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The Amazing Race is undoubtedly one of the best darn tooting TV shows on the telly. I have loved it ever since I discovered it way back when, but recently I have come away from each episode feeling gloomy — because it makes me turn green with envy.

I want to be able to travel to all those far flung places and take part in the cultural challenges they face.

I have always had a desire to travel, but a lack of money in my younger days and a Fiance who is too scared to fly these days mean that I have found myself firmly planted to the spot. Boo.

Top two places on my must visit list are Australia and Montenegro — Australia probably doesn’t need much explanation, as is apparent from this blog I just love the culture and attitude.

Montenegro wasn’t even on my radar until a few years ago to be honest, my friend visited once and fell in mad crazy love — I would hear tales and about the places she visited and things she saw for hours on end and she went back there several times in just a few years. On the last trip she made there she fell in mad crazy love again, this time with a fella who now happens to be her husband — so I guess I have a somewhat romanticised ideal about the country in my head

I feel like I know the place inside out already, but reading the Montenegro guide confirms I actually know very little — there are lots of hidden gems to discover

I will go there one day, I really will.

Bob Harper has been my favourite Biggest Loser trainer for some time, originally it was Jillian but she lost points with me after the way she treated Harry in the first season of The Biggest Loser Australia when he was brought back into the game.

Bob has been my favourite since.

1. Bob TBL USA
2. Shannan TBL Aus
3. Jillian TBL USA
4. Kym TBL USA
5. Michelle TBL Aus
6. Male Trainer TBL UK
7. Female Trainer TBL UK

The fact I don’t even remember the names of the UK trainers says a lot doesn’t it?

I had been considering moving Shannan up to the top spot for a while but just couldn’t bring myself to do it. Until watching the first half of this weeks US episode.

Bob, too much drama man. We get that you love your team, but it’s a TV show…get over it? I don’t see how some of them going to another trainer is any worse than them getting eliminated? In fact it’s an awful lot better than that surely?

I loved that they split the teams up. One of the things I have not liked about the show in recent times is the no shifting alliances — the last few seasons it has been like, what’s the point in them going to singles when they still vote as teams — and Mr Bob was largely to blame for that mentality. Having the new teams chosen in a (sort of) random way will hopefully go some way towards fixing that.

So, I salute you Bob Harper — you were top of the list for many years and I still love ya, but move over and make way for Shannan Ponton