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"The Practical Nomad"--Edward Hasbrouck
The Practical Nomad:
The Amazing Race 34, Episode 11:
Keflavik, Iceland - Lynchburg, TN (USA) - Nashville, TN (USA)
Travelling around the world… without travelling around the world
The Amazing Race 34 ended this week on the historic former stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
Music lovers from throughout the USA come to Nashville (and Branson, MO) for country music. But is country music really the epitome of “American” music? And is Nashville really “Music City USA”?
Yes and no, depending on who you ask. Country music is an important component of U.S. musical culture and music tourism, but it’s not the only one. For some visitors, seeing a musical “live on Broadway” may be the quintessential U.S. musical experience. Others see African-American jazz and blues, and the rock-n-roll that grew out of them, as the most significant contribution of the USA to world music. When foreigners come to the USA on music pilgrimages, they may visit Harlem for jazz (even if they are afraid to go to Harlem alone, and go in guided tour groups), or Chicago for blues (even if they go to North Side clubs, rather than to sites of blues history on the South Side), and never think of Nashville.
My point isn’t to put down country music or music tourism to Nashville or Branson. Rather, it’s that different people in the USA are listening to different kinds of music and identifying with different flavors of “American” culture. These include immigrant and minority cultures and subcultures that are both equally American and equally interesting for visitors who seek them out and pay attention to them.
Obvious enough, you may say — but do we have this in mind when we travel to other places?
The Amazing Race 34 was described, as usual, as a race “around the world”. In reality, it took place entirely in the USA, Europe, and the Levant.
Jordan isn’t in Europe, but neither is it a stand-in for all the other continents.
More:
https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002672.html
The Practical Nomad:
Edward Hasbrouck’s weekly commentary on The Amazing Race, Season 35 (Fall 2023):
https://hasbrouck.org/amazingrace35/index2.html
Wednesday, 27 September 2023 (Sheridan and Alexandra eliminated):
Los Angeles, CA (USA) - Bangkok (Thailand)
https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002692.html
Wednesday, 4 October 2023 (Iliana and Elizabeth eliminated):
Bangkok (Thailand) - Nakhon Pathom (Thailand)
https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002693.html
Wednesday, 11 October 2023 - Wednesday, 18 October 2023 (2-part episode; Victor and Jocelyn eliminated):
Nakhon Pathom (Thailand) - Bangkok (Thailand - Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) - Can Tho (Vietnam)
https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002694.html
(I know some people will count this last as 2 legs. You are free to do so. But since we were told that there would be no "non-elimination" legs, and counting this as 2 legs would mean that the first of the 2 was a non-elimination leg, I'm counting this -- as I have consistently done in similar cases in prior seasons -- a s single 2-part episode.)
The Practical Nomad:
Wednesday, 25 October 2023 (Ian and Joe eliminated):
Can Tho (Vietnam) - Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) - Jaipur (India)
https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002696.html
Wednesday, 1 November 2023 (Yeremi and Liam eliminated):
Jaipur (India)
https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002697.html
Wednesday, 8 November 2023 (Andrea and Malaina eliminated):
Jaipur (India) - Frankfurt (Germany) - Burg Rheinstein (Germany) - Cologne (Germany)
https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002698.html
(includes FAQ on the 49-Euro "Deutschland-Ticket")
Wednesday, 15 November 2023 (Lena and Morgan eliminated):
Cologne (Germany) - Frankfurt (Germany) - Vienna (Austria) - Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Lake Bled (Slovenia) - Planica (Slovenia) - Ljubljana (Slovenia)
https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002699.html
The Practical Nomad:
Wednesday, 22 November 2023 ( (Chelsea and Robbin eliminated):
Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Postojna (Slovenia) - Piran (Slovenia) - Socerb (Slovenia)
https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002700.html
The Practical Nomad:
Wednesday, 29 November 2023 (Ashlie and Todd eliminated):
Socerb (Slovenia) - Stockholm (Sweden)
https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002702.html
Wednesday, 6 December 2023 (Anna Leigh and Steve eliminated):
Stockholm (Sweden) - Dublin (Ireland)
https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002703.html
Wednesday, 13 December 2023 (season finale; John and Greg finish first):
Dublin (Ireland) - SeaTac, WA (USA) - Seattle, WA (USA) - Kenmore, WA (USA) - Redmond, WA (USA)
https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002707.html
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