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From PLAIDMOON:

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I found this tweet:

JefferySimpson Jeffery Simpson
The Amazing Race stop in Vancouver enroute to Banff. pic.twitter.com/iS9m2vtE
3 hours ago


Since they are leaving at 7 AM and 8 AM this morning (Tuesday) for a 9-10 hour bus ride to Banff, they won't get there before sunset tonight and I expect an HOO. Therefore, most of the activity will likely be on Wednesday.





FULL photo credit to Jeffrey Simpson.

FYI, the signup board was in front of the Westin Bayshore hotel.
« Last Edit: December 08, 2011, 05:06:03 AM by georgiapeach »
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Thanks for posting the picture for me, Peach. Life interfered and I wasn't online at all yesterday. I wasn't going to post it before now anyway as I was fairly sure the bulk of the leg was going to be run in daylight today. Once I saw that the Vancouver leg was plastered all over the front page of the Vancouver Sun newspaper, I knew that it had to have been a production nightmare. I didn't want it to happen on back to back legs.


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Amazing race at our hotel!!! What the hell is going on

(She's from Alberta)
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Here's another tweet

oReTroWarIo Braden Arp
People are filming parts of The Amazing Race here at Lake Louise
1 minute ago
« Last Edit: December 07, 2011, 03:27:35 PM by Plaidmoon »

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There's a better version of the sign up board for Banff at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jazzlawyer/6470202249/. It's much lighter and you can see that the name cards are in all different colors. You can also make out a bit more of the names. I can't seem to save it (it may be that the rights have been reserved), so if someone else can do so and upload it here, I'd appreciate it.



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Here you go:



FULL photo credit to Jeffrey Simpson.
« Last Edit: December 07, 2011, 03:42:28 PM by georgiapeach »
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People are filming parts of The Amazing Race here at Lake Louise
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Here's another tweet

oReTroWarIo Braden Arp
People are filming parts of The Amazing Race here at Lake Louise
1 minute ago

oReTroWarIo Braden Arp
 @ Lake Louise Ski Resort. I wasn't exactly sure what they were doing but there was a girl team that was being followed by cameras
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james_u ♥‿♥ JiMMY
Amazing Race filming at the Fairmont...!
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 TAR Australia is on the move again today.

RichardAdams21 Richard Adams
People from the amazing race just came through the airport.
1 hour ago

I can't determine his location. His twitter page just says Canada and his tweets don't mention the city. He does mention eating at McDonald's and there is a McDonald's in Banff (but not in Lake Louise).
« Last Edit: December 08, 2011, 11:36:26 AM by Plaidmoon »


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Related to the leg in Vancouver, I found a guy on twitter, @andrewtrevjones, who had some info about the kayaking task in Coal Harbour.  I asked him a couple of questions and he responded to both:

andrewtrevjones Andrew Jones
@translink We're supporting the production team on a challenge tomorrow, I'm pretty sure it was the Aussie show.

DickieDSmucker Brian
@andrewtrevjones How many teams were there and could you describe any of them?

andrewtrevjones Andrew Jones
@DickieDSmucker There were about 6 teams left and they were kayaking across Coal Harbour! @ecomarinekayak

DickieDSmucker Brian
@andrewtrevjones Cool! Was this at the Ecomarine at English Bay and did they kayak around Stanley Park? Was a great day for kayaking too!

@andrewtrevjones Andrew Jones
@DickieDSmucker No the boats were delivered to Coal Harbour specially for the amazing race.

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I heard back from the guy who saw teams at the airport yesterday. He saw them in Calgary and didn't know where they were going.

RichardAdams21 Richard Adams
@Plaidmoon I'm in Calgary, not sure where they were headed.
10 minutes ago



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@Banff_Squirrel re: amazing race - running around like maniacs last nite in headlamps!!!
8 Dec

Someone already asked about what she saw.. she replied:

I almost ran them over as they illegally crossed the st! Don't follow it but cameras & a couple of teams with headlamps!

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Next leg is Beijing,China!!! :cmaslol
I got information!

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One Chinese girl tweeted on Weibo(Chinese twitter),said she was on flight with teams from Canada to Beijing,China.One blonde girl racer asked her how to get to Guijie Street (Chinese Name:簋街).
« Last Edit: December 10, 2011, 09:09:30 AM by weihen »

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簋街 is a famous food street in Beijing...maybe eating food task

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She tweeted 1:20am Chinese time today...looks like teams race in Beijing today.
Teams arrive Beijing before 0:30 am today.( Another woman saw crew in Beijing airport at 0:30 am.)
« Last Edit: December 10, 2011, 09:15:35 AM by weihen »

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Let's assume that the information on Beijing is correct. That would mean the following flights were the logical ones with only one connection from Calgary to Beijing:

via Vancouver
AC203/205/207/209/211 dep. YYC 0700 to 1110 and arriving YVR 29 minutes after the same hour with adjustment from Mountain to Pacific time
connecting to AC29 YVR PEK 1240 1625+1

via Los Angeles
AC568 0800 1010 YYC LAX
connecting to CA988 1150 1640+1

via San Francisco
UA6273 YYC SFO 0735 0943
UA889   SFO PEK 1209 1625+1

Take your pick (I would take Air Canada because it gives more flexibility getting to Vancouver).

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Good job Weihen!! :yess:
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I'm now in Beijing, but I didn't know this news. :cmas4

P.S. Did any season of TAR go to Guijie Street before?
« Last Edit: December 10, 2011, 07:40:52 PM by SuperTux »
好像用中文做签名档会比较酷。


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I'm now in Beijing, but I didn't know this news. :cmas4

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A girl tewwted on Weibo said she saw amazing race passing her...she is in Brisbane,Australia...she tweeted 9:06 am in Chinese time(meaning 11:06 am Australia)

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A girl tewwted on Weibo said she saw amazing race passing her...she is in Brisbane,Australia...she tweeted 9:06 am in Chinese time(meaning 11:06 am Australia)

Please don't be true...yet!
« Last Edit: December 12, 2011, 04:11:54 PM by Дussie Бabushka »

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Re: TAR Australia 2 SPOILERS & LIVE Sightings! Tweets go here *please read post
« Reply #148 on: December 12, 2011, 04:21:27 PM »
Does anyone had any idea if the teams are heading back home??
Because on the way home I saw about three trucks consist of filming production and crews at the Flagstaff Garde, Melbourne..
Need to double check though, hopefully it is true TAR Aus..
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Re: TAR Australia 2 SPOILERS & LIVE Sightings! Tweets go here *please read post
« Reply #149 on: December 12, 2011, 04:25:29 PM »
Does anyone had any idea if the teams are heading back home??
Because on the way home I saw about three trucks consist of filming production and crews at the Flagstaff Garde, Melbourne..
Need to double check though, hopefully it is true TAR Aus..
When was this? Can you get there now!? :) Teams should either be back already or coming back today/tomorrow.
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