I've watched TAR in passing, I remember it was Season 5, the very first. I was very young back then. I started watching it religiously in S.14 and been hooked on ever since.
I have watched all the US Seasons 1-34 (soon to be), Canadian Seasons 1-8 (current), Asian Seasons 1-5, Australian Seasons 1-6 (current).
It is the show that started my passion & love for travel. Countries that I only knew about on the Race as a young kid, Iceland, Mauritius... such places exist.
Bucket list countries, Norway, Switzerland, Greece, Ireland, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, Italy, Malta, Oman, Jordan, Zimbabwe... the list goes on.
Being of Spanish descent, love seeing Spain on the Race.
Countries that were shown in a bad light due to it's history but I saw them differently on the Race, Germany & Japan as a young kid, I remember it was S.9
With the media that has portrayed these countries, TAR showed them in a different light, Colombia, Uganda. (S.28 & S.31, their debut on the Race)
Bertram & Elise, thank you! There are no words to describe how grateful I am for this show. It has been a thing for my mom, my sister & I. There is not a show quite like it.
One my ultimate goals is to visit at least 170+ countries.
