I have a feeling the start is at Los Angeles again. It is predictable after all.
For Leg 1, I'm gonna guess on China. It has been visited in TAR24, but they might start here first. My guess goes to China or a surprising continent.
Leg 2? Predictably speaking, they might continue to another part of China.
For Leg 3, my guess goes to some part of Asia, maybe one leg only.
As for Leg 4, perhaps a 2-leg visit to Australia or New Zealand.
Leg 6, maybe a visit to India? India has not been visited since TAR20. (Am I right?
) Then, maybe they'll extend another leg in India.
At this point, maybe they'll start with Europe for Leg 8. They'll probably move on to another country for Leg 9, then to another country for Leg 10.
By Leg 11, maybe, just maybe, they'll go down to Africa and have a penultimate there. An African penultimate has never happened, but predicting when it will happen is gonna be pretty hard.
Afterwards, maybe they'll have the final leg in... the city near Niagara Falls? I don't know, just thinking.
I also have a gut feeling that a switchback will come at least once this season.
If I got something correct from my route, I'd guess on Australia, China, or India.