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TAR 19 EP 5 "I Feel Like I'm in the Circus" (Bangkok, Thailand)
Belle Book:
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--- Quote from: Prophet on October 23, 2011, 08:34:41 PM ---What madness is this? What a weird leg :lol: The fish thing is the dumbest task ever invented by TAR. I'm still confused with the order of the bus arrivals and why the top four were in their positions.
Let's hope the next one is better. I don't like these no skill, luck based legs.
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The order of bus arrivals is explained by either of two potential explanations:
1. The overwhelming favorite is that the 3 first teams to arrive in time for 430pm departure did not check alternate bus companies and Express Buses, which is clearly the kind that Marcus/Amani, Bill/Cathi and Ernie/Cindy all got on for 530pm departure.
2. I have seen bus breakdowns (they tend to wear their tires to the limit) on either AR1, AR2, AR9 or AR14. That could have slowed down the 430pm bus.
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I'm going with the first option. The first three teams failed to check for alternate buses or Express ones. Amani & Marcus, Bill & Cathi and Ernie & Cindy all got Express buses for their, so they pulled ahead.
Belle Book
Chateau d If:
--- Quote from: Slowhatch on October 24, 2011, 01:49:34 AM ---After listening a few times, it sounds like "khlong song phraek." So whoever had Ton Pariwat for the elephants, step up and collect your prize. Also, the company name is probably "Anda Venture" (see here) I think if you zoom in with GE, you can actually see a few elephants near the kraal at the end of the road.
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Thanks Slowhatch :-[
--- Quote ---Ton Pariwat Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Tambon Song Phraek and covers a total area of 100,000 rai of shady flora. It also contains Namtok Ton Pariwat or known among the locals as “Namtok Song Phraek” which is 100 metres from the Sanctuary’s headquarters.
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I guess my trunk did not get sliced off :lol: http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,26329.msg672383.html#msg672383
Neobie:
Watch watch! (You're gonna have to parse that into a modifier noun and a head noun...)
Judging from Phil's watch, it looks like Marcus/Amani and Bill/Cathi check in at 9.25am, and 4th place Justin/Jennifer at 9.35am. It's a pretty close fight, at least for the top four spots! Ernie/Cindy arrive in Bangkok just before 6.24am (from watch in taxi) and are at the fish at... I think 7.06am? They spent a lot of time getting to the Pit Stop!
And looking at the watches from last week's check in, it appears that the Phuket Pit Stop was a 24h one. Was the Pit Start on the mainland, where Google mislabels the settlement around the mainland pier Koh Panyi? (Or maybe the name Koh Panyi refers to both the mainland pier and the island itself?)
Slowhatch:
--- Quote ---(Or maybe the name Koh Panyi refers to both the mainland pier and the island itself?)
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I think that's the case, at least on GE (notice how close the mangroves are) The village is Koh Panyi, and the port of Phang Nga is called Tha Dan. There's a row of piers but I'm guessing it's near the bend in the road by the water tower (kmz attached).
maf:
I am trying to map the Bangkok locations, and this is what I have got:
Do we have anybody who knows the area and can check this?
My main problem is that the distance from the new southern bus terminal to the Bangkok Noi canal is only about 7 km, and that should be walkable in a little over an hour. So either my locations are off or the twins were not only without money but also lost.
/MaF
PS But I did admire their spirit in this episode and I was sorry to see them go.
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