34. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_34.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/34.jpg) San Pedro de Atacama church 6. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_06.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/06.jpg) 9. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_09.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/09.jpg) Thanks to Boingo: Chile, in the River Petrohue (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,11645.msg177444.html#msg177444) :bar: Maputo/ Kenya ??/Tanzania?? /Africa
14. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_14.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/14.jpg) Maputo Airport 24. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_24.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/24.jpg) mwooden: Maputo: Portuguese Maputo's Fort - Mozambique 32. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_32.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/32.jpg)Maputo City skyline
13. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_13.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/13.jpg) Boingo: The marimba or African xylophone can be found in Mozambique and Tanzania (as well as other places in Africa).
:bar: Warsaw,Poland 33. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_33.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/33.jpg) Boingo: Equestrian statue of King Jan III Sobieski, victor at Battle of Vienna (1683), trampling a vanquished Turk. Łazienki Park. Warsaw, Poland :bar: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_18.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/18.jpg)Neobie: Kuala Lumpur Skyline 25. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_25.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/25.jpg) Boingo and Neobie: Putrajaya Mosque, just outside of Kuala Lumpur. I have no idea what they could do in Putrajaya though (it's an artificial capital city). The main mosque at the heart of the Malaysian capital of Putrajaya. 31. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_31.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/31.jpg) Neobie: Petronas Towers, KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
27. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_27.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/27.jpg) Batu Caves 21. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_21.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/21.jpg) Slowhatch & Neobie: Muragan statue, Batu Caves, Malaysia. The gold guy is Muragan from Batu 30. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_30.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/30.jpg) Batu Caves
:bar: Macau/Hong Kong 11. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_11.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/11.jpg) schwarzmoor: it is Lou Lim Ieoc Garden from Macau, next to Hong Kong 22. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_22.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/22.jpg) Neobie: Sure looks like Hong Kong to me! 36. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_36.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/36.jpg) Chateau d if & Neobie: Statue Square, Central, Hong Kong. This shot is was taken here next to the Ritz Carlton in Hong Kong.
:bar: Maui,Hawaii
5. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_05.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/05.jpg) Slowhatch: An old liberty ship on Shipwreck Beach in Lanai, Hawaii. :bar: still in the works, could be Guam or Hawaii 8. (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_08.jpg) (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/08.jpg) Chateau d if : The chopper is American, as US Navyar
7 some hours and counting :jumpy: I'm counting on our Rob here to help us out snagging the intro- video but you all know that you are free to snag whatever you can and post it here, its appreciated and welcomed.
puddin i dont want to mess up my recording but i can grab them all after the show is over
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Post by: georgiapeach on February 18, 2007, 01:19:06 PM
Let's just pray we get some! They have been so stingy with them that I'm afraid they are on to us--and might not give us the "good" ones anymore... :o
6 hours and counting!
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Post by: mswood on February 18, 2007, 01:53:01 PM
Come on Peach stay positive.
I mean what the hell are they going to do just use clips from the other seasons?
"Runs around the house knocking on wood"
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Post by: Kogs on February 18, 2007, 02:14:43 PM
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/394761830_631951e86f.jpg?v=0) (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/148/394761828_eee36d4b42.jpg?v=0) Will do some homework on this one. Southern Chile?
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/124/394759039_577beffe36.jpg?v=0) (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/125/394759038_4e8567f321.jpg?v=0) John Vito/Jill. Recycled!
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/394759037_fcb43866db.jpg?v=0) I was thinking Masai too... Hmm... One more leg in Africa?
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/141/394759029_3af4d7383a.jpg?v=0) This is Hong Kong, but I'd have to do a little research on this. It's a tourist attraction though, note all the 'no {anything}ing' signs behind the guy.
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/135/394756437_475c1a7bd4.jpg?v=0) Putrajaya Mosque, just outside of Kuala Lumpur. I have no idea what they could do in Putrajaya though (it's an artificial capital city).
I'd have to be out the whole day (which sucks), so good luck with the spoiling! Will join you in a couple of hours time!
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Post by: Chateau d If on February 18, 2007, 07:51:32 PM
The horizon gives it away. Horses too. Hacienda Yanahurco
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Post by: Boingo on February 18, 2007, 08:01:44 PM
First glance suggests Masai Tribesmen (Tanzania/Kenya region)
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Post by: Boingo on February 18, 2007, 08:11:06 PM
:jumpy: Got It!
Equestrian statue of King Jan III Sobieski, victor at Battle of Vienna (1683), trampling a vanquished Turk.
Łazienki Park. Warsaw, Poland
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Post by: Slowhatch on February 18, 2007, 08:13:31 PM
The gold guy is Muragan (http://static.flickr.com/37/93967440_8a4f495fee_b.jpg) from Batu. The ganesh statues may be as well, I'm checking for it...
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Post by: georgiapeach on February 18, 2007, 08:15:03 PM
Yay Boingo! The first ID! :happy:
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Post by: Boingo on February 18, 2007, 08:21:52 PM
It's a Sikorsky CH-60 Blackhawk chopper. Could be any number of NATO countries.
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Post by: georgiapeach on February 18, 2007, 08:27:03 PM
Chopper maybe from Anderson Airforce Base Guam??
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Post by: reality.tv. on February 18, 2007, 08:40:36 PM
Can anyone post the opening credits on you tube i missed them
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Post by: MrsEbbles on February 18, 2007, 08:53:09 PM
DH says it is a Blackhawk helicopter, but an export version. He says the military refer to this version as the S70. He's busy searching through the NATO sites to try and pin it down. He also says that it couldn't be any from Guam, although the color is correct for the Navy and/or AF.
Be back with more soon! Love being married to a guy with military knowledge! :hearts:
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Post by: Chateau d If on February 18, 2007, 08:56:11 PM
This shot is was taken here next to the Ritz Carlton in Hong Kong:
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Post by: Slowhatch on February 18, 2007, 08:57:59 PM
I'm guessing it's a statue of soldiers (epaulets on the left shirt). As for the helo, could it be tied in to the rescue caps? There's a variant of the blackhawk called the seahawk.
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Post by: georgiapeach on February 18, 2007, 08:59:23 PM
These may be Tanzanian wood carvings--"Tree of Life"
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Makonde carving is probably the best known art work produced in Tanzania. This art is produced by the Makonde people of southern Tanzania, and their material of choice is African blackwood, or mpingo. Their work is both traditional and contemporary, reflecting a tribal past as well as modern response to urban life. They utilize their tribal myths and stories as inspiration for the masterful work; one carver, for instance, specializes in ghost spirits and clouds. Animal statuettes, and human and demon-faced ceremonial masks are common.
