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TAR 20 Ep 6: "This Is Wicked Strange" (Baku, Azerbaijan)
georgiapeach:
From our Location thread:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on February 16, 2012, 08:06:53 PM ---From Phil: teams soak in OIL in Azerbaijan
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/02/16/phil-keoghan-spills-secrets-behind-season-20-of-the-amazing-race/
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georgiapeach:
From Locations:
--- Quote from: ZouLy on February 16, 2012, 09:20:06 PM ---
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on February 16, 2012, 08:42:11 PM ---Phil gives an interview here:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=6750647
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according to the above source,
this is what I've got from getting soaked in oil, in Azerbaijan,
There's an 'Oil Therapy Clinic'
http://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/travel/unrefined-therapy-in-azerbaijan
--- Quote ---Unrefined therapy in Azerbaijan
Bathing in crude oil is reputed to soothe the skin and boost energy levels. But, as Luke Jerod Kummer discovers at Naftalan in Azerbaijan, the process of immersion is a far cry from the luxurious spa pampering that most of us enjoy "Why you come sanatoria?" the voice at the end of the phone asks. "Oil," I answer. I'm seated in the doctor's office at the Naftalan Sanatorium, near the battle-scarred territory of Nagorno-Karbakh in Azerbaijan. The health centre is famous for its crude oil baths, which are believed to have medicinal properties and be good for treating skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis, easing joint pains; and generally calming the nerves. But as no one here speaks English, I'm none the wiser as to what the basis for these health claims might be. Rather, I'm talking to a stranger down a telephone line as banter ensues between my taxi driver, Emar, the "doctor", receptionist and nurses. People once flocked from all over the USSR to health centres in the small town of Naftalan to spend days soaking in the dark, heavy type of crude that's found in this area but is too expensive to refine. Today, western tourists like me are still an oddity.
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http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/azerbaijan-clinic-uses-crude-oil-baths-as-spa-treatments.html
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georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on March 03, 2012, 02:10:07 PM ---Phil did a TAR interview with KTLA: you can see the whole video here:
http://www.ktla.com/videogallery/68464182/Entertainment/PHIL-KEOGHAN-TALKS-AMAZING-RACE
Other highlight: In Azerbaijan, there is a man soaking in oil...because that is what they do.
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georgiapeach:
From the Location thread:
--- Quote from: Leafsfan on March 05, 2012, 12:55:08 PM ---There is a reason to believe that the Pitstop of the Baku leg was on Baku's Pier.
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georgiapeach:
Since we have a fair bit of info already on this leg, am going to open this up for discussion a bit early!
Have fun!
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