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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #150 on: November 24, 2012, 05:02:28 PM »
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After 12 hr flight picked up our bags to discover they were covered in fishy water, some guy thought his fish would stay frozen, guess not!

2:04 PM - 24 Nov 12 · web (North American Central Time)

From his tweet, we can tell the length of the flight and also that he is tweeting from at least a laptop or a fixed location (make it seems that he is not on the run -connecting to any more flights, maybe-)

Flying from HKG to JNB at 550 MPH steady, turns out to be 11 hours and 57 minutes of strictly airborne flight time.
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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #151 on: November 24, 2012, 06:22:17 PM »
Xarles,

You forgot something. Flying into the jet stream east to west adds time to a flight. The actual time for SA287 HKG JNB was 13 hours 25 minutes.


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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #152 on: November 25, 2012, 06:45:55 AM »
A sighting in Maun, Botswana? It could be either TAR Norway or TAR 22. I just started looking so there may be more.

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S/O to your boy Jesse yea! RT @thatChelseaGuy: They're shooting an episode of the amazing race here. Let me go look cool on tv.
3:59 AM Pacific Standard Time  - 25 Nov 12
About 45 minutes ago

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@JesseMolatlhwe yo The guy talking about the amazing race where is he, is he in Bots?
4:07 AM Pacific Standard Time  - 25 Nov 12
About 50 minutes ago


Godfrey CL Matale ‏@inFamOusCL1
First I missed the amazing race while It was in Cape Town Now Maun. Wow we cute guys never catch a break!!
4:16 AM Pacific Standard Time- 25 Nov 12
About 30 minutes ago


The person making the sighting doesn't mention where he saw them, but his other tweets do mention Maun, so the second person's assumption that the sighting was in Maun seems reasonable.

I was thinking they would have had charter flights to get to Maun, but a little research shows 2 flights daily from Johannesburg to Maun. One arrives at 1:20 PM and the other at 1:25 PM. That is about 2 hours ago, so it fits. The flight from Hong Kong to Johannesburg arrived about 4 hours before the 11:40 AM and 11:45 AM departures, so that fits as well.

I was leaning towards this being TAR Norway, but the flights fits so well, I'm now thinking it's 50-50 as to whether it's TAR 22 or TAR Norway.

A little research shows a number of safari outfits and game reserves in the Maun area, so I'm thinking that will be involved.
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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #153 on: November 26, 2012, 10:21:03 AM »
Here's another possible sighting, this time next door to Botswana in Windhoek, Namibia.

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You know Kapana has made it big when you trying to dip in the spice and get bumped by contestants in the Amazing Race.
11:12 PM Pacific Standard Time - 25 Nov 12
About 9 hours ago


Kapana is grilled meat served with a tomato, onion, chili and spice sauce and fried bread called fat cakes. It is popular and sold by street vendors in Namibia.

It seems a bit early for TAR to have gone from Botswana to Namibia, but it is possible. It could also be that TAR Norway in one of the sightings from the last 2 days and TAR 22 is in the other one. At this point, there's no clues as to which is which. My attempts to contact people have been ignored so far.

Update: This sighting was of TAR Norway 2.
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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #155 on: November 27, 2012, 06:24:31 AM »
These were posted on Fb a while back, I can't see anybody who posted it, but if someone did I apologise!

I'm pretty sure 4 teams of the Amazing Race were just on our same flight from Bali to Kuala Lumpur... Teams of 2 followed by cameramen and sound guys, and all they could tell us was that they were on a travel show for American television. Pretty sure Amazing Race. We'll have to wait for next season to find out.

Posted Nov 21 approx 7PM Malaysian time.

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Just met some contestants of an American travel show. 4 teams of 2 were on our flight to kuala lumpur. I can't wait to watch next season of the amazing race because I have no idea what other show it would be. Cool I think so!

They were both posted at the same time, same place and the people look to be related, so I'd count it as one sighting :lol:

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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #156 on: November 27, 2012, 09:27:55 AM »
I thought I had seen this Botswana sighting from Facebook somewhere on RFF yesterday, but I can't find it now. So, I'm posting it. Since then there have been a few questions and responses.

