Day 1 (Thursday, July 5th, 2007): The teams start at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore and are immediately told to search for a taxi with the souvenir matching that shown in their clue. They must ride in this taxi to the Merlion (TAR3's Singapore Pit Stop) to pick up a Nokia GPS, then direct their driver to Suntec City for the Dare/Stair Detour. This results in a clue directing them to Manila, which they fly to. Upon landing, they head to Asian Promenade Park, then to Plaza Miranda to eat balut. The final location for the day is the Pit Stop at Fort Santiago (Pamela/Vanessa wins phones and GPS's; Edwin/Monica are MFE).
Day 2 (Friday, July 6th, 2007): Leg 2 begins with teams taking buses to Pila, for the Carabao RoadBlock, before returning to a Caltex in Manila to pick up supplies which must be delivered to a nearby orphanage. They then complete the Heel/Wheel Detour (with both options at the Carriedo LRT Station), before heading to the Pit Stop in Paco Park (Marc/Rovilson wins $5000 each; Edwin/Monica are eliminated).
Day 3 (Saturday, July 7th, 2007): Teams begin Leg 3 by flying to Hong Kong. They head to Central Pier, then to the Standard Chartered Bank building to count thousands of Hong Kong Dollars. After the task, they are told to fly to Auckland, New Zealand...
Day 4 (Sunday, July 8th, 2007): ...where they must drive themselves to Howick Historical Village and use a Sony Cybershot camera to photograph three landmarks. They head to the Bungy Jump RoadBlock, then perform the Wall/Waka Detour. Teams continue to the Ascension Vineyard, then to Spookers Haunted House to walk through the house, before taking a lantern through the Forest of Fear to the Pit Stop (Marc/Rovilson win a year's supply of petrol; Kinaryosih/Brett are eliminated).
Day 5 (Monday, July 9th, 2007): Leg 4. Teams drive to the Tirau Calltex to refuel before going to Okere Falls in Rotorua for sledging; then drive jet boats on Lake Tikitapu. They encounter the Mud Pit RoadBlock, then the Flax/Sticks Detour before the Pit Stop at Pohutu Geyser (Marc/Rovilson win video cameras; Sophie/Aurelia are eliminated).
Day 6 (Tuesday, July 10th, 2007): Teams spend the day starting Leg 5 driving back to Auckland and booking flights to Tokyo.
Day 7 (Wednesday, July 11th, 2007): The flight leaves at midnight and arrives later that afternoon. Teams navigate the train network to get to Shiba Park. From there, they must navigate a rickshaw to the Sony Building, where they must use video cameras to film one team member singing Sakura with locals. They are then given a Cybershot camera which they must use to find a cosplaying girl at Shibuya Mark City. She gives them the Catch It/Cart It Detour, and from there teams head to the Icebar Tokyo for the Ice Puzzle RoadBlock. Teams are directed to take a bullet train to Fukuoka...
Day 8 (Thursday, July 12th, 2007): ...which leaves the next morning. They run from the station to the "Pit Stop" at the International Congress Centre (Diane/Ann arrive first; Pamela/Vanessa arrive last). The clue Allan gives directs teams to take a ferry to Busan, South Korea. The ferry arrives that afternoon and teams head to the Jongro Academy, where they must each break three boards using tae kwon do. They are then directed to the Jagalchi Market, where Terri/Henry attempt (and fail) to Yield Marc/Rovilson, and where they are given the Slither/Deliver Detour. They continue to the Nurimaru APEC House, are given the Lock & Key RoadBlock, and then head to the Pit Stop at the Beomeosa Temple (Marc/Rovilson first but win nothing; Daichi/Sawaka are eliminated).
Day 9 (Friday, July 13th, 2007): Extended Pit Stop in Busan.
Day 10 (Saturday, July 14th, 2007): Leg 6. Teams must self-drive all day, first to the Seoil Farm in Anseong for the Soybean RoadBlock, then to ride swan boats at Woncheon Resort, then to Yongin Korean Folk Village for the Too Ho/Too Heavy Detour, and finally to Olympic Peace Park in Seoul (Marc/Rovilson first but win nothing; Terri/Henry lose their money).
Day 11 (Sunday, July 15th, 2007): Leg 7 begins with teams booking flights to Frankfurt, Germany. They arrive later that night because of the time difference, and head to the Old Opera House where they are directed to take a train to Prague, in the Czech Republic.
