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Run out of countries?
Neobie:
Aah yes Chengdu! 25 seasons and we haven't seen pandas on the show?!
Valentts:
--- Quote from: SuperTux on November 09, 2014, 08:56:11 AM ---
--- Quote from: Valentts on November 09, 2014, 04:39:50 AM ---
--- Quote from: 91zycn on November 05, 2014, 11:51:12 AM ---
--- Quote from: Neobie on November 05, 2014, 11:21:00 AM ---Now that we've just about run out of countries to talk about... :)
Some new regions within countries we've already visited before!
- Hokkaido in Japan
- Crete in Greece
- Sulawesi in Indonesia
- Naples/Amalfi/Pompeii in Italy
- Nazca in Peru
- Nunavut in Canada
- Ephesus/Pamukkale/Cappadocia in Turkey
- The Amazon in Brazil
- Tibet in China (I know, altitude and travel restrictions may pose a problem)
- Monaco/Côte d'Azur in France
- Normandy/Mont-St-Michel in France
--- End quote ---
Add on for some places:
Jeju Island,any region other than Seoul & DMZ in South Korea
Xinjiang Uyghur in China
Hainan Island in China
Sumatera in North Indonesia
Kalimantan and Sarawak in Borneo Island of Indonesia & Malaysia respectively.
Baltimore in India
Arctic Circle region in Finland
Any region other than Moscow & St. Petersburg in Russia
Lviv in Ukarine
Territories Island (Eg. Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Nieu, Tokelau) in Australia and New Zealand
--- End quote ---
Xinjiang is extremely dangerous since 2009. Besides, even though Hainan has rich tourism resources, the awful development there ruined its reputation. If TAR wants to go to China again, Chengdu and Chongqing are the best choices.
--- End quote ---
I agree that Chengdu and Chongqing would be good choices (see China Rush 1), but Hainan is also a decent place to visit. The World's Strongest Man Championship held in Hainan once.
Xinjiang is not dangerous in my view because the controversy there is not towards foreigners. But places like Tibet and Amazon... I think they're for the show like Expedition Impossible, not for TAR. :)
--- End quote ---
The mess in Hainan's tourism hit all the headline of Chinese medias several months ago. But the scenery is gorgeous.
But there're huge travelling difficulties in Xinjiang. If TAR doesn't want to restrict the race course only in Urumqi, the racers have to travel at least 6-9 hours to another meaningful destination. Driving themselves is impossible, and weather conditions are frequently changing. Temperature will be below 0℃ in December.
georgiapeach:
:bigwelcome to RFF, Valentts!!
SuperTux:
--- Quote from: Valentts on November 10, 2014, 02:04:42 AM ---
--- Quote from: SuperTux on November 09, 2014, 08:56:11 AM ---
--- Quote from: Valentts on November 09, 2014, 04:39:50 AM ---
--- Quote from: 91zycn on November 05, 2014, 11:51:12 AM ---
--- Quote from: Neobie on November 05, 2014, 11:21:00 AM ---Now that we've just about run out of countries to talk about... :)
Some new regions within countries we've already visited before!
- Hokkaido in Japan
- Crete in Greece
- Sulawesi in Indonesia
- Naples/Amalfi/Pompeii in Italy
- Nazca in Peru
- Nunavut in Canada
- Ephesus/Pamukkale/Cappadocia in Turkey
- The Amazon in Brazil
- Tibet in China (I know, altitude and travel restrictions may pose a problem)
- Monaco/Côte d'Azur in France
- Normandy/Mont-St-Michel in France
--- End quote ---
Add on for some places:
Jeju Island,any region other than Seoul & DMZ in South Korea
Xinjiang Uyghur in China
Hainan Island in China
Sumatera in North Indonesia
Kalimantan and Sarawak in Borneo Island of Indonesia & Malaysia respectively.
Baltimore in India
Arctic Circle region in Finland
Any region other than Moscow & St. Petersburg in Russia
Lviv in Ukarine
Territories Island (Eg. Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Nieu, Tokelau) in Australia and New Zealand
--- End quote ---
Xinjiang is extremely dangerous since 2009. Besides, even though Hainan has rich tourism resources, the awful development there ruined its reputation. If TAR wants to go to China again, Chengdu and Chongqing are the best choices.