Mpingo allows them to achieve the incredible detail typical of their work. The image* at the left (click it to see a 108KB GIF image) is called the "Tree of Life" which depicts the members of an extended family, including past and present generations, gently supporting each other, generation after generation, around the family ancestor. This motif speaks to a common human ancestral heritage–all that we have achieved collectively in our various civilizations has been literally built upon the backs of those who came before.
"Tree of Life" carvings can be as large as six feet tall, encompassing the work of one carver for at least nine months. They exhibit an intricacy of design and detail which would not be possible to achieve in a wood less dense and strong than mpingo. The most famous outlet for Makonde art is the Mwenge market in Dar-es-Salaam, where shop holders either buy a finished product, or buy semi-carved pieces or raw timber and pay carvers to work on-site. A large statue is often sold for an initial price in excess of $1000, but it can bring the purchaser three times that amount when resold in a more affluent country. The statues are found in art collections worldwide. A recent exhibit of African art at the University of Virginia Bayly Museum highlighted several pieces of Makonde work.
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Post by: Boingo on February 18, 2007, 08:59:35 PM
The main mosque at the heart of the Malaysian capital of Putrajaya
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Post by: puddin on February 18, 2007, 09:00:15 PM
San Pedro de Atacama church (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:San_Pedro_de_Atacama_church.jpg)
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Post by: Slowhatch on February 18, 2007, 09:02:23 PM
Spruced up for the tv show? :snicker: Peach, I think you've got something there. When I googled for "heena" (henna), I got a few hits for Zanzibar.
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Post by: Rob on February 18, 2007, 09:05:35 PM
Here is the youtube:
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Post by: georgiapeach on February 18, 2007, 09:15:59 PM
Zanzibar would be great, but I'd be perfectly happy to go back to Tanzania at all!
Henna hand painting is common in India, Pakistan, and Northern Africa....but I had mine done in Luxor! ;)
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Post by: apskip on February 18, 2007, 09:23:36 PM
One of the 10 locations that I predicted could be the missing pit stop between MAPUTO and WARSAW is Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Since GEORGIAPEACH has presented the Tree-of-Life information and since I know that Dar-es-Salaam is a major seaport capable of having the type of fish scenes we see in screencaps, it is logical that Dar-es-Salaam could be the 6th pit stop. The presence of Masai and other warriors hours away in the bush also lends some credence. Fish scenes also fits ZANZIBAR, but the handicrafts and Masai proximity are not as good a fit for there.
I see an eating challenge happening if it is Dar-es-Salaam. Information on food there is:
Most establishments serve Tanzanian barbeque, including "Nyama Choma" (roasted meat) and "Mishkaki" (Shish Kabob) which are barbequed and served with salt and various hot peppers on the side. A number of restaurants specialize in traditional Indian or Zanzibari cuisine.
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Post by: georgiapeach on February 18, 2007, 09:39:20 PM
Zanzibar scenes:
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Post by: schwarzmoor on February 18, 2007, 10:24:06 PM
I spend so much effort to find this. I am not sure whether it is true.
The scene with a man doing tai chi...I suspect it is Lou Lim Ieoc Garden from Macau, next to Hong Kong
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Post by: georgiapeach on February 18, 2007, 10:27:55 PM
Nice, schwarzmoor! Looks very good to me!!
Macau, huh?
Another view...
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Post by: puddin on February 18, 2007, 10:30:12 PM
I'm guessing it's a statue of soldiers (epaulets on the left shirt). As for the helo, could it be tied in to the rescue caps? There's a variant of the blackhawk called the seahawk.
Gotcha Slowhatch :tup:
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Post by: schwarzmoor on February 18, 2007, 10:44:31 PM
I spend so much effort to find this. I am not sure whether it is true.
The scene with a man doing tai chi...I suspect it is Lou Lim Ieoc Garden from Macau, next to Hong Kong
I find some additional information...If what I find is true, there should have been an art exhibition held there. The chinese wording is the theme of that exhibition. It started from 18/11/2006 to 17/12/2006. According to what I find, it is closed on Monday. Based on the information, I think the teams arrived on 12/12
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Post by: Chateau d If on February 18, 2007, 10:47:29 PM
The chopper is American, as US Navy. It has those insignia. Not that you can see it in this.
But you can in the one that I will get up after the West Coast show.
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Post by: puddin on February 18, 2007, 10:57:43 PM
test
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Post by: Boingo on February 18, 2007, 11:11:31 PM
hmm...think TPTB photochopped the lettering off the chopper ???
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Post by: Chateau d If on February 18, 2007, 11:21:34 PM
The insignia are standard like this now:
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Post by: Chateau d If on February 18, 2007, 11:27:13 PM
Here is a zoom in on the Lou Lim Ieoc Garden intro cap. Maybe someone can read it.
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Post by: Chateau d If on February 18, 2007, 11:36:31 PM
Here's that Hong Kong shot. It seems to have been taken at the same time as the Panaramio shot.
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Post by: Slowhatch on February 18, 2007, 11:42:48 PM
So the helo is probably from Hawaii, then. An old liberty ship on Shipwreck Beach in Lanai (I can't link to it directly). Kmz attached.
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Post by: Boingo on February 18, 2007, 11:59:35 PM
Or, as peach suggested, the chopper could be a MH-60S Knighthawk (http://www.sikorsky.com/details/1,,CLI1_DIV69_ETI848,00.html) used on Guam by the Helicopter Combat Support (HC) Squadron 5 (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/hc-5.htm) (now called Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWO FIVE [HSC-25] ) . They do a lot of "vertical lifting".
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Post by: schwarzmoor on February 19, 2007, 12:36:03 AM
I find some additional information...If what I find is true, there should have been an art exhibition held there. The chinese wording is the theme of that exhibition. It started from 18/11/2006 to 17/12/2006. According to what I find, it is closed on Monday. Based on the information, I think the teams arrived on 12/12
I read the "lesiure" word only...I don't know if it is related to the exhibition.
I found some information about the exhibition http://www.macautourism.gov.mo/en/ezone/whatson.php?lan=en&year=2006&month=11 (http://www.macautourism.gov.mo/en/ezone/whatson.php?lan=en&year=2006&month=11)
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Post by: puddin on February 19, 2007, 12:51:49 AM
On another note, can anyone tell what language this is? The clip isn't recycled footage, and it doesn't fit into the languages we already have on the course (Spanish, Polish and Portuguese use the Roman/Cyrillic alphabet, and that most definitely isn't Chinese). I'm positive it's from the Mon-Khmer family, but which one?
Equestrian statue of King Jan III Sobieski, victor at Battle of Vienna (1683), trampling a vanquished Turk.
Łazienki Park. Warsaw, Poland
Dahg gahn it, the one pix I had a sure thing for and I get beat to it! Lazienki Park is also the site of many other best known Warsaw attractions including the Chopin Monument, Palace on the Water, Myslewicki Palace and The White House. Many tasks could be done in the area.
