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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #125 on: June 13, 2018, 06:46:49 PM »
If it's Hanoi, it's Terminal 2. Terminal 1 is domestic and doesn't look to share the same design.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #126 on: June 13, 2018, 06:54:07 PM »
I just found THIS in a youtube video tour of Hanoi Terminal 2. Looks like the flowery glass pattern matches. Green-ish glass on the sides. Sign to the left. Different circle pattern on top of the green-ish glass, though.



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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #127 on: June 13, 2018, 06:55:41 PM »
The store in question looks to be Jalux Duty Free Vietnam

Having trouble downloading/reuploading the picture I found of it, but it looks like it's where the Nasco Duty Free used to be?  Or it got paired with it at random?

But if it is there, it would be by Gates 20-22 in Terminal 2

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #128 on: June 13, 2018, 06:56:44 PM »
Figuring out when the photo was taken would help out massively, we could narrow down where they were flying. Right now it's just nice to know that they were (probably) in Hanoi airport, but that could mean they had a leg there, could mean that was a layover, and leaves a lot of options for flights. There are flights from Hanoi to Myanmar, Laos, Australia, Singapore, Cambodia, Philippines, and Thailand among several others.
I tried messaging the twitter account who shared this picture, but haven't got a reply in a few hours and don't expect one anymore.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #129 on: June 13, 2018, 07:01:33 PM »
Hi! New member here :) I think the airport might be the one in Hanoi, Vietnam. I use to teach English in Thailand and spent awhile in that area and the blue glass stood out to me. Quick google search and I found the attached. Could be just a similar style but thought I would point it out.


That looks promising!

Do you know if that's a specific terminal, or is that pretty consistent throughout?

It might help narrow my search in finding the gate they were by.

The floor tile is a close match also.


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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #130 on: June 13, 2018, 07:04:52 PM »
Pretty sure it is Jalux Duty Free as well. There are more than one store in the airport.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #131 on: June 13, 2018, 07:08:54 PM »


Right by Gate 24

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #132 on: June 13, 2018, 07:11:16 PM »
Thank you SO much Katie!! Bingo!! Note the dark gray pebbled floor match and the lowlying ceiling windows.

Looks like a match to me!

My guess is based on looking relaxed this is a departure and not an arrival.

If we knew the time stats on the photo we could make a better guess re departures. It is daylight so that narrow it slightly.
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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #133 on: June 13, 2018, 07:15:39 PM »
Of course!! Glad to help - I will keep my eyes out for anything else.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #134 on: June 13, 2018, 07:53:30 PM »
The tweeter has responded that it is indeed Noi Bai. (It’s possible they are watching the great detectives here, however.)


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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #135 on: June 13, 2018, 07:56:53 PM »
Of course they are, which is fine. We are reading them. Its all good.

BUT We could get things done much faster if info was fully shared. 

Missing hours means we missed a chance to catch them at next stop, esp if they transited in Singapore for example. Sigh.
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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #136 on: June 13, 2018, 08:01:44 PM »
Vietnam has had their own version of TAR for several years. If  they ran a leg in Hanoi, there should be sightings from people that recognized what was going on - pairs of foreigners with backpacks followed by cameramen, etc.

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« Reply #137 on: June 13, 2018, 08:18:13 PM »
I’m wondering about that too

It also seems strange that they would POTENTIALLY go down to Malaysia, to land in Vietnam

If the Malaysia lead is indeed true, I’m wondering if it hosted a leg, and Hanoi is the layover from there to Leg 3 (possibly Laos?)

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #138 on: June 13, 2018, 08:20:05 PM »
Not sure they want to do one there again after all the negative publicity necessitated a full on CBS apology last time. Or maybe they wanted a second chance..

No way to know now, but cannot rule out a transit either.

Or maybe they needed an OX. :funny:
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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #139 on: June 13, 2018, 08:32:18 PM »
They also just visited Vietnam in 29. Or maybe because they want Floyd to overcome this one this time.

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« Reply #140 on: June 13, 2018, 08:39:02 PM »
Watching you guys figure this location out was amazing! Yes it’s too bad everyone can’t use their powers together for the good of the race. We may know where they are right now if so!

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #141 on: June 13, 2018, 08:48:38 PM »
How difficult was it to find sightings in TAR28? Because I'm surprised with how popular Tyler is worldwide that there aren't any photos of him...

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #142 on: June 13, 2018, 08:59:24 PM »
How difficult was it to find sightings in TAR28? Because I'm surprised with how popular Tyler is worldwide that there aren't any photos of him...
Maybe they were eliminated first?

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #143 on: June 13, 2018, 09:10:35 PM »
Could they of had Vietnam has Leg 2, instead of Malaysia?  :duno:

And that picture was taken, before they departed for Leg 3's destination?  :duno:

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #144 on: June 13, 2018, 09:32:37 PM »
They could have also possibly had a second leg in Japan which would make sense for the lack of sightings since Japan is known for being hard to spot, and then be using Hanoi as a transfer. Two transfers that made the most logical sense to me looking at flights is
Vietnam Airlines flight 311 departing Tokyo Narita at 10am and getting into Hanoi at 1:30pm or ANA flight 857 departing Tokyo Haneda at 8:50am and getting into Hanoi at 12:25pm
This would match the sighting in the airport as it was more than twelve hours ago and it was light outside in the picture, and Leo was holding a Japanese water bottle that maybe he bought in Japan that morning  :duno:
Now obviously where they could be going is wide open but connections that made sense to me because there is no direct option from Tokyo to these cities were
Vietnam Airlines flight 837 leaving Hanoi at 3:25pm and arriving in Siem Reap, Cambodia at 5:10pm or
Lao Airlines flight 312 leaving Hanoi at 4:40pm and arriving at Vientiane, Laos at 5:50pm
(there is also a flight from Hanoi direct to Siem Reap getting in at 7pm)
This could possibly set up an HOO which would again explain lack of sightings and them being released around right now. This is just pure speculation of course!
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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #145 on: June 13, 2018, 09:37:54 PM »
Proof that could have a second leg in Japan? Leg 1 finished in the night.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #146 on: June 13, 2018, 09:40:59 PM »
How difficult was it to find sightings in TAR28? Because I'm surprised with how popular Tyler is worldwide that there aren't any photos of him...
Maybe they were eliminated first?
I wouldn't hate that, honestly.  I liked Korey, but Tyler was way too much a lot of the time.  It was like he couldn't stop being "on" all the time.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #147 on: June 13, 2018, 10:03:01 PM »
Proof that could have a second leg in Japan? Leg 1 finished in the night.

Well, I don’t know if direct proof is needed for spec.

I mean, we’ve been following a lead based of one cryptic tweet saying “teams are heading to Malaysia next”

There was also a very good point brought up by the Japanese brand water bottle

Now, they COULD have bought it during/after leg 1, and kept it as a makeshift reusable bottle going forward through multiple destinations in multiple countries- or they could’ve bought it that morning (in Japan)

The water bottle is an interesting find- we should at least consider the possibility of 2 Japan legs

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #148 on: June 13, 2018, 10:09:39 PM »
How difficult was it to find sightings in TAR28? Because I'm surprised with how popular Tyler is worldwide that there aren't any photos of him...
Maybe they were eliminated first?

Hard to believe given their < 3.00 placement average - in fact, it's the Afghanimals and Rachel (with Elissa) who would be the most in danger as the weakest of the TAR returnees.

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« Reply #149 on: June 13, 2018, 10:22:15 PM »
Parts of Southeast Asia are raining right now including my home country The Philippines. Weather is getting crazy.