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
/ 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
/ 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)-------------------------
Either this season will go amazingly epic, or horribly terrible.