The Golden Boy is a recycle from Moscow and is a Close up of the statue of Peter the Great upon his ship which is located in the Moscow River nerar the Kremlin.
Can't spot any other European footage to clue other stops in Europe. Most shots seem to be recycled scenes once again.
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Post by: apskip on February 19, 2007, 09:48:50 AM
A trip to MACAU accomplishes one goal for Amazing Race production - it keeps the racers somewhat out of sight. I believe that all the U.S. Amazing Races are shown just like the TAR Asia was on AXN locally in Hong Kong, so people in MACAU would be less able to recognize the racers. Macau still shows its history until 1999 as a Portuguese colony and is much less "cutting edge" than Hong Kong. The principal industry in Macau is gambling, which does draw visitors from Hong Kong. I recall taking the hydofoil (slightly over one hour each way) from Kowloon to Macau and return.
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Post by: Boingo on February 19, 2007, 10:04:31 AM
:( fwiw, these vidcaps show what appear to be statues of the Hindu elephant god Ganesha and Hindu god Vishnu.
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Post by: Slowhatch on February 19, 2007, 10:08:36 AM
The China Ferry Terminal (trips to Macau, 33 Canton Road) is down the waterfront from the Cultural Centre. Just speculating...
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Post by: puddin on February 19, 2007, 10:11:13 AM
Now I see Boingo :lol:, sorry about that I was half a sleep when I read your post :tup:
Batu caves (http://shutterbug.nu/2005/10/batu-caves/) heres some pictures.
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Post by: puddin on February 19, 2007, 10:15:17 AM
Here (http://www.gooseontheloose.com/diary/diary24.htm) are the elephants.
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Post by: Boingo on February 19, 2007, 10:16:12 AM
The Golden Boy is a recycle from Moscow and is a Close up of the statue of Peter the Great upon his ship which is located in the Moscow River nerar the Kremlin.
;D Looks like you made the same mistake I did last race. I thought puddin discovered that the "golden boy" was actually the "silver girl" holding the sword/shield in Ukraine. :angel:
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Post by: puddin on February 19, 2007, 10:26:06 AM
Yeah Gman! How can you forget about my tin tits already :flirt:
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Post by: minami on February 19, 2007, 10:54:45 AM
I find some additional information...If what I find is true, there should have been an art exhibition held there. The chinese wording is the theme of that exhibition. It started from 18/11/2006 to 17/12/2006. According to what I find, it is closed on Monday. Based on the information, I think the teams arrived on 12/12
I read the "lesiure" word only...I don't know if it is related to the exhibition.
I found some information about the exhibition http://www.macautourism.gov.mo/en/ezone/whatson.php?lan=en&year=2006&month=11 (http://www.macautourism.gov.mo/en/ezone/whatson.php?lan=en&year=2006&month=11)
Here's my first post. You are right. The Chinese word is the theme of the exhibition.花草閒拾 Your information is right. I found it here. http://www.iacm.gov.mo/scrweb/showdetail.asp?id=1485 (http://www.iacm.gov.mo/scrweb/showdetail.asp?id=1485) The exhibition was about the flower and bird paintings. Here is the map inside the Lou Lim Ieoc Garden.(盧廉若公園)
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Post by: puddin on February 19, 2007, 11:02:51 AM
Welcome to the forum and thank you for the great info minami!! I love your name :hearts:
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Post by: banzai on February 19, 2007, 01:26:01 PM
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Post by: georgiapeach on February 19, 2007, 01:38:26 PM
BANZAI!!
Welcome back! We have really missed you! :happy: :happy:
Thank you for the pretty pics, too!
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Post by: puddin on February 19, 2007, 01:55:06 PM
Nice to see you banzai :waves: Thank you!!
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Post by: apskip on February 19, 2007, 02:08:46 PM
I have a few of the same ones as BANZAI. I want to ask for some groupthink on these:
Boy with Water Buffalo - this looks like southeast Asia, such as Vietnam, or Philippines to me; what do you think?
Fish - the sign is either the name of the fish in local language or the unit of currency for the price; anyone recognize either one or the type of fish?
Waterfalls - this is most probably a national park near PUNTA ARENAS or near USHUAIA; my guess is Tierra del Fuego National Park; any other thoughts or agreement?
Rafting - this could be in Hawaii or Guam or other places; any ideas?
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Post by: puddin on February 19, 2007, 02:12:00 PM
apskip the boy with the ox is recycled season 10 Vietnam.
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Post by: puddin on February 19, 2007, 02:23:45 PM
I have a few of the same ones as BANZAI. I want to ask for some groupthink on these:
Waterfalls - this is most probably a national park near PUNTA ARENAS or near USHUAIA; my guess is Tierra del Fuego National Park; any other thoughts or agreement?
Fish - the sign is either the name of the fish in local language or the unit of currency for the price; anyone recognize either one or the type of fish?
Boy with Water Buffalo - this looks like southeast Asia, such as Vietnam, or Philippines to me; what do you think?
There is some White Water rafing in Argentina (http://www.worldtravel4indians.com/argentina/adventure-tours/whitewater-rafting-in-argentina.html).
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Post by: apskip on February 19, 2007, 02:27:49 PM
PUDDIN, you are right but they are known to be doing the Zodiac boats in Ushuaia already. Would they logically do both in the same episode?
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Post by: puddin on February 19, 2007, 02:48:36 PM
Just making sure the rafting pictures aren't recycled TAR7/ EP3 Mendoza, Argentina and the answer is no
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Post by: Boingo on February 19, 2007, 02:55:36 PM
;D Plenty of whitewater rafting on the Zambezi River and elsewhere in Africa.
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Post by: reality.tv. on February 19, 2007, 03:03:14 PM
Look at this .... If this is afroca then Kevin & Drew arnt second to go ! ..... I think its keven & drew just look at their physical features
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Post by: Big Papi on February 19, 2007, 03:05:10 PM
"Fish - the sign is either the name of the fish in local language or the unit of currency for the price; anyone recognize either one or the type of fish?"
Were those the fish that Fran and Barry were selling in Italy ep 6 ?
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Post by: reality.tv. on February 19, 2007, 03:11:51 PM
There is some White Water rafing in Argentina (http://www.worldtravel4indians.com/argentina/adventure-tours/whitewater-rafting-in-argentina.html).
Argentina/Chile border maybe ???
Not happy with this, but the rapids/falls on the Rio Petrohué in Chile looks similar to vidcap (particularly the mountain, which could be Volcano Osorno). :-\
Or maybe not :groan: Bash away ;)
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Post by: puddin on February 19, 2007, 04:07:19 PM
Look at this .... If this is afroca then Kevin & Drew arnt second to go ! ..... I think its keven & drew just look at their physical features
It's a couple.. I'll guess E/D or maybe Romber? eta: Dee because she wears the skinny black leggin' pants / whatever and the dude looks like Eric.