TAR Sighting Person
Yesterday via mobile
wao! amazing race being ran in botswana

Friend 1 - kae
Yesterday at 2:11am

TAR Sighting Person - MUB dear
Yesterday at 2:20am

Friend 2 -  Ke race ya eng?
Yesterday at 3:10am via mobile

TAR Sighting Person -  tha 1 almys shwn on sabc 3
19 hours ago via mobile


I can't really translate this on Google, but it does appear to be mostly English, so I can figure most of it out. It appears that the person saw or was told about TAR in Maun, Botswana. Friend 1 asked where and the reply was MUB, the airport code for Maun, Botswana. Friend 2 seems to be asking what version and the answer was the version shown on SABC 3, which I believe is the South African TV network. SABC has been showing an earlier season of the American TAR lately from the tweets I've seen over the past couple of months. I doubt they have shown TAR Norway. Assuming that the person can tell the difference between Americans speaking English and Norwegians speaking English, I think this points towards TAR 22 being in Botswana and not TAR Norway. It's not anywhere close to conclusive proof, but it's a little more than we knew up until now.

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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #157 on: November 27, 2012, 03:34:56 PM »
We're in Botswana!

From private blog on NOV 25/2012 in Maun, Botswana:

...the short flight from Jo’burg to Botswana had contestants and camera crew for The Amazing Race season 22 in the front few rows. We all talked to the contestants and although they weren't supposed to say anything they gave us enough clues to work out what was going on. I gave the couple next to me some cash as they were pretty short, and XXXXX helped the girls sitting next to him with detailed instructions for where to go as soon as they got off the plane. We watched them all line up on the runway and then run off, but of course saw them again three minutes later at the queue for immigration....

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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #158 on: November 27, 2012, 03:47:02 PM »
:hearts: Thanks Xarles!
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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #159 on: November 28, 2012, 10:54:54 AM »
OK, I did some more digging and found a few Facebook sightings from Maun, Botswana. I'm convinced now that some version of TAR was there for the last few days. I'm also thinking it's very likely that it's TAR 22 and not TAR Norway, but no one has quite spelled it out. I'm thinking that it would have been mentioned if they were speaking Norwegian and I'm guessing the Norwegian version doesn't have the budget for the Hummer mentioned below.

TAR Witness
Wow, Bots recognized, a certain reality TV show is been shot right in front of me at Maun International Airport and Mack Air Offices. I'm wondering where are these guys going from here. They are couples traveling together with each couple followed by 2 Camera crews. Somebody remind me of the name, Please <Friend 2>, you know it and watch it
Sunday at 4:08am

Friend 1
The kardashians?
Sunday at 5:05am via mobile

Friend 2
Survivour
Sunday at 12:06pm via mobile

TAR Witness
Not Survivour Jess, Not Sure <Friend 1> but i think ke The amazing......
Sunday at 10:29pm via mobile

Friend 2 
Oh okay,the amazing race
Sunday at 11:52pm via mobile

TAR Witness
yeah Dear. they are racing in Maun.
Monday at 12:33am via mobile


The same person posted yesterday

TAR Witness
Monday at 10:55pm ·

    and the race continues, Amazing race or the travel show as they told. Met one couple today as i was walking down the dirty road and they had to find the Mokoro Station. Poor people, always with camera crew. Jus gave them direction to the Mokoro Station and they refused to tell me the name of the show. Good luck Guys


This Facebook post sounds like it's probably TAR related.

TAR Witness 2
Sunday at 9:59am via mobile ·
someone please brow me digital camera now, there is a hummer limousine in maun...PLEASE

Friend
ta o e tseye
Sunday at 10:15am via mobile

TAR Witness
nxa am being serious
Sunday at 10:38am via mobile


I'm guessing the Hummer was brought in to move equipment around the area, which is a swampy river delta region.

I checked out Mokoro Station and it seems to be the starting point for dugout canoe tours of the shallow waterways of the Okavango River Delta. Here's a couple of links to pictures of Mokoro canoes. The second was taken earlier today, but doesn't appear to be TAR related.

https://twitter.com/worldamazingpic/status/272716801232740352/photo/1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31893776@N02/8225737057/

From reading a couple of blogs, they may see herds of elephants, hippoes, giraffe, zebras, kudus, antelopes, and buffaloes. Should be very scenic.

