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First Flight to Egypt
Flying from Miami International Airport at 12:00 a.m. on Swiss International Airlines flight A330-300, to Zurich and arriving at 11:00 a.m. (Sleep on plane- no hotel necessary for the day) -
Layover in Zurich
Team has layover in Zurich, Switzerland for 1 hour and then after will continue on flight to Egypt -
Flight from Zurich to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Team leaves Zurich at 11:55 am on AIRBUS A320 and arrive in Sharm El Sheikh at 5:15 pm -
Cab Ride to 4U Cafe and Restaurant
After arriving at the airport, Team takes a 15 minute cab ride to 4U Cafe and restaurant and arrives at 5:40 pm -
Cab Ride Back to Airport
Team takes a 15 minute cab ride from the cafe back to Sharm El Sheikh Airport and arrives at 9:05 pm -
First Flight to New South Wales
Team borads flight from Sharm El Sheikh Airport on EMBRAER 170 that departs at 9:10 pm, and arrives in Cairo at 10:10 pm -
Cultural Challenge in Egypt
At the cafe, team must go into the kitchen and learn how to prepare cow brains, a CUSTOM(practice that a group of people regularly follow) often practiced in Egypt. Once team has learned how, they must go to the ABSOLUTE LOCATION(the exact position of an object/place measured within spatial coordinates of a grid-system) where cow brains originated. In order to get to that place, team must use a REFERENCE MAP(a map type that shows information for a particular place). Time to do this: 3hrs -
Layover in Cairo
After the arrival in Cairo, team has a 3 hour and 10 minute layover until 1:20 a.m. -
Flight from Cairo to Dubai
Team departs from Cairo on BOEING 777-300ER at 1:20 a.m., and arrives in Dubai at 5:00 a.m. -
Layover in Dubai
Team has a layover in Dubai for 2 hours until 7:00 a.m. -
Flight from Dubai to Sydney
Team departs from Dubai on Airbus A380-800 Passenger at 7:05 a.m., and arrives in New South Wales at 9:05 p.m.
(Team sleeps on plane, no hotel necessary) -
Cab Ride to Belgenny Farm
After team's arrival in New South Wales, team takes a 1 hour cab ride to Belgenny Farm -
Belgenny Farm-Team waits there until next day
Team arrives at Belgenny Farm at 10:05 p.m. and must wait for their clue until 9:00 a.m. the next day when the farm opens -
First Flight to Japan
Team borads flight from Sydney, N.S.W. Airport on AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330-300 that departs at 12:10 p.m., and arrives in Kuala Lumpur at 9:10 p.m. -
Layover In Kuala Lumpur
Team has a layover in Kuala Lumpur for 2 hours until 11:10 p.m. -
Challenge at Belgenney Farm
After waiting around all night, team gets clue at 9:00am by the farm's owner.The team's challenge is to decapitate 2 sheeps heads and then debone it. According to farmers, there is a PATTERN(a particular arrangement) on how to do it. New South Wales grassy LANDSCAPE(material character of a place) is perfect for raising sheep. After killing the sheep in a gentle way,team must debone it at a particular SITE(the physical character of a place) where it wil be shipped off
Time to complete: 2hrs -
Cab Ride Back to Airport
After completing the challenge, at 11:00 a.m. Team takes a cab back to the airport to catch their next flight and arrives back at the airport at 12:00p.m -
Flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo
Team departs from Kuala Lumur on AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330-300 at 11:20 p.m. and arrives in Tokyo at 6:40 a.m. the next day.
(Team sleeps on plane, no hotel necessary) -
Cab Ride to Sukiyabashi Jiro
After arriving in Tokyo at 6:40 a.m, Team takes a 20 minute cab ride to Sukiyabashi Jiro where they will receive their next clue -
Cab Ride Back To Airport
After completeing the challenge at 10:00 a.m. (3 hrs to complete), Team takes a cab back to the airport to catch the next flight -
Layover in Dubai
After team's arrival in Dubai, Team has a 3 hour layover until 11:45 p.m. -
First Flight to Sweden
After the cab ride, team departs to Dubai at 10:05 a.m on BOEING 777-300ER and arrives at 8:45 p.m.