?? could be Romber though but if its not South America then E/D :lol:
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Post by: Boingo on February 19, 2007, 04:20:36 PM
:o Would CBS be so cruel as to make them race from the driest place on earth (Atacama Desert) to whitewater rafting in the same episode. :lol: That would be something. :rotf:
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Post by: puddin on February 19, 2007, 04:50:51 PM
There is some White Water rafing in Argentina (http://www.worldtravel4indians.com/argentina/adventure-tours/whitewater-rafting-in-argentina.html).
Argentina/Chile border maybe ???
Not happy with this, but the rapids/falls on the Rio Petrohué in Chile looks similar to vidcap (particularly the mountain, which could be Volcano Osorno). :-\
:o Would CBS be so cruel as to make them race from the driest place on earth (Atacama Desert) to whitewater rafting in the same episode. :lol: That would be something. :rotf:
It sort of match's Boingo.. how long would it take them to drive a 4x4 to Rio Petrohué from San Pedro? :
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Post by: Chateau d If on February 19, 2007, 04:59:14 PM
This raft company Sotar (http://www.sotar.com/) just makes the rafts. Not a tour co. :(
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Post by: Boingo on February 19, 2007, 05:15:27 PM
It sort of match's Boingo.. how long would it take them to drive a 4x4 to Rio Petrohué from San Pedro? :
:-\ Not sure, but Atacama Desert is over a thousand miles from Osorno Volcano. Quite a drive. :angel:
Chateau: Intersting...look what pops up when you google "sotar raft chile"
Sotar is one of the of the best rafts company on the market, to make sure we give the best service to our customers we renewed our rafts fleet with some 14 feet Elite models. ... Want to test Sotar rafts? Just book a trip with us on the Petrohue or the San Pedro. :snicker:
Looks like Ko'Kayak (http://www.kokayak.com/english/actus/) uses Sotar rafts on Rio Petrohue. :lol3: But then again, what rafting company doesn't. :groan:
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Post by: puddin on February 19, 2007, 05:25:07 PM
It sort of match's Boingo.. how long would it take them to drive a 4x4 to Rio Petrohué from San Pedro? :
:-\ Not sure, but Atacama Desert is over a thousand miles from Osorno Volcano. Quite a drive. :angel:
Chateau: Intersting...look what pops up when you google "sotar raft chile"
Sotar is one of the of the best rafts company on the market, to make sure we give the best service to our customers we renewed our rafts fleet with some 14 feet Elite models. ... After getting new paddling apparel (Kokatat) and new Sea Kayak (Necky) last year it was time to refresh a bit our rubbers... Want to test Sotar rafts? Just book a trip with us on the Petrohue or the San Pedro. :snicker:
Looks like they do use Sotar rafts on Rio Petrohue. :lol3: But then again, what rafting company doesn't. :groan:
**Racing to avoid elimination, four teams conduct a mad dash in 4x4's across the desert. Who will make it? :angel:
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Post by: georgiapeach on February 19, 2007, 07:48:12 PM
I wanted to play---darn job!
I thought the fish sign said: 500 grams 2.00 something--if it is Tanzania I think it is shillings...sh??
Here are some fishy pics from the market in Dar es Salaam---does the back of this lady look like the lady we have in close-up---I'm REALLY reaching here!? :lol:
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Post by: puddin on February 19, 2007, 07:52:03 PM
my sister thinks this is Waikiki .. I should add she lived there for quite a few years.
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Post by: apskip on February 19, 2007, 09:54:40 PM
GEORGIAPEACH, your Dar-es-Salaam Fish Market photo #1 is interesting not because of the woman but becacuse of the fish. From a distance, they appear to match up pretty well with the type of fish from my screencap.
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Post by: puddin on February 20, 2007, 01:24:22 AM
They really do look like the masai-men. (http://www.tanzania-info.co.uk/)
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Post by: apskip on February 20, 2007, 08:00:01 AM
Where do you find military HELICOPTERS? answer - army, navy or marines bases around the world
Where do you find an army. navy, or marine base around the world? Well, one of them is ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE on GUAM!
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Post by: Kogs on February 20, 2007, 08:30:34 AM
Where do you find military HELICOPTERS? answer - army, navy or marines bases around the world
Where do you find an army. navy, or marine base around the world? Well, one of them is ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE on GUAM!
try airliners.net
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Post by: apskip on February 20, 2007, 08:45:40 AM
The rafting and waterfall screencaps have still got me concerned, but I have come up with a hypothesis that solves both together. It involves flying from Calama (airport for San Pedro de Atacama) via Santiago to PUERTO MONTT, Chile. Just east of PUERTO MONTT airport is the Volcano Osorno and the waterfall that could be the one near there. 40 minutes in a very small plane from PUERTO MONTT is CHAITEN, which apparently cannot be reached overland, only by air and sea. Just south of CHAITEN is the RIO FUTALEUFU, which starts in Argentina, sneaks through a small gap in the Andes and ends up in the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the premier whitewater rafting rivers in Chile.
To quote: "Flowing through a colossal granite valley comparable to northern California's Yosemite, the aquamarine water of the Futa rages in a whitewater deluge, boasting some of the world's greatest rapids. Alfombra Magia, Mas o Menos, and Escala de Jacobo are just a few of the many spectacular rapids featured on the Futa." The season for Rio Futaleufu is listetd as December to March, which is consistent with AR11 visiting in late November when the volume might be a bit less fierce. For you Google Earth fans, put in for the Argentina/Chile border 43 degrees 30' 57.63" S and 72 degrees 40' 18.51" W . For the end of Rio Futafeulu, put in 43 degrees 38' 05.73" S and 72 degrees 54' 35.89" W. I had my eye at 14372 feet.
From there, teams would just hop the small plane back to PUERTO MONTT, which has lots of flights nonstop to PUNTA ARENAS.
Is there time for this? Only if it is treated as a prelude to PUNTA ARENAS and not a pit stop in itself. I do not see it as part of a double leg although that is a possibility.
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Post by: gingerman28 on February 20, 2007, 09:16:35 AM
Where do you find military HELICOPTERS? answer - army, navy or marines bases around the world
Where do you find an army. navy, or marine base around the world? Well, one of them is ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE on GUAM!
Also in Hawaii on Oahu
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Post by: apskip on February 20, 2007, 11:27:35 AM
GMAN, I've been all over OAHU and the only military bases I remember hearing about (I haven't visited them) are Hickam Field and Pearl Harbor of World War 2 fame. Was this where you had in mind?
