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TAR 30: Bitch, Moan, Squeal Here! (possible spoilers)
Plaidmoon:
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--- Quote from: claude_24hrs on October 28, 2017, 09:34:52 PM ---
--- Quote from: TARUSAFan on October 21, 2017, 10:22:38 PM ---Well, there goes the dream of visiting Australia, New Zealand or Fiji. :groan: They can reserve that continent for next season if ever that happens which I do really hope we get another season. On the bright side a Thailand visit not limited to Bankok or Phuket is great, happy for Chiang Mai to be visited. Hong Kong again, why? it could have been Taiwan but if it means a night leg, I will have no problem. Night legs on Asian cities are :conf: Here's to hoping the Pro Skiers & Indy 500 make the Final 3 and don't end up like Tiffany & Krista and Matt & Redmond.
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That one thing Hong Kong is not on the original route for this season. Australia was included for the original route, but Hong Kong was a last-minute replacement as an alternate penultimate leg.
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Why did they replace Australia? :(
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As the original route that could include Australia, there is no direct flights between Melbourne and San Francisco.
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They look into a lot of things when setting up the route. Available flights would be high on that list. They need to know that production staff can take an early flight and teams a flight several hours later. I don't think a direct nonstop flight is a must, but if it is, it would have been noticed long ago. In which case, if a nonstop flight was mandatory, Melbourne would never have been on the route. I can't believe they would go to all the trouble of setting up a leg in Melbourne and then a few weeks ahead of time suddenly realize "Hey! No direct flights! Switch to plan B!"
Maanca:
Probably easier earlier in the route, seems like for finales, they like to have a nice and easy direct flight back to the States.
Substitute countries have happened. According to racers, 19 was supposed to have Laos, and Family Edition was supposed to have Belize. 24 allegedly cut out Philippines and, yup, Australia. All of those were caused by an occurring hurricane/typhoon.
georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: Loken on October 29, 2017, 10:07:32 AM ---They came to Hong Kong... and literally just a few blocks from where i work and i missed them :didimiss: :chute: :dick :dick
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Darn! Wish I had had you on my HK LIST!! You would have had a blast.
georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: claude_24hrs on October 28, 2017, 09:48:31 PM ---
That one thing Hong Kong is not on the original route for this season. Australia was included for the original route, but Hong Kong was a last-minute replacement as an alternate penultimate leg.
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As far as I know there is no evidence for this at all. Can you provide a source for this please Claude? I know we speculated Aus would be overdue for a visit, but I never saw a confirmed route.
BourkieBoy:
--- Quote from: Maanca on October 29, 2017, 11:57:47 AM ---Probably easier earlier in the route, seems like for finales, they like to have a nice and easy direct flight back to the States.
Substitute countries have happened. According to racers, 19 was supposed to have Laos, and Family Edition was supposed to have Belize. 24 allegedly cut out Philippines and, yup, Australia. All of those were caused by an occurring hurricane/typhoon.
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Australia (Southern) doesn't have cyclones :funny:
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