Also, in a moment of extreme synchronicity, Google maps announced a few hours ago that street level mapping of Botswana is now on line, including the Okavango River Delta where TAR 22 was seen.

http://google-africa.blogspot.com/2012/11/street-view-on-google-maps-now-live-in.html
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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #160 on: November 28, 2012, 01:13:26 PM »
Hummer limos are definitely not for transporting stuff..

Another couple of sightings of the limo from FB on the 25th:

'Hey,jst saw a real LIMO...parked nxt 2 mi place..PARKVIEW MAUN'

'E kae limozin ya Hummar around maun?if u saw it lms.,'

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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #161 on: November 28, 2012, 01:26:36 PM »
No conf that this Hummer has anything to do w/ TAR, right?
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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #162 on: November 28, 2012, 01:30:16 PM »
No conf that this Hummer has anything to do w/ TAR, right?

Hmm.. Actually, it doesn't sound like something TAR would do in Botswana..

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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #163 on: November 28, 2012, 04:24:08 PM »
Found this from a blog. It's the roller derby girls in Hanoi. A quick google search tells me they're playing Vietnamese Human Chess?  :duno:


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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #164 on: November 29, 2012, 09:53:44 AM »
Remember everyone that NORWAY and UKRAINE are running also....
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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #165 on: November 29, 2012, 10:03:08 AM »
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Amazing Race. Live in Nairobi,Kenya.

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(CST) 10:01 AM - 29 Nov 12

Q ...Hi! We're Am Race fans, can you tell us if they're racing in Nairobi? Is it the American version? What did you see? Thanks, Greetings...

A ...Yes they are. Its the exact American Version just that its in Nairobi,Kenya...

Q ...Thank you, very much! Could you elaborate on where did you see them? Thanks A LOT! :-)...

A ...You're welcome. Well,lets just say they're inspired. Infact almost everyone is racing just to show support...

Q ...Where in Nairobi, were they racing? We'd love to know. Thanks again...

A ...they decided to venture the streets in town. Public transport vehicles have even "striked" just to support the race...

Q ...Thank you. Have fun and be safe. If you know where do they go from Nairobi, I'd appreciate, we're big fans. Greetings from Mexico!..
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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #166 on: November 29, 2012, 10:48:21 AM »
Live sightings of TAR Norway in Santiago moved to TAR NORWAY.
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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #167 on: November 29, 2012, 10:51:28 AM »
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Saw @PhilKeoghan the host from amazing race today!!!

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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #168 on: November 29, 2012, 10:56:16 AM »
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Saw @PhilKeoghan the host from amazing race today!!!

10:49AM · 29 Nov 12 · Mobile Web

Looks like they're in Switzerland..

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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #169 on: November 29, 2012, 10:58:21 AM »
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Night life in the streets of milan!
12:15 AM - 28 Nov 12

the Galleria in Milan

from same tweeter as above


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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #170 on: November 29, 2012, 11:07:09 AM »
Also was in the Swiss mts 12h ago:

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Snowy mountains on mount titlis! #snow #switzerland #mountitlis @ Switzerland, Titlis http://instagr.am/p/SlWoa5Qg7_/ 

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« Reply #171 on: November 29, 2012, 11:09:41 AM »
Okay....all SPEC on MILAN and KENYA and SWISS MTS  and SANTIAGO to SPEC please.

Back to LIVE TWEETS ONLY.


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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #172 on: November 29, 2012, 01:17:43 PM »
Q ...Hi Weihan! Can you tell us where did you see Phil Keoghan at? Thank you. We're great fans!

A    Weihan @TERRRYAKI
      Haha hi. He's at switzerland, around the swiss alps!

(CST) 12:51PM · 29 Nov 12 · Twitter for iPhone

Q ...Thanks, thanks. Which is the closest city?

A    Weihan @TERRRYAKI
      umm lucerne i guess! Or interlaken.

1:10PM · 29 Nov 12 · Twitter for iPhone
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« Reply #173 on: November 29, 2012, 01:36:02 PM »
Well done

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Re: Amazing Race 22 LIVE Sightings! Tweets Go Here! **please read post 1**
« Reply #174 on: November 30, 2012, 02:00:35 AM »
:yess:

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Took a picture with Phil keoghan(host of the amazing race)!! http://instagr.am/p/SpWhVbQg_G/
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