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Post by: Boingo on February 20, 2007, 12:25:09 PM
OK... I'm bored. ;D (Just throwing this out there...here's a montage of the Ko'Kayak staff....hmm...OK, I'm bored). :-\
grasping at straws.... :lol3:
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Post by: puddin on February 20, 2007, 07:11:43 PM
Such a nice picture I couldn't pass it up ..ok pictures :angel:
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Post by: hakushu8 on February 21, 2007, 07:59:13 PM
Hi. New here but I've been lurking for quite some time now. I commend everyone for their keen eyes and ingeniousness.
Just to comment on those pictures above (courtesy of Banzai). The kid in picture #26 seems to be carrying a water bottle that has a weird design. Picture #32 does not have any of the hotels here on Guam, and the Hotel Road in Tumon is the only place here where there's lots of tall buildings. It is probably in Hawaii, as puddin noted. Or they could've visited another (equatorial) place with palm trees.
As with that helicopter speculated to have come from AAFB, I'm not sure about this because I haven't been inside the base.
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Post by: puddin on February 21, 2007, 08:05:45 PM
Welcome to the forum hakushu8 from Guam :hearts:
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Post by: Slowhatch on February 21, 2007, 08:20:21 PM
I suspect (but can't prove) that these two caps might be the same place. The background looks similar, but I've drawn a blank looking through Maasai photos.
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Post by: puddin on February 21, 2007, 08:31:41 PM
inspired by hakushu8
fwiw :hides Greater Battle Creek > Yes we can! (http://www.wkkf.org/default.aspx?tabid=75&CID=277&NID=61&LanguageID=0)
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Post by: georgiapeach on February 21, 2007, 10:40:37 PM
puddin--you have something!
At first I thought--how could a local Michigan charity's hat end up in Africa somewhere?
But--
One of "Yes We can!'s" associations is with JONAH (Joint religious network of action and hope)--and they in turn are affiliated with the GAMALIEL foundation---and they just sent a mission team to Kenya! (http://www.gamaliel.org/CBCO/KENYA/default.htm) in October. They also have a project in South Africa...
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Lutheran Bishop Zachariah Kahuthu and Rev. Peter Ndungu take a break during the first week-long training in Kenya!
So it may all be possible...
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Post by: Boingo on February 21, 2007, 11:41:33 PM
I suspect (but can't prove) that these two caps might be the same place. The background looks similar, but I've drawn a blank looking through Maasai photos.
Maybe the racers have to throw spears at the round thingies :angel:
Masai tribesmen are known for hunting with spears and jumping/dancing.
Masai Spear Throwing on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX9Iwq3qadU)
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Post by: puddin on February 22, 2007, 10:26:30 AM
This intro has high quality.. Thanks to Jefferios @ sucks
GMAN, I've been all over OAHU and the only military bases I remember hearing about (I haven't visited them) are Hickam Field and Pearl Harbor of World War 2 fame. Was this where you had in mind?
Quite a few more, including: Fort Shafter Schofield Barracks Kaneohe MC Air Station Marine Corps Base (3ed Battalion, 3ed Marines) Barbers Point Naval Air Station
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Post by: Slowhatch on February 22, 2007, 10:03:02 PM
I think I've found the intro mountain #28 (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/freelancer2k/TAR11spoiler/intro/th_28.jpg) ; it's definitely the Yanahurco area but I don't think it's Cotopaxi itself. A topo map and some shadows to determine the viewpoint direction should ID it.
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Post by: georgiapeach on February 24, 2007, 05:27:31 PM
Slowhatch--I think this is volcano Quilindana--Whirley said that you could get a perfect view from the pitstop viewing hut.
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the ones taken up the hill are from a pretty little glass hut/viewing chalet, it's almost opposite volcanoes Cotopaxi and Quilindana - really great point to see the bulls and horses coming down the valley, and then into the corals.
One of her pics...
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Post by: puddin on February 24, 2007, 09:44:43 PM
I think peach's
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Tanzanian wood carvings--"Tree of Life"
is better but I'll just stick this in..
Maputo: art in wood - boy meets girl (http://www.travel-images.com/view.shtml?mozambique176.jpg)
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Post by: puddin on February 24, 2007, 11:31:06 PM
Don't make fun of me :lol:, I thought this was interesting..
art crafts market in Maputo
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Post by: Slowhatch on February 24, 2007, 11:39:11 PM
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I think this is volcano Quilindana
Thanks, Peach. I guess I can get to work on the soldiers statue and the waterfall thingy (I'm not as sure as everybody else that it's a river).
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Post by: puddin on February 24, 2007, 11:44:50 PM
fwiw Slowhatch my bf thinks the soldiers are Chinese but I'm not buying it :angel: ..I keep thinking Portuguese but am having no luck ..as usual. You can see they are bronze with the pink cheeks through all that poop.
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Post by: puddin on February 25, 2007, 12:19:26 AM
Don't hurt me ..my bf's reasoning is that Vietcong wore hats like that to keep the rain out of their faces ..:hides
example
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Post by: georgiapeach on February 25, 2007, 07:06:10 AM
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Don't make fun of me , I thought this was interesting..
art crafts market in Maputo
Oh boy! Shopping!
Thanks puddin!
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Post by: puddin on February 25, 2007, 03:10:44 PM
I was looking for something else and spotted this. I'm not saying this is it I'm saying it resembles the intro cap.
fwiw: Foz do Iguaçu (http://www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs/Foz/FozProgram.htm) (Brazil)
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Post by: Kogs on February 25, 2007, 03:14:00 PM
I was looking for something else and spotted this. I'm not saying this is it I'm saying it resembles the intro cap.
fwiw: Foz do Iguaçu (http://www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs/Foz/FozProgram.htm) (Brazil)
revisiting tar2 episode 2 roadblock site???
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Post by: apskip on February 25, 2007, 04:57:05 PM
I have never been to Iguacu Falls, but I have always wanted to so I know what it looks like from many different angles. Those falls are nothing like Iguacu Falls. We are not about to see a repeat of AR2, Episode 2. Getting to the corner of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina is not so easy to do from Ecuador and neither is getting back to Punta Arenas from there. Time does not exist in this race to stop anywhere in that vicinity unless they were doing it episode 5 as a side trip between Buenos Aires airport and Sao Paulo airport, which I highly doubt.
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Post by: puddin on March 02, 2007, 05:58:42 PM
Since I have nothing to do thought I'd go back to the introcaps more on the Arm Art (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69704749@N00/220359895/), this one in Kenya where hair "plating" is popular.
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Post by: woden on March 05, 2007, 08:55:43 AM
This shot was taken in:
Portuguese Fort, Maputo, Mozambique.
See the soldier on the far left in the first link & note the yellow walls in the second.
