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TAR 24 Speculation and Discussion **of Spoilers**
DrRox:
--- Quote from: RachelLeVega on December 27, 2013, 08:25:49 AM ---
For the Malaysia connections, it might be due to... you guessed it, BUDGET! :whoop: Taking a high-speed or fuel-powered train to Sabah, Malaysia from Guangzhou ).
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That is funny......damn funny!!!!!
Jobby:
I'm pretty sure they flew to KL.. :cmaslol
redskevin88:
--- Quote from: RachelLeVega on December 27, 2013, 08:25:49 AM ---
For the Malaysia connections, it might be due to... you guessed it, BUDGET! :whoop: Taking a high-speed or fuel-powered train to Sabah, Malaysia from Guangzhou ).
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I think plane tickets to Melbourne are cheaper than train/ferry tickets to Malaysia from China but that's just me. :cmaslol
gamerfan09:
--- Quote from: RachelLeVega on December 27, 2013, 08:25:49 AM ---
--- Quote from: Neobie on December 27, 2013, 03:29:59 AM ---Could the plan have been Philippines to Australia to Sri Lanka? Cancelling the Philippines because of the typhoon could have caused a problem getting in and out of Australia on time. I thought they were in a bit of a rush getting in and out of Malaysia...
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Here's my crazy thought...
Since Guangzhou, China is particularly a weird first destination to reveal in the first Leg (especially because Shanghai was visited three seasons ago in the premiere), I think Manila or Quezon City would have been the router's original plan, but due to the typhoon still sparking political and environmental controversy, TAR didn't want to deal with the same FOX crap that stunned the nation during TAR22's visit to Hanoi.
For the Malaysia connections, it might be due to... you guessed it, BUDGET! :whoop: Taking a high-speed or fuel-powered train to Sabah, Malaysia from Guangzhou is much cheaper than purchasing 20 or 22 economy-class tickets to Melbourne. I wish TAR had a bake sale fundraiser to make a shocking route like TAR10 (Madagascar to Finland to Ukraine) or TAR7 (Turkey to England).
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HOW IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU TAKE A TRAIN TO MALAYSIA THERES LOADS OF MILES DISTANCE NOT TO MENTION WATER?
Neobie:
Although I think Rachel meant the controversy that would arise from the American public for visiting the Philippines while parts of it are still reeling from the disaster (like how people read too much into the "propaganda dance" in Hanoi etc), not that the race route would be logistically affected itself.
And hovercraft trains aside, they did save a ton of money by taking AirAsia to Sabah and AirAsia again to Kuala Lumpur instead of flying almost everyone to Australia on a full-fledged carrier...
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