Day 12 (Monday, July 16th, 2007): The teams arrive in Prague and head to the Charles Bridge to search for a holEy statue, then to a puppet shop for no reason before the Damsel In Distress RoadBlock at Old Town Square. They drive to Beroun and watch a video from their loved ones on Nokia phones, then to Nizbor in order to complete the Bow/Blow Detour, and finally to the Pit Stop below Karlstejn Castle (Marc/Rovilson win US$5000 each; Terri/Henry are MFE).
Day 13 (Tuesday, July 17th, 2007): Extended Pit Stop in Karlstejn.
Day 14 (Wednesday, July 18th, 2007): Teams begin Leg 8 by returning to Prague by train, and count the steps of Petrin Hill Observation Tower. They then go to Strelecky Island to row a boat with a compass, before being faced with an Intersection at Prague Castle. The new groups must score 12 ice hockey goals at Letnany Arena, then complete the Snap/Roll Detour before splitting up. They complete the High Dive RoadBlock at Swimming Pool Number 4 and then travel to Vrtbovska Garden, the Pit Stop for this leg (Marc/Rovilson win more video cameras; Terri/Henry are finally eliminated).
Day 15 (Thursday, July 19th, 2007): Extended Pit Stop in Prague. The leading teams depart on Leg 9 before midnight...
Day 16 (Friday, July 20th, 2007): ...while the others depart before dawn. Teams must take a train to Budapest, Hungary, and find Batthyany Square. From there, they must self-drive for the remainder of this leg, first to the Magyar Farm for the Pitch/Pull Detour, then to Extreme Canopy for the Zipline Additon RoadBlock. They must find the landmark pictured on the 1000 Forint note (the Hercules Fountain), and then drive to the Pit Stop at Salomon Tower (Adrian/Collin win phones and GPS's; Natasha/Paula are MFE).
Day 17 (Saturday, July 21st, 2007): Extended Pit Stop in Visegrad.
Day 18 (Sunday, July 22nd, 2007): For the first time ever, five teams begin the third last leg of the race (Leg 10), by driving back to Budapest and finding the Little Princess. Adrian/Collin win the Handrail Counting Fast Forward, the only one on the race, while the others head to Buda Castle for the Labyrinth RoadBlock. They then drive across Margaret Island and back to rescue a stuffed rabbit, before going to Heroes Square where Marc/Rovilson Yield Diane/Ann and teams perform the Say It/Play It Detour. All five teams get to the Gellert Hill Freedom Monument, the Pit Stop (where Adrian/Collin -- arriving only nine minutes after the last team left the previous Pit Stop -- win nothing; and Natasha/Paula are eliminated). Extended Pit Stop in Budapest.
Day 19 (Monday, July 23rd, 2007): Teams depart at night on Leg 11, given orders to fly to Cape Town, South Africa.
Day 20 (Tuesday, July 24th, 2007): Teams depart in the morning and spend the day in transit.
Day 21 (Wednesday, July 25th, 2007): They arrive in Cape Town and take taxis to the base of Signal Hill, then drive to the summit themselves and search through the dense fog for the correct cluebox. They drive to the Killarney Motor Racing Complex for the Motor Racing RoadBlock, and then to Khayelitsha to paint a community centre's walls and donate a cheque from Standard Chartered Bank. From there, they head two hours away to the Aquila Park Game Reserve, where teams retrieve a clue from the cheetah enclosure, complete the In One End/Out The Other Detour, and check in at the Pit Stop (Marc/Rovilson win a holiday to South Africa; Diane/Ann are eliminated).
Day 22 (Thursday, July 26th, 2007): At Aquila Park, teams eat, sleep, and mingle their way through a fifth consecutive Extended Pit Stop.
Day 23 (Friday, July 27th, 2007): The final leg begins with teams driving back to Cape Town and finding the District Six Museum, where they must use local street names as a password to get the next clue from a Sony laptop, which is the Search/Assemble Detour. Upon completion, they drive to Green Point Common and score three goals against a soccer goalkeeper, before riding quad bikes at the Atlantis Sand Dunes, and guessing the final destination at Cape Point. Teams fly out of Cape Town, Singapore-bound...
Day 24 (Saturday, July 28th, 2007): ...and arrive the next day. They take taxis to Raffles' Landing Site, then to Tanjong Beach on Sentosa Island for the Flag RoadBlock, and finally to the finish line at the Chinese Gardens (Adrian/Collin win US$100,000; Pamela/Vanessa 2nd, Marc/Rovilson 3rd).
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