--- End quote ---
I agree that Chengdu and Chongqing would be good choices (see China Rush 1), but Hainan is also a decent place to visit. The World's Strongest Man Championship held in Hainan once.
Xinjiang is not dangerous in my view because the controversy there is not towards foreigners. But places like Tibet and Amazon... I think they're for the show like Expedition Impossible, not for TAR. :)
--- End quote ---
The mess in Hainan's tourism hit all the headline of Chinese medias several months ago. But the scenery is gorgeous.
But there're huge travelling difficulties in Xinjiang. If TAR doesn't want to restrict the race course only in Urumqi, the racers have to travel at least 6-9 hours to another meaningful destination. Driving themselves is impossible, and weather conditions are frequently changing. Temperature will be below 0℃ in December.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, those are problems. So just visit one city in Xinjiang in summer ;)
Plus, is it a good idea to travel 2 cities by plane in one leg? (I suddenly realize that the Australian edition did this before...)
Valentts:
--- Quote from: SuperTux on November 10, 2014, 08:53:15 AM ---
--- Quote from: Valentts on November 10, 2014, 02:04:42 AM ---
--- Quote from: SuperTux on November 09, 2014, 08:56:11 AM ---
--- Quote from: Valentts on November 09, 2014, 04:39:50 AM ---
--- Quote from: 91zycn on November 05, 2014, 11:51:12 AM ---
--- Quote from: Neobie on November 05, 2014, 11:21:00 AM ---Now that we've just about run out of countries to talk about... :)
Some new regions within countries we've already visited before!
- Hokkaido in Japan
- Crete in Greece
- Sulawesi in Indonesia
- Naples/Amalfi/Pompeii in Italy
- Nazca in Peru
- Nunavut in Canada
- Ephesus/Pamukkale/Cappadocia in Turkey
- The Amazon in Brazil
- Tibet in China (I know, altitude and travel restrictions may pose a problem)
- Monaco/Côte d'Azur in France
- Normandy/Mont-St-Michel in France
--- End quote ---
Add on for some places:
Jeju Island,any region other than Seoul & DMZ in South Korea
Xinjiang Uyghur in China
Hainan Island in China
Sumatera in North Indonesia
Kalimantan and Sarawak in Borneo Island of Indonesia & Malaysia respectively.
Baltimore in India
Arctic Circle region in Finland
Any region other than Moscow & St. Petersburg in Russia
Lviv in Ukarine
Territories Island (Eg. Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Nieu, Tokelau) in Australia and New Zealand
--- End quote ---
Xinjiang is extremely dangerous since 2009. Besides, even though Hainan has rich tourism resources, the awful development there ruined its reputation. If TAR wants to go to China again, Chengdu and Chongqing are the best choices.
--- End quote ---
I agree that Chengdu and Chongqing would be good choices (see China Rush 1), but Hainan is also a decent place to visit. The World's Strongest Man Championship held in Hainan once.
Xinjiang is not dangerous in my view because the controversy there is not towards foreigners. But places like Tibet and Amazon... I think they're for the show like Expedition Impossible, not for TAR. :)
--- End quote ---
The mess in Hainan's tourism hit all the headline of Chinese medias several months ago. But the scenery is gorgeous.
But there're huge travelling difficulties in Xinjiang. If TAR doesn't want to restrict the race course only in Urumqi, the racers have to travel at least 6-9 hours to another meaningful destination. Driving themselves is impossible, and weather conditions are frequently changing. Temperature will be below 0℃ in December.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, those are problems. So just visit one city in Xinjiang in summer ;)
Plus, is it a good idea to travel 2 cities by plane in one leg? (I suddenly realize that the Australian edition did this before...)
--- End quote ---
Maybe one leg in Xinjiang, and fly to Chengdu for next leg. Flight from Urumqi just take 3.5 hours.
But if the 2nd Leg includes Chongqing, I'm 100% sure that all teams will have a miserable day in navigating. :funny:
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