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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #125 on: October 14, 2017, 08:13:47 AM »
Here are my thoughts: (bolded are good search terms)

Had high hopes for Tel-Aviv...but they were NOT there via the prime flight yesterday.

Varsha has suggested Luhacovice Cz as a possible next location.
TravelJunkie pulled some info for me. They could go by train, requiring change/connections in about 4.5 hours. Self drive and /or bus also possible.
This might be mildly off grid.

Africa? Had some hopes for Cape Town but doubting this now. 

Istanbul? Very good jumping off place for Africa/onwards. But politically not sure.

Depending on the above, somewhere in India ...mostly for the BIG jump.
Mumbai the top choice here.

And then...I have the MOST  hope for NEPAL this time. Some "my want", some more factual. Entry via Kathmandu

After that, have serious hopes for Aus and/or Nz on the homeward journey.

Some of this is spec, some wishlist, some tips. So big grains of salt.
If they go places where Instagram/Snapchat/Twitter less likely, the search gets tougher.

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #126 on: October 14, 2017, 11:16:03 AM »
Three flights left Prague yesterday beginning at 10:30-1:30 to Dubai in UAE... What do you think about that destination? also a city near it Doha in Qatar?  My daughter visits here all the time as she works in Kuwait.
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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #127 on: October 14, 2017, 11:18:29 AM »
Three flights left Prague yesterday beginning at 10:30-1:30 to Dubai in UAE... What do you think about that destination? also a city near it Doha in Qatar?  My daughter visits here all the time as she works in Kuwait.

Dubai was only just visited in S28.

Doha would be awesome, It's meant to be safe there but production would probably avoid it anyway due to the current affairs in the country despite the the life in the country outside of politics is fine. Bahrain could be a very good alternative. I'd prefer Jordan, Israel or Oman.

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #128 on: October 14, 2017, 11:25:26 AM »
Both Doha and Dubai are good places for transferring on though, not necessarily as locations themselves

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #129 on: October 14, 2017, 05:59:32 PM »
I still want Cape Town, Nepal and Melbourne/Gold Coast


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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #130 on: October 14, 2017, 06:21:51 PM »
I still want Cape Town, Nepal and Melbourne/Gold Coast

Maybe Durban is the other one and it is known as South Africa's Playground.

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #131 on: October 14, 2017, 06:28:25 PM »
Zimbabwe>>Cape Town!
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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #132 on: October 14, 2017, 06:28:49 PM »
Zimbabwe>>Cape Town!

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #133 on: October 14, 2017, 06:37:09 PM »
Would it be possible for them to go from Africa to Oceania and completely skip over Asia??  :chute:

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« Reply #134 on: October 14, 2017, 06:40:38 PM »
I thought about that as well today.
Would make for a really unique route tbh, and I'd love it, especially if a place like Fiji was visited in Oceania.

But I expect they'll host at least 1-2 legs in Asia to cross out another continent.


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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #135 on: October 14, 2017, 10:55:19 PM »
I thought about that as well today.
Would make for a really unique route tbh, and I'd love it, especially if a place like Fiji was visited in Oceania.

But I expect they'll host at least 1-2 legs in Asia to cross out another continent.

When was the last time there wasn't a dramatic and/or shocking moment in Asia (ignoring TAR 24 which you should do, then...TAR 19?). #TeamAsia

That said there are flights from Johannesburg to Perth and Sydney and maybe Melbourne as well? Honestly Australia and NZ work a lot better as the starting legs of a race imo, especially if they're commited to starting in LAX.

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #136 on: October 14, 2017, 11:44:02 PM »
What would really make for an incredible route, though, is if they did Africa > Oceania > Asia > USA.
Pretty sure that's never been done before!

And Taiwan could be used as the penultimate leg. :colors

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #137 on: October 15, 2017, 04:06:08 AM »
Zimbabwe>>Cape Town!

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #138 on: October 15, 2017, 07:03:12 AM »
Really doubt would they do a race with no Asia legs
I think the possibilty of having Oceania legs dimmed significantly

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #139 on: October 15, 2017, 09:02:09 AM »
So far so good with 6 legs of Europe and 2 legs of Africa!  :conf:

Might as well get to the bottom of the mystery, this will be my wishlist:

Leg 1: Iceland
Leg 2: Belgium
Leg 3: Morocco
Leg 4: France
Leg 5: France
Leg 6: Czechia
Leg 7: Czechia
Leg 8: Zimbabwe?
Leg 9: India -> Nepal
Leg 10: Nepal
Leg 11: Thailand or Taiwan
Leg 12: USA

OR

Leg 9: Malaysia
Leg 10: Australia
Leg 11: Australia
Leg 12: USA

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #140 on: October 15, 2017, 09:47:29 AM »
Six Europe legs could totally unlikely. That could makes 5 Europe legs, 2 legs each in Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Leg 1: Iceland (Reykjavik)
Leg 2: Belgium (Antwerp)
Leg 3: Morocco (Tangier)
Leg 4: France (Saint Tropez)
Leg 5: France (Arles)
Leg 6: Czechia (Prague)
Leg 7: Zimbabwe (Harare)
Leg 8: Thailand (Chiang Mai)
Leg 9: Indonesia (Jakarta)
Leg 10: Australia (Melbourne)
Leg 11: Australia (Country Victoria)*
Leg 12: USA

*Places are speculated could be possibly Geelong, Port Campbell (Great Ocean Road), Healesville, Ballarat, Bendigo

