Reviewing the info we have, here's my best shot at a new timeline, Puddin. It assumes the following:
***An NEL this week followed by a TBC. It could go the other way around, but it seems more dramatic to mug a team before a long leg (especially since teams are short on cash as it is) than to have a long leg followed by an anticlimactic NEL.
***A short leg in Vietnam this week. Since they're staying in the country, I'm guessing they'll start early AM (in the promo, it's still dark as they go thru Hanoi) and finish in the same day -- June 4.
***Holding onto NZ for now, since we have nothing more reliable to replace it with. That spoiler is just holding on by the skin of its teeth -- WendyWings' stuff about Devonport (north island) and the blogger's sighting on the south island don't match up.
***A FF in Mauritius (or the possibility of either Peter/Sarah or David/Mary lagging WAY behind, not spotted on the beach).
All that said, here ya go...
EP1: Seattle, WA (USA) to Beijing, China
EP2: Beijing, China to Gachuurt, Mongolia
EP3: Gachuurt, Mongolia to Hanoi, Vietnam
EP4: Hanoi, Vietnam to Halong Bay, VietnamDATES: June 4, 2006
EV: Halong Bay testimonials
TASKS: ROADBLOCK – climbing at Hon Yen Ngua, eating task at Hoto in Hanoi?
TEAMS: NEL? 8 left after episode
EP5: Halong Bay, Vietnam to New ZealandDATES: June 5-6, 2006
EV: MissWendyWings at Sucks, blog entry: “told off” by production for looking in clue box
TASKS: Naval base, old war tunnels in Devonport?
TEAMS: TO BE CONTINUED?
EP6: New Zealand to ??DATES: June 7-8, 2006
EV: UNKNOWN
TASKS: UNKNOWN
TEAMS: 7 left after episode (Peter/Sarah, Erwin/Godwin, Dustin/Kandace, Lynn/Karlyn, Tyler/James, David/Mary, Rob/Kim – Tom/Terry ELIMINATED)
EP7: ?? to Kuwait City, KuwaitDATES: June 9-10, 2006
EV: Teams spotted in airport, confirmed by CBS, clock tower, oil fires
TASKS: Drive to Kuwait Towers, camel racing, “insane oral challenge”
TEAMS: 7 teams spotted at airport (Peter/Sarah, Erwin/Godwin, Dustin/Kandace, Lynn/Karlyn, Tyler/James, Rob/Kim, David/Mary); 6 left at END of episode (either Peter/Sarah or David/Mary ELIMINATED)?
EP8: Kuwait City, Kuwait to Grand Baie, MauritiusDATES: June 11-12, 2006
EV: Teams spotted on beach in AM of June 12
TASKS: Something involving kayaks near Merville Beach Hotel, Lashti statue, schooner match, FAST FORWARD (used by Peter/Sarah or David/Mary)?
TEAMS: 5 teams spotted at beach (Erwin/Godwin, Dustin/Kandace, Lynn/Karlyn, Tyler/James, Rob/Kim)
EP9: Grand Baie, Mauritius to MadagascarDATES: June 13-14, 2006
EV: Told by one racer "couple" to a Finnish woman in the train, confirmed by CBS
TASKS: UNKNOWN
TEAMS: NEL? 5 left at END of episode (Erwin/Godwin, Dustin/Kandace, Lynn/Karlyn, Tyler/James, Rob/Kim)
EP10: Madagascar to Lohja, FinlandDATES: June 15-17, 2006
EV: Told by one racer "couple" to a Finnish woman in the train, tank?
TASKS: Climbing tower at Helsingin Olympiastadionilla, not known how they travelled from Helsinki to Tampere (maybe with a train since teams with cameras spotted in the train station), proceed to Ylojarvi (to do obstacle course in swamp), and back to Tampere, train to Turku where cars waiting at the station, task at quarries in Lohja
TEAMS: 4 left at END of episode (Dustin/Kandace, Lynn/Karlyn, Tyler/James, Rob/Kim – Dustin/Kandace or Erwin/Godwin eliminated?)
EP11: Lohja, Finland to Ourzazate, MoroccoDATES: June 18-20, 2006
EV: Atlas film studio, chariot racing
TASKS: UNKNOWN
TEAMS: 3 teams left at END of episode (Tyler/James, Rob/Kim, Lynn/Karlyn – Erwin/Godwin or Dustin/Kandace eliminated?)
EP12a: Ourzazate, Morocco to Barcelona, SpainDATES: June 21 (arriving around 8:35pm) – June 22, 2006 (ending in afternoon)
EV: Spotted/Race agenda revealed, Christopher Columbus statue
TASKS: Something involving tomatoes, something in Colonia Guell (art picture car?), something at Maremagnum
TEAMS: NEL? 3 teams left at END of hour (Tyler/James, Rob/Kim, Lynn/Karlyn)
EP12b: Barcelona, Spain to Paris, France to New York City, New York (USA)DATES: June 23-24, 2006
EV: All remaining teams spotted at Eiffel Tower (Paris), Lynn/Karlyn spotted near Rockefeller Center (NYC)
TASKS: Climb Eiffel Tower (Paris), go to News Building (NYC) – something involving globe?
TEAMS: 3 teams race to finish (Tyler/James, Rob/Kim, Lynn/Karlyn)