(Team sleeps on plane, no hotel necessary) -
Challenge at Sukiyabashi Jiro
At 7:00 am team receives challenge which is to prepare a dish by stabbing and skinning a frog and serving him half alive on a plate. Team must then eat it. Team first goes to the PLACE(uniqueness of a location) where the frogs are kept. One of Japan's CULTURE TRAITS(A single attribute of culture) is eating live sushi. After successfully serving it, the team must now eat it. FOLK SONGS(traditionally sung by the common people of a region and is part of the culture) are sung as the team does it. -
Flight From Dubai to Stockholm
After the layover, Team leaves Dubai on BOEING 777-300ER at 12:05 a.m. arrives in Stockholm at 6:40 a.m.
(Team sleeps on plane- no hotel necessary for the day) -
Cab Ride to Restaurang, Akkurat
After arriving at the Stockholm Airport, Team takes a 30 minute cab ride to Restaurang, Akkurat and arrives at 7:10 a.m. -
Cab Ride Back to Airport
After finishing the challenge at 12:10 p.m., Team takes a 30 minute cab ride back to the airport -
First Flight to Portugal
Team departs from Sweden at 12:45 p.m. on Boeing 737-700 and arrives in Berlin at 2:20 p.m. -
Layover in Berlin
After our arrival in Berlin, Team has a 4 hour layover until 6:20 p.m. -
Flight From Berlin to London
After the layover in Berlin, Team departs from Berlin at 6:30 p.m. on Airbus A321and arrives in London at 8:30 p.m. -
Layover in London
Team has a 3 hour layover in London until 11:30 p.m. -
Challenge in Sweden
Teams challenge is to go to local markets all throughout the country's CAPITAL(principle city in a state or country) and find ingredients necessary to make Bloodsoppa(soup with goose blood as the main ingredient). After getting ingredients, team must take a class on how to make it. Team must then go around town again and get 3 approvals from cafe's. Team is allowed to use a GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM(satellite-based system for determining absolute location) to navigate.
Time to complete:5hrs -
Flight From London to Lisbon
After the layover in London, Team departs London at 12:00 a.m.on Airbus A320 and arrives in Lisbon at 2:30 a.m. -
Hotel in Lisbon
Team checks into hotel at 2:30 a.m., sleeps and then checkouts at 7:00 a.m. -
Cab Ride from Hotel to Restaurante Tasca de se
After checking out of the hotel,Team takes a 10 minute cab ride to Restaurante Tasca de se and arrives at 7:10 a.m. -
Cab Ride Back to the Airport
After completing the challenge, Team takes a 10 minute cab ride back to the airport and arrives at 2:10 p.m. -
First Flight BACK HOME!!!
Team departs Lisbon at 2:20 p.m. on Boeing 757-200 and arrives in Philadelphia at 10:20 p.m. -
Layover in Philadelphia
After landing in Philadelphia, Team has a 2 hour layover until 12:20a.m. -
Challenge in Lisbon
After arriving to the restaurant at 7:10 am, Team challenge is to go to the sea (10 minutes walking distance) and collect 15 pounds of fish eggs, a HABIT(repetitive act that a certain individual performs) performed everyday by the people in Lisbon. After collecting the eggs, Team must return back to the restaurant using a MENTAL MAP(Image of the way space is organized as determined by an individual's perception) and chop the eggs and help the chef prepare the meal.
Time to complete:6 hrs -
Flight From Philadelphia to Norfolk
After the layover, team departs Philadelphia at 12:20a.m. and arrives in Norfolk at 1:20 a.m. -
Layover in Norfolk
After arrivng in Norfolk, Team has a 1 hour layover until 2:20 a.m. -
Flight from Norfolk to Miami
After the layover, Team departs Norfolk at 2:20a.m. on Embraer RJ145 and arrives in Miami at 4:50 a.m. -
HOME!!!!!!
After MANY, MANY hours and MANY, MANY miles...
it feels so good to finally be home! Very jetlagged and very sleep-deprived as well :)
