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The Official Amazing Race Travel Companion: More Than 20 Years of Roadblocks, Detours, and Real-Life Activities to Experience Around the Globe

The Official Amazing Race Travel Companion: More Than 20 Years of Roadblocks, Detours, and Real-Life Activities to Experience Around the Globe

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  • Create Date：2022-09-22 10:19:39
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  • Author：Elise Doganieri
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Summary

Discover unique destinations and take your vacation plans to the next level with these travel ideas from the official companion to the blockbuster reality show， The Amazing Race。

For more than twenty years， The Amazing Race has introduced viewers to unique travel destinations in ninety-two countries across the globe。 Pairing challenges with cultural touchpoints of the locations visited， The Amazing Race averages 10 million viewers per season。

This fanbook-meets-travel guide will cover six continents and thirty-two countries， including activities and places to visit at each destination。 In addition to region-specific recommendations of destinations and activities from the show’s history， The Official Amazing Race Travel Companion will feature:

-A never-before-seen “behind the scenes” snapshot of how the show is made， who they hire， and how destinations are chosen
-An introduction by Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster， cocreators of The Amazing Race
-A foreword by host Phil Keoghan
-And many more fun surprises！

Perfect for the fan or avid traveler in your life， The Official Amazing Race Travel Companion will satisfy any craving for adventure while traveling！

TM Amazing Race Productions Inc。 © 2022 Amazing Race Productions Inc。 & ABC Studios Inc。 All Rights Reserved。

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Reviews

Diane Hernandez ，

The Official Amazing Race Travel Companion is an uneasy mixture of a travel guide and a behind-the-scenes television show memoir。 I found the memoir much more interesting。 It begins with how the show was created and continues through the 2021 season。I expected more from the travel guide。 I wanted a list of things featured on the show for whichever countries they decide to feature with detailed who， what and where for each activity。 Instead， the guide doesn’t cover much more than the show itself The Official Amazing Race Travel Companion is an uneasy mixture of a travel guide and a behind-the-scenes television show memoir。 I found the memoir much more interesting。 It begins with how the show was created and continues through the 2021 season。I expected more from the travel guide。 I wanted a list of things featured on the show for whichever countries they decide to feature with detailed who， what and where for each activity。 Instead， the guide doesn’t cover much more than the show itself along with a street address that can be easily googled。 There are few tips or tricks here。Overall， The Official Amazing Race Travel Companion is a better choice for fans of the show rather than folks looking for travel insider hints。 3 stars。Thanks to Simon Element and NetGalley for a digital review copy of the book。 。。。more

Thomas Ryan ，

Not very good — kind of stupid to be honest。

Kathy ，

A long time fan of the show， I was looking forward to reading and reviewing this title。 Unfortunately， it didn't measure up to any of my expectations。The book gives brief blurbs of various （and seemingly randomly chosen） spots around the world which were part of an Amazing Race episode。 Not a true travel guide， it gives very basic information （i。e。 an address） of the place AR teams visited， a few suggestions of other things to see in the area and little else。Not a travel guide， not much about th A long time fan of the show， I was looking forward to reading and reviewing this title。 Unfortunately， it didn't measure up to any of my expectations。The book gives brief blurbs of various （and seemingly randomly chosen） spots around the world which were part of an Amazing Race episode。 Not a true travel guide， it gives very basic information （i。e。 an address） of the place AR teams visited， a few suggestions of other things to see in the area and little else。Not a travel guide， not much about the show， leaves me wondering why the book was even written。 Very disappointing！My thanks to Simon Element Publishers for allowing me to read an e-ARC of this book via NetGalley。 Publication is set for 10/4/22。 All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are freely given。 。。。more

Ellen ，

As a long-time fan of The Amazing Race， I was excited to see this book。 Although it was fun to read， it was not， as the publisher claimed， a travel guide。 Dozens of locations around the world are profiled， along with information about what the contestants did at that location and fun behind the scenes information。 However， there is little information about the locations other than their addresses （websites would have been very helpful） and very little information about how a normal tourist can e As a long-time fan of The Amazing Race， I was excited to see this book。 Although it was fun to read， it was not， as the publisher claimed， a travel guide。 Dozens of locations around the world are profiled， along with information about what the contestants did at that location and fun behind the scenes information。 However， there is little information about the locations other than their addresses （websites would have been very helpful） and very little information about how a normal tourist can enjoy the location （obviously， you and I are not going to be rappelling down the face of a skyscraper or assisting a master chef in the kitchen）。 The book would also have been greatly improved by pictures - if not photos from Amazing Race， at least photos of the locations。 *Thank you to NetGalley and Simon Element for the advance reader copy in exchange for my honest review。* 。。。more