1. Close up of relief in fort. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/papapettit/113622187/)
2. Wide shot of reliefs in fort. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/papapettit/113622188/)
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Post by: Boingo on March 05, 2007, 09:16:31 AM
See the soldier on the far left in the first link & note the yellow walls in the second.
1. Close up of relief in fort. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/papapettit/113622187/)
2. Wide shot of reliefs in fort. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/papapettit/113622188/)
:jumpy: Excellent, mwooden! :tup:
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Post by: Slowhatch on March 05, 2007, 09:19:05 AM
:jumpy: :happy: :yess: :jam: :piano: :yourock: Great job!
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Post by: gingerman28 on March 05, 2007, 09:21:43 AM
Great pair of eyes :jumpy: And it makes sense since Mozambique was once a Portuguese colony!
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Post by: Boingo on March 05, 2007, 09:29:30 AM
:js: FWIW, here's the outside of Fort of Maputo which mwooden found. :yess:
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Post by: Slowhatch on March 05, 2007, 09:38:05 AM
Chateau should get credit (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,8579.msg173791/topicseen.html#msg173791) for the fort; Mwooden did a great job on the relief (good catch, very few pictures of it are posted anywhere).
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Post by: woden on March 05, 2007, 10:48:50 AM
It was driving me crazy too -- wish it could have added another location to the route, but c'est la vie.
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Post by: puddin on March 05, 2007, 10:55:56 AM
You did great mwooden! I was hoping for a new location too but ah well. It's looking like we will see 3 legs in Africa and one leg in Europe/Poland and one in Malaysia, 3 in Hong Kong and then we know the rest..Guam, HI, to San Fran.
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Post by: hakushu8 on March 05, 2007, 11:04:39 AM
Great job, mwooden. :tup:
Yeah, it would have been nice if the reliefs were from another country in Europe.
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Post by: Chateau d If on March 05, 2007, 11:12:17 AM
Very Nice mwooden :tup:
The only thing I had to do with this was finding the fort in GE. Sifting through thousands of images... That's the real work!
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Post by: puddin on March 05, 2007, 11:15:33 AM
The only thing I had to do with this was finding the fort in GE. Sifting through thousands of images... That's the real work!
And you rock at that Chateau :luvu: ..nobody does it better :ya3: :hero:
eta: and you don't give yourself enough credit Chateau! You do much more than sift through GE! You can predict the order of the teams arrivals & departures, you correctly predict tasks which I find just amazing..and thats just a start of all the things that you do for us.. :luvya:
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Post by: apskip on March 05, 2007, 11:24:40 AM
You did great mwooden! I was hoping for a new location too but ah well. It's looking like we will see 3 legs in Africa and one leg in Europe/Poland and one in Malaysia, 3 in Hong Kong and then we know the rest..Guam, HI, to San Fran.
PUDDIN:
3 legs in AFRICA - check
1 leg in EUROPE - check
1 leg in MALAYSIA - check
3 legs in the HONG KONG area - no way it will be more than HONG KONG and MACAU separately, which is 2
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Post by: puddin on March 05, 2007, 11:40:13 AM
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3 legs in the HONG KONG area - no way it will be more than HONG KONG and MACAU separately, which is 2
Thats what I meant..I thought it goes without saying but thank you for correcting me apskip ;D
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Post by: hakushu8 on March 05, 2007, 12:25:32 PM
Possible route of race (based on number of legs per continent theory):
Leg 5 (Argentina to Mozambique) = Non-elimination point Leg 6 (Mozambique to Africa [probably Tanzania]) = 5th team eliminated Leg 7 (Africa [probably Tanzania] to Africa [probably Kenya]) = 6th team eliminated Leg 8 (Africa [probably Kenya] to Poland) = TBC Leg 9 (Poland to Malaysia) = 7th team eliminated Leg 10 (Malaysia to Macau) = Non-elimination point Leg 11 (Macau to Hong Kong) = Non-elimination point Leg 12 (Hong Kong to Guam) = 8th team eliminated Leg 13 (Guam to Hawaii to San Francisco) = Final 3
Just what I thought. Although, if the "Marked for Elimination" penalty is still in effect, maybe there are no consecutive NELs. What if the TBC ends in a NEL in leg 9 and leg 10 is an elimination leg? That would suck so much though, considering that you waited for the continuation of a TBC leg the following week, and find out that no one has been philiminated.
Another possibility is if leg 7 is a NEL/TBC, leg 8 is an elimination leg, leg 9 is a NEL/TBC, and leg 10 is another elimination leg. B:) :lol:
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Post by: Slowhatch on March 05, 2007, 08:19:39 PM
Boingo had already marked down the Petrohue "saltos" and the cap from last night confirmed it: it just wasn't the usual tourist photo viewpoint (from a helicopter maybe).
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Post by: puddin on March 07, 2007, 05:38:10 PM
Thanks for snagging that Slowhatch!!
Hey.. I was looking around Maputo and saw this.. could be where our skyline is ? eta: not exact but you get the picture :lol:
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Post by: Big Papi on March 07, 2007, 05:57:30 PM
^^^ Looks like Jersey City to me MBR :jumpy:
oops I just saw that palm tree sorry ??? oops again MBM :umn:
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Post by: puddin on March 07, 2007, 06:16:36 PM
rotflmao :rotf: ^^
Lady selling clams Maputo :angel: (http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/60814885_THECLAMS.jpg)
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Post by: puddin on March 07, 2007, 06:50:16 PM
:jumpy: :wohoo:
Maputo Airport
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Post by: puddin on March 07, 2007, 07:16:43 PM
Another great find! Shoot--does this mean no Tanzania/Zanzibar??
I don't think it means that. AR11 has to go at least 1 and probably 2 places in Africa besides Maputo. The most logical candidates are Dar-es-Salaam, Zanzibar and Nairobi. Remember the Masai and the fish for sale. Having the tree-of-life out of the way does not torpedo those locations.
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Post by: puddin on March 07, 2007, 07:46:28 PM
Just drowning my Romber sorrows peach :lol:
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Post by: georgiapeach on March 07, 2007, 07:53:40 PM
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Just drowning my Romber sorrows peach
Pisco Sours (http://www.calnative.com/stories/n_pisco.htm) on me!
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Post by: puddin on March 07, 2007, 08:06:08 PM
I think we can easily call at least 2 legs in Maputo and will look more into the Kenya pictures tomorrow :waves:
What's you logic for 2 legs? Why more than one?
Also, it's still quite possible that those apartment buildings are in Honolulu and not Maputo. They are pretty generic and the distinguishing factor on location is the palm trees.
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Post by: Slowhatch on March 08, 2007, 09:24:39 AM
Well, it's not a Honolulu condo. I went through this site (http://www.myhawaiicondo.com/) yesterday; all 133 pics. :groan: If we can find the purple building, the rest should fall into place.
