Just looked at the map of the Lucknow area, where our poor racers are sweating it out in dingy streets. It's in northern India, not far from Pakistan and Nepal.
The producers could take them to Katmandu next, and even up to Everest base camp, but what will you bet they go south to Bhophal, where some American company had an enviro accident? Or to Pakistan where the friendly Muslims can beat them up? I wish TAR aired on any network other than leftie SeeBS. This tour of the third world is beginning to look like Rather's Revenge.
(My kid was in Kathmandu on R&R from Saudi, where he was a project management programmer. He and his buddies got stuck in a snowstorm for a week at a place called Namche Bazaar, the last little town on the trail up to Everest base camp, and had a blast telling yak jokes and having snowball fights. Now THAT would be a Pit Stop!)
They went to Sri Lanka last season so if they continue east to west, then Australia has to be a natural choice.
Of course they also did do that weird jog from Sweden to Senegal and back to Germany last season so maybe they will head on up to Moscow.
Or maybe down to Singapore and then over to Oz. Then from Australia to New Zealand, back into South America and on up to Long Beach.
Taiwan? Phillipines? Japan?
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How about North Korea?
Detour: In or Out:
Your task, smuggle food into North Korea or infiltrate a border town and smuggle a refugee out to freedom. You have $150, some small arms and a squad of mercenaries to help you complete this task. Good Luck!