Sheila ，

I received an ARC of， The Official Amazing Race Travel Companion， by Elise Doganieri。 This is a really good travel guide for all over the world， as seen on， Amazing Race。 I really enjoyed this travel guide。

Eileen ，

I have been watching 'The Amazing Race' since the show first premiered and have really enjoyed the premise， getting to know new countries and the overall competition。 While I enjoyed this book I was expecting more， it starts with an intro on how the show was created but then it turned into more of a travel book with snippets of the show spread throughout。 I was hoping for a book that was more centered on the show itself。 I have been watching 'The Amazing Race' since the show first premiered and have really enjoyed the premise， getting to know new countries and the overall competition。 While I enjoyed this book I was expecting more， it starts with an intro on how the show was created but then it turned into more of a travel book with snippets of the show spread throughout。 I was hoping for a book that was more centered on the show itself。 。。。more

Laurie Allin ，

I absolutely love this show and I was excited to see this book was coming out。 Written by the show's executive producer and co-creator unfortunately， it was not what I was hoping for。 It truly is just a travel companion。 The book is organized by continent and proceeds to revisit roadblocks and detour that took place in that country， giving （what I thought was most useful） the contact information so that you too could visit this location and try your own luck。 A few locations come with a "behind I absolutely love this show and I was excited to see this book was coming out。 Written by the show's executive producer and co-creator unfortunately， it was not what I was hoping for。 It truly is just a travel companion。 The book is organized by continent and proceeds to revisit roadblocks and detour that took place in that country， giving （what I thought was most useful） the contact information so that you too could visit this location and try your own luck。 A few locations come with a "behind the scenes" which is just some personal reason this location was picked or memory of the author。 No anecdotes about things that may have happened that wasn't seen on camera。 There were some interesting information about how many moving parts there are to the filming of this show which was interesting and had a couple of anecdotes of how a wrench was thrown into all the careful planning and came close to impacting the show。 Nothing noted about the season that was filmed during that pandemic and needed to be suspended。 It would have been really interesting to hear how that was to deal with。 But all in all this is a book that would set on my travel guidebook shelf next to my copies of 1000 Things to See （Do） before you Die for when I'm planning a trip。 I want to thank NetGalley and Simon Element for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Elizabeth ，

This is an amazing resource for Amazing Race fans！ I am a huge fan of the show and loved seeing a list of all the places they've visited， activities the contestants completed， and some behind-the-scenes info。 I'm super excited to go to some of the recommended spots listed in this book！ I would definitely recommend this book。Thank you to the author， Simon Element， and NetGalley for providing an early copy to review。 This is an amazing resource for Amazing Race fans！ I am a huge fan of the show and loved seeing a list of all the places they've visited， activities the contestants completed， and some behind-the-scenes info。 I'm super excited to go to some of the recommended spots listed in this book！ I would definitely recommend this book。Thank you to the author， Simon Element， and NetGalley for providing an early copy to review。 。。。more

（a）lyss（a） ，

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This is an interesting book！The travel guide portion is rather high level。 The book is broken down by continent and then country that Amazing Race contestants have visited。 There's about a paragraph of information about various locations talking about what the contestants had to do at that location。 There's also information on other places in the country that are recommended to visit。What I found to be the most in I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This is an interesting book！The travel guide portion is rather high level。 The book is broken down by continent and then country that Amazing Race contestants have visited。 There's about a paragraph of information about various locations talking about what the contestants had to do at that location。 There's also information on other places in the country that are recommended to visit。What I found to be the most interesting was the information about The Amazing Race as a show。 There's stats on how long it takes to film a season， how often a country has been visited on the race， and other interesting information。 I was hoping to hear more about the show。 。。。more

Cynthia Moore ，

The main part of this book was a travel guide if you were to want to go to the same places as the teams in the Amazing Race and do the same things that they did while they were competing。 That wasn't quite what I was expecting from the book。 There was a section in the back that talked about the logistics of making everything work。 That part I found interesting。 I would have liked more anecdotes from the seasons about funny or difficult things that happened。 The main part of this book was a travel guide if you were to want to go to the same places as the teams in the Amazing Race and do the same things that they did while they were competing。 That wasn't quite what I was expecting from the book。 There was a section in the back that talked about the logistics of making everything work。 That part I found interesting。 I would have liked more anecdotes from the seasons about funny or difficult things that happened。 。。。more

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