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Post by: puddin on March 08, 2007, 10:16:56 AM
I think we can easily call at least 2 legs in Maputo and will look more into the Kenya pictures tomorrow :waves:
What's you logic for 2 legs? Why more than one?
Also, it's still quite possible that those apartment buildings are in Honolulu and not Maputo. They are pretty generic and the distinguishing factor on location is the palm trees.
OK I'll keep looking but am pretty convinced that building is in Maputo City. Look at the greenery? Like Slowhatch I spent a few hours going up and down Hawaii looking for a match and nothing clicked..until I happened upon the Maputo skyline. Also I think more than one leg in Maputo because from past experiences with the intro-flashs, more flash's of one place means the more we will be seeing it.
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Post by: Chateau d If on March 08, 2007, 10:20:52 AM
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Also, it's still quite possible that those apartment buildings are in Honolulu and not Maputo. They are pretty generic and the distinguishing factor on location is the palm trees.
Dude, she got it. Trust me.
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Post by: Boingo on March 08, 2007, 10:24:04 AM
Also, it's still quite possible that those apartment buildings are in Honolulu and not Maputo. They are pretty generic and the distinguishing factor on location is the palm trees.
:shocking: Nope! puddin's building in Maputo matches exactly. :jumpy: Game over, apskip. ;)
By playing with the contrast and brightness in a picture editor, we can see the building details clearly. If anyone wants a FREE photo/picture editor for Windows, download it here (http://getpaint.net/index2.html). :snicker:
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Post by: puddin on March 08, 2007, 10:24:15 AM
Also, it's still quite possible that those apartment buildings are in Honolulu and not Maputo. They are pretty generic and the distinguishing factor on location is the palm trees.
Dude, she got it. Trust me.
Chateau :luvya:....I agree but doesn't mean my OCD will let me stop looking :lol:
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Post by: puddin on March 08, 2007, 10:26:11 AM
Also, it's still quite possible that those apartment buildings are in Honolulu and not Maputo. They are pretty generic and the distinguishing factor on location is the palm trees.
:shocking: Nope! puddin's building in Maputo matches exactly. :jumpy: Game over, apskip. ;)
By playing with the contrast and brightness in a picture editor, we can see the building details clearly. If anyone wants a FREE photo/picture editor for Windows, download it here (http://getpaint.net/index2.html). :snicker:
...and some :luvya: for Boingo too :yess:
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Post by: apskip on March 08, 2007, 10:57:07 AM
I'm not one to argue with visual evidence. Good job, BOINGO. It's nice to pretty much settle any question and move on to the many more that either face us immediately or are predictable from the anticipated route.
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Post by: puddin on March 08, 2007, 11:03:19 AM
If indeed Maputo, Mozambique is leg 5 and maybe leg 6 this would make sense for a TBC or NEL which you know we are due for.
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Post by: apskip on March 08, 2007, 01:27:29 PM
If indeed Maputo, Mozambique is leg 5 and maybe leg 6 this would make sense for a TBC or NEL which you know we are due for.
I think the probability of NEL on episode 5 is incredibly high. Otherwise, the producers would have episodes 6 to 11 to elimiinate just 2 teams to get down from 6 to 4. Episodes 5 through 11(7 episodes total) must contain the total of all four non-elimination or TBC legs unless Hawaii counts as a leg, in which case it's only 6 episodes total containing three non-elimination or TBC legs.
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Post by: puddin on March 08, 2007, 04:46:39 PM
Heres what I think is a different angle of our building, this one from August of 2006 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesbt/203791700/) and the previous one was from Sept of 2005 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/breznia/42944251/).
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Post by: Boingo on March 08, 2007, 05:44:16 PM
Heres what I think is a different angle of our building, this one from August of 2006 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesbt/203791700/) and the previous one was from Sept of 2005 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/breznia/42944251/).
:-\ hmmmm...... ??? I'm just not seein' it. :angel:
:crickets chirping: ....wow we really are bored. :rotf:
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Post by: puddin on March 08, 2007, 06:02:44 PM
Don't give up Boingo!... we still have to find flipper !! :lol:
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Post by: Boingo on March 08, 2007, 06:07:21 PM
Mozambique Map (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11464.0;attach=22236;image) - NOTE: Maputo is really really close to Ponta d’Ouro
(Not sure if he's called "Flipper".) :rotf:
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Post by: puddin on March 08, 2007, 07:01:28 PM
Mozambique Map (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11464.0;attach=22236;image) - NOTE: Maputo is really really close to Ponta d’Ouro
(Not sure if he's called "Flipper".) :rotf:
:yess: You be da Man!!
:lol:
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Post by: Boingo on March 08, 2007, 08:34:50 PM
:angel: We may have a tie in with the "boat" vidcap and the "dolphin" vidcap.
The boat could be part of the Dolphin Dhow sailing and dolphin watching adventures in Kenya :groan:
Dhow Sailing and Dolphin Watching in Kenya (http://www.dianibeach.co.uk/sailing.htm)
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Post by: puddin on March 08, 2007, 08:54:22 PM
Thats great Boingo because my Maputu boats did not match!! and :yess: ! You also found Flipper :happy:
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Post by: apskip on March 08, 2007, 09:50:33 PM
BOINGO, your link for the Dolphin Dhow provides information on Zanzibar dhows: "Zanzibar dhows have sloping bows". Presumably one would find a Zanzibar dhow sailing between Zanzibar and other ports, so the dhow availability is not confined to Mombasa and the Kenya coast.
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Post by: Boingo on March 08, 2007, 11:28:48 PM
BOINGO, your link for the Dolphin Dhow provides information on Zanzibar dhows: "Zanzibar dhows have sloping bows". Presumably one would find a Zanzibar dhow sailing between Zanzibar and other ports, so the dhow availability is not confined to Mombasa and the Kenya coast.
:js: Yep. Was wondering how Tanzania could fit in to all this. Well, now we have a possible Mozambique/Kenya/Tanzania connection. Dolphins, boats, buildings..... :-\ the answer lies in there somewhere. :snicker:
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Post by: puddin on March 08, 2007, 11:56:48 PM
flame away, i have my repellant on :hero:
Looking at the Masai men I noticed the palm trees are tall sort of like the Palm trees you would see in Zanzibar :angel: I'm still looking around, don't hurt me too bad, really really bored here :lol: )
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Post by: Boingo on March 08, 2007, 11:58:40 PM
They really do look like the masai-men. (http://www.tanzania-info.co.uk/)
:lol: Even Jane Seymour (http://www.friendsofjane.com/images/inthenews/Hello/8_20_02/janemasai.jpg) visits the Masai men in Kenya. :lol3:
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Post by: Slowhatch on March 09, 2007, 12:16:46 AM
Everybody wears red; it's their power color (tell the guy in the middle I want my beach towel back ;D). This is a language distribution map (http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~dlpayne/maasai/maalgmap.jpg); it would follow that it's a population map as well (but it wouldn't include "tourist" villages, and who's to say that producers didn't truck some people to a remote location). General info here (http://www.maasai-association.org/maasai.html).