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #141 on: October 15, 2017, 09:58:07 AM »
Or they could do a 13 Leg route  :colors :luvya: :hrt: :hearts:

Leg 1: Iceland
Leg 2: Belgium
Leg 3: Morocco
Leg 4: France
Leg 5: France
Leg 6: Czechia
Leg 7: Czechia
Leg 8: Zimbabwe
Leg 9: Zimbabwe or South Africa
Leg 10: Nepal
Leg 11: Nepal
Leg 12: Taiwan
Leg 13: USA

Or Leg 10: Australia
Leg 11: Australia
Leg 12: Taiwan
Leg 13: USA

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #142 on: October 15, 2017, 01:21:42 PM »
So far so good with 6 legs of Europe and 2 legs of Africa!  :conf:

Might as well get to the bottom of the mystery, this will be my wishlist:

Leg 1: Iceland
Leg 2: Belgium
Leg 3: Morocco
Leg 4: France
Leg 5: France
Leg 6: Czechia
Leg 7: Czechia
Leg 8: Zimbabwe?
Leg 9: India -> Nepal
Leg 10: Nepal
Leg 11: Thailand or Taiwan
Leg 12: USA

OR

Leg 9: Malaysia
Leg 10: Australia
Leg 11: Australia
Leg 12: USA

Leg 7 remains unconfirmed right now.
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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #143 on: October 15, 2017, 03:12:10 PM »
Confirmed: (Summary)
Leg 1: USA --> Iceland
Leg 2: Iceland --> Belgium
Leg 3: Belgium --> Morocco
Leg 4: Morocco --> France
Leg 5: France
Leg 6: France --> Czechia
Leg 7: Czechia --> Zimbabwe

When was the last time we had 4 legs with 4 different countries?  :hearts: I love the route so far!

Wishlist: (with the influence of other forum members)
Leg 8: Zimbabwe --> South Africa
Leg 9: South Africa --> Nepal
Leg 10: Nepal
Leg 11: Nepal --> Taiwan or Fiji
Leg 12: Taiwan or Fiji --> USA

Not even Indonesia or China can ruin the route now! :hrt:

On 1 hand, I'd like to see an Asia skip as that would be interesting. On another hand, I want to see Nepal being visited. Hmmm... ???

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #144 on: October 15, 2017, 04:16:59 PM »
Six Europe legs could totally unlikely. That could makes 5 Europe legs, 2 legs each in Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Leg 1: Iceland (Reykjavik)
Leg 2: Belgium (Antwerp)
Leg 3: Morocco (Tangier)
Leg 4: France (Saint Tropez)
Leg 5: France (Arles)
Leg 6: Czechia (Prague)
Leg 7: Zimbabwe (Harare)
Leg 8: Thailand (Chiang Mai)
Leg 9: Indonesia (Jakarta)
Leg 10: Australia (Melbourne)
Leg 11: Australia (Country Victoria)*
Leg 12: USA

*Places are speculated could be possibly Geelong, Port Campbell (Great Ocean Road), Healesville, Ballarat, Bendigo

Why Country Victoria Claude? Geelong and Port Campell are really the only places that host a second leg, as Bendigo, Ballarat and Healesville, are far too small. Also, two legs in one state is abit 'iffy'.


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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #145 on: October 15, 2017, 06:16:20 PM »
Six Europe legs could totally unlikely. That could makes 5 Europe legs, 2 legs each in Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Leg 1: Iceland (Reykjavik)
Leg 2: Belgium (Antwerp)
Leg 3: Morocco (Tangier)
Leg 4: France (Saint Tropez)
Leg 5: France (Arles)
Leg 6: Czechia (Prague)
Leg 7: Zimbabwe (Harare)
Leg 8: Thailand (Chiang Mai)
Leg 9: Indonesia (Jakarta)
Leg 10: Australia (Melbourne)
Leg 11: Australia (Country Victoria)*
Leg 12: USA

*Places are speculated could be possibly Geelong, Port Campbell (Great Ocean Road), Healesville, Ballarat, Bendigo

Why Country Victoria Claude? Geelong and Port Campell are really the only places that host a second leg, as Bendigo, Ballarat and Healesville, are far too small. Also, two legs in one state is abit 'iffy'.
Pan-ultimate legs usually have to be held in airport hubs so that they can find an easy way back to the US

Only 3 of the recent 10 season did not do so
Season 21,22 > the pan-ultimate location have convieient linkage with airport hubs
Season 24 > Self-driving

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #146 on: October 16, 2017, 01:11:02 AM »
Which asian countries do you think will be visited this season ? I think they'll do 2 legs in zimbabwe and then head towards asia! I got this list from wiki but still confused. Its too random.

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #147 on: October 16, 2017, 01:20:17 AM »
Most difficult race that can ever happen will surely pass through these nations -
1) North Korea
2) Afghanistan
3) Iraq
4) Syria
5) Pakistan
6) Guatemala
7) Libya
8) Mexico
9) Honduras
10) Somalia

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #148 on: October 16, 2017, 01:27:22 AM »
Most difficult race that can ever happen will surely pass through these nations -
1) North Korea
2) Afghanistan
3) Iraq
4) Syria
5) Pakistan
6) Guatemala
7) Libya
8) Mexico
9) Honduras
10) Somalia

Most wild season ever?  :funny:

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Re: TAR 30 Location wishlists and Unsupported speculation
« Reply #149 on: October 16, 2017, 01:34:07 AM »
If they visit Asia, I don't care where they go, as long as they don't visit China or India