here's an iconic route that people will remember forever and wonder in awe..... I hope:

:cmas9 STARTING LINE: Creek Ranch near beautiful Lake Hatchineha which connects a stream to Florida's well-known freshwater lake, Lake Kissimmee. (HATERS SAY: Pssh... What a boring start line! :cmas3)
:cmas18 :cmas18 START LINE TASK: "Dissect" through clay frogs (total of 1,000) for one with orange "blood". When revealed, they must trade it to Phil to receive tickets on one of 3 flights to a mystery destination. (NOTE: Last team to find one will receive tickets on the third flight, carrying only that specific team an hour behind.) :cmaslol :cmas32:

Leg 1 (United States --> The Bahamas) / Orlando, FL to Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island (Nature themed)
Leg 2 (The Bahamas) / to Nassau (Festival life and Paradise Island)
Leg 3 (The Bahamas --> Cuba) / to Havana (pre-race booked tickets, Cityscape & retro car calamity :yes:... but receiving no money for this leg :lol:)
Leg 4 (Cuba --> Angola) / to Luanda followed by train to Malanje (African savanna landmarks w/ driving jeepneys and climbing tasks)
Leg 5 (Angola) / Malanje (economic life theme)
Leg 6 (Angola --> Kenya) / train back to Luanda to Mombasa (transportation use & restoration theme... HATERS SAY: :cmas3 :cmas15 :cmas30:)
Leg 7 (Kenya --> Qatar) / to Doha and surrounding areas (Dhow Harbour shipping Detour, Souk Waqif, jockey camel racing preparation RB in desert with Pit Stop in the middle of nowhere :lol:)
Leg 8 (Qatar --> Burma) / final Doha landmark then off to Yangon (broad culture theme)
Leg 9 (Burma) / bus to Bago then drive to Mawlamyine (more in depth culture, durian juice Speed Bump, Shampoo Island Pit Stop)
Leg 10 (Burma --> Thailand :gaah:) / bus to Mae Sot and drive to Tak (Detour) and Kamphraeng Phet (Roadblock & Pit Stop)
Leg 11 (Thailand) / to Bangkok :groan: (Switchback to season 1 coin FF as an Roadblock, new landmarks and districts... HATERS SAY: Way to ruin an awesome route!... oh well, it wasn't that awesome anyways :cmas3)
Leg 12 (Thailand --> United States) / to END CITY: San Diego, CA!!! :mas25

MEMORY TASK (ROADBLOCK): At Mid-Bayfront Marina, team members have to use a petal boat to ride to buoys placed randomly in the water. Each buoy will have its own number (leg number). The task is to get a Pit Stop picture from the dock and place it on the buoy with the correct leg number which it was visited. When all the pictures are in the correct places, their next clue will be revealed under a fishing rod.
FINISH LINE: Pacific Gateway Park (Follow the twisted mark trails until you see the Finish Line! Run Forrest Run!!! :cmas18)

(Another reason why I chose Marsh Harbour as a destination was to commemorate the amazing R&B artist, Aaliyah. :cmas4)
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Countries "raced": Greece (2019), Italy (2017), Switzerland (2017), Taiwan (2016), U.S. (WA 2013, CA [S.F. 2014, L.A. 2023], TX 2021, IL all the time)