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Post by: puddin on March 09, 2007, 12:25:47 AM
:lol: You guys !! I found pictures of fake Masai men!They just happen to be on the beach in full dress just so you can have your picture taken with them for a small fee $$ !!
I've now convinced myself that the hair salon is in StoneTown if you want to help :waves: ?
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Post by: Boingo on March 09, 2007, 12:46:13 AM
I've now convinced myself that the hair salon is in StoneTown if you want to help :waves: ?
OK, but first I need a drink... :beer2: :martini: :wine: :keeta: ...and maybe a light snack :camping: ....maybe another drink :jam:
...just about ready, won't be a minute .... maybe one more for the road :beer:
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Post by: Slowhatch on March 09, 2007, 12:48:52 AM
I think you're on the right track, Puddin. Tashi Tagg (who used to recap TAR, maybe still does) published this poster's Tanzania trip (http://blogs.ta****agg.com/default.asp?blogname=thanx&ArticleID=3074), complete with photos of Maasai men on the beach and a Stone town beauty salon (henna and hair plating are common, it seems).
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Post by: puddin on March 09, 2007, 12:57:33 AM
I think you're on the right track, Puddin. Tashi Tagg (who used to recap TAR, maybe still does) published this poster's Tanzania trip (http://blogs.ta****agg.com/default.asp?blogname=thanx&ArticleID=3074), complete with photos of Maasai men on the beach and a Stone town beauty salon (henna and hair plating are common, it seems).
Nice site Slowhatch :yess:
this was suppose to be my example :rotf:
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Post by: Boingo on March 09, 2007, 01:02:15 AM
:-\ ...oooh, I may be drunk...all I came up with for Zanzibar was this photo of a "Heena and Wanja painting" place. :groan:
ETA: According to this Swahili-English Dictionary (http://research.yale.edu/swahili/serve_files/txt/s/sH.txt), "Haiba" = appearance or beauty or character or charm or grace or personality or good reputation. :whever:
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Post by: puddin on March 09, 2007, 01:54:20 AM
:rotf:
lets compare "Heena and Wanja painting" place ( as I shovel handfulls of hot tomales into my mouth )
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Post by: apskip on March 09, 2007, 12:55:39 PM
Following up on PUDDIN's lead about StoneTown, I have this:
Stone Town
It may not have a particularly romantic name, but Stone Town is the old city and cultural heart of Zanzibar, little changed in the last 200 years. It is a place of winding alleys, bustling bazaars, mosques and grand Arab houses whose original owners vied with each other over the extravagance of their dwellings. This one-upmanship is particularly reflected in the brass-studded, carved, wooden doors - there are more than 500 different examples of this handiwork. You can spend many idle hours and days just wandering through the fascinating labyrinth of narrow streets and alleyways.
Stone Town was recently and deservedly declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. More information can be found at the UNESCO website.
Most of the houses that can be seen today were built in the 19th century when Zanzibar was one of the most important trading centres in the Indian Ocean region. The coraline rock of Zanzibar was a good building material, but it is also easily eroded.
The most visible element of Zanzibar's cultural heritage is represented in some of the outstanding architectural and historical landmarks of the Stone Town.
These include the Portuguese Fort (also known as "Old fort"), the House of Wonders (Beit-el-ajaib), the Palace Museum (formerly known as the Sultan's Palace), the Ithnaasheri Dispensary, Balnara Mosque, Bharmal building, the High Court, the Peace Memorial Museum, the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the Anglican Cathedral....quite a few isn't it!
The High Court, the Peace Memorial Museum, Bharmal Building and Stone Town's unique market, reflect British Colonial taste blended with Arabic architecture.
The intricately carved balconies of the Ithnaasheri dispensary reflect Colonial India's architecture while the Roman Catholic Cathedral reflects European Architecture.
The Anglican Cathedral has a combination of elements of Gothic and Islamic architecture.
This area would provide numerous opportunities for episode 5 tasks.
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Post by: puddin on March 11, 2007, 01:45:40 PM
Going back to the children.. I wouldn't be surprised if we didn see the Iris Ministries (http://www.irismin.org/p/home.php)
Mozambique Mission 2006
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Post by: puddin on March 11, 2007, 02:01:06 PM
:lol: I really am bored and am now searching youtube for Mozambique videos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqy4zF3xExw)
I didn't see any of them, puddin. Although, one of those pics could be near the lost pit stop (Arusha according to Slowhatch).
If the lost pitstop was anywhere near Mt. Kilimanjaro, than screencaps #12, 19, and 23 could not possibly have been in that vicinity.
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Post by: KingCrimson88 on March 26, 2007, 03:53:02 PM
I'm almost positive that I saw #23 when they arrived in Maputo last week.
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Post by: Slowhatch on April 05, 2007, 10:29:36 PM
Just browsing through some logos. You can look at this page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_aircraft_squadrons#Helicopter_Sea_Combat_Squadrons) to see if there's any resemblance. HSC-25 (AAFB Guam; logo attached) has a gallery here (http://www.andersen.af.mil/HSC25/photo.html). Some more resolution would be nice; most of their helos are numbered in the low 50s and 60s.
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Post by: Slowhatch on April 08, 2007, 11:26:18 PM
Caught a glimpse of Putrajaya right after a shot of E/D on the train; maybe it's something you see on the way into the city from the airport.
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Post by: puddin on April 08, 2007, 11:46:35 PM
pssstt Slowhatch what are the odds of getting us Izad & friends pics?
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Post by: georgiapeach on April 09, 2007, 01:38:30 AM
Caught a glimpse of Putrajaya right after a shot of E/D on the train; maybe it's something you see on the way into the city from the airport.
In the innertube video of "Charla and Mirna won't use the yield", I am pretty sure you can see the mosque out of the back window of the cab--I just don't know how to capture that! ch '
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Post by: puddin on April 17, 2007, 12:23:46 AM
The Air Force does have its perks...
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Post by: hakushu8 on April 18, 2007, 07:13:49 AM
From here (http://www.gofish.com/player.gfp?gfid=30-1099801), at 00:09, I think I saw the fish.
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Post by: georgiapeach on April 18, 2007, 12:11:39 PM
Hakushu8--quick eye!
But I really think that the fishies belong to our "lost leg" in Tanzania. They are a type of bluefish found there, and yes, I spent way too much time looking at dead fish! :lol:
The one that really breaks my heart was my sweetie pie baby boy with the big bottle. I hate that we may never know where he was. If he was in an orphanage--I was ready to go get him!