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My wife's just brought my 40th (ouch! ajb007/crap) present for my birthday in may - a week in a luxury villa in Sardinia - somewhere neither of us have been before... We both have businesses, so a week away is a big deal and I can't wait to get in the sun and forget work for a bit. The Spy Who Loved Me had quite a few scenes in Sardinia, and it's my favourite of Moore's films, so I can't wait to do some research and pass by some of the locations. Now, if I can just find a rental company with a Lotus... ajb007/lol

Anyway, just got to thinking - anyone else got any Bond locations planned this year? Or have they been to places where the films have been set or shot?

I've been to Corfu (FYEO), Paris (AVTAK), New York (LALD), Miami & Miami Beach (GF/CR), Bilbao (TWINE), Bangkok (TMWTGG), Afghanistan (TLD), Vienna (TLD), Florida Keys (LTK), St. Petersberg (GE), Scotland (TSWLM/TWINE), London (Most!) - in all honesty, I wasn't really a committed Bond fan when I went to most of these places, but it is nice to watch and think you've been there. What about anyone else?

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Re: Bond Holidays

You'll have a blast and you must take one of the guides eg Martijn mulder's book


http://www.amazon.com/tracks-007-Martij … amp;sr=1-1

Oh and this isn't a bad guide

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ja … _locations

I've done a number or tours and used this book as the tour guide.

Safe travels

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Re: Bond Holidays

I have also been to some of the locations.

The ones, which impressed me most where

Piz Gloria in Switzerland and
the Phan Nga bay in Thailand (TMWTGG) even though James Bond Island is totally crowded (exception Scaramanga beach ajb007/wink )

If I had a week of James Bond holidays, I'd go to Murren

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Re: Bond Holidays

Agree with BT...


Btw the book is for sale here

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Re: Bond Holidays

Thanks guys, will check the book out right now! ajb007/biggrin

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Re: Bond Holidays

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Now, if I can just find a rental company with a Lotus... ajb007/lol

Well, it's not an Esprit but Hertz has Elise and Exige available in Italy. You can rent them in Rome, Milan and ... Olbia (Sardinia). ajb007/bond

The press release is in German but basically it says €263,-/day or €213,- pre-paid.
http://www.hertz-presse.de/pressemittei … .php?ID=75

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Re: Bond Holidays

Sounds great, but unless it's an Evora I'll have to strap my two kids on the roof! Does sound tempting for an afternoon by myself though... ajb007/biggrin

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Re: Bond Holidays

... why don't you rent the Lotus for yourself and let the wife follow you with the kids in a Mondeo ?
I thought, that you where talking about enjoyable holidays.. ajb007/shifty

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Re: Bond Holidays

... and pick up a bird on the way. Sure your wife will love that.

Yeah Piz Gloria is great, though esp in summer when you an walk from the summit down to Murren.

Paris is great anyway but day trips to Vaux Le Vicompte and Chantilly are the icing on the cake, obviously the Eiffel Tower from AVTAK. Like the revolving restaurant from OHMSS, the Eiffel Tower was built especially for the film, only locals liked it so much they decided it should stay on. However, a minority of hardcore Bond fans hate the movie and petition to this day to have it torn down and sold for scrap.

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Yep, Bondtoys has a good idea - NP's is a step too far though... ajb007/lol

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Re: Bond Holidays

well not knowing all the locations in the Bond movies.... I will have a stab at it...

Cairo, Giza and Luxor (TSWLM) - Bahamas (CR) - Miami & Baltimore (GF & CR) - Las Vegas and Los Angeles (DAF) - Venice (MR) - Berlin (O) - San Fran (AVTAK) - Key West, and Bimini Islands (LTK) - Prague (CR) - London obviously...and if they choose Vancouver or Whistler for Bond 23 - well I've lived there too ajb007/lol

Gotta love Wiki for helping me out here ajb007/martini ajb007/lol

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Re: Bond Holidays

Wow lexi you've lived all of those places?....impressed.

On topic thesecretagent  have you considered hiring a classic in Italy?

I hear good things about this site, though all the cars seems to be Italian (alfas ferarris etc) but just a Tgt....

http://www.classiccarhireworld.com/contentok.php?id=791

I took my old car to Karlovy Vary where CR was being shot, then drove her across the furka pass (where the db5 scenes in goldfinger were shot) and onto piz Gloria. We finished up on lake Garda but sadly always a day behind shooting and were unaware they used Villa del Balbianello which we must have been very close to several times!

Recognise the locations?

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h160/pw86/vanqinKV.jpg


http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h160/pw86/IMGA0165.jpg

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Re: Bond Holidays

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I took my old car to Karlovy Vary where CR was being shot


ajb007/amazed that's so highly understated!

That's how my old car looks like:
http://www.spass-factory.de/files/bilder/schrottkarre.jpg

KEwee, any chance of pics of your Vant at the furka pass and in Lauterbrunnen (preferrably only the car - not with you ajb007/biggrin )

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Re: Bond Holidays

ke02eww - If that Vanquish is yours, I'm well impressed! ajb007/biggrin
If it's not, well I'm still impressed anyway. ajb007/lol

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Re: Bond Holidays

It's his Vanquish - in 1:12...
And he manages well to let it look like it's 1:1 on his pics ajb007/wink

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funny. ajb007/lol

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Re: Bond Holidays

ke02eww wrote:

Wow lexi you've lived all of those places?....impressed.

Nope, sorry, not lived in all of them..... although being an army brat, I have lived in a few ajb007/wink

However, I did emigrate to Canada when I was 18 - however, even after 10 years, I didn't quite feel at home.... so I came back for a 6 month visit to the UK, and that was 11 years ago ajb007/lol

My parents are still there - so, if Bond 23 is filming in Vancouver/Whistler - it's a quick dash to see them ajb007/lol

By the way, very cool pic.

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Re: Bond Holidays

so, Lexi, if I calculate correctly, your age must be something like













86?





ajb007/lol

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so, Lexi, if I calculate correctly, your age must be something like













86?





ajb007/lol

crickey - hey I lived in Germany too - thank goodness I wasn't there long enough for their state education..... ajb007/lol


Cheeky ajb007/wink


But, yes, my birthday (next week ajb007/crap) is a big one ajb007/frown

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Re: Bond Holidays

Lexi wrote:
ke02eww wrote:

Wow lexi you've lived all of those places?....impressed.

Nope, sorry, not lived in all of them..... although being an army brat, I have lived in a few ajb007/wink

However, I did emigrate to Canada when I was 18 - however, even after 10 years, I didn't quite feel at home.... so I came back for a 6 month visit to the UK, and that was 11 years ago ajb007/lol

My parents are still there - so, if Bond 23 is filming in Vancouver/Whistler - it's a quick dash to see them ajb007/lol

By the way, very cool pic.

Hey lexi

Sry but your reply sounded like you'd lived in all of them  - however sounds like you've had quite a journey - I guessed services

No need to further 2-tonics mental gymnastics - I get the point...

Yes 21 (and a half....) is needed a big one...
Many happy returns for next week...

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Re: Bond Holidays

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ke02eww wrote:

I took my old car to Karlovy Vary where CR was being shot


ajb007/amazed that's so highly understated!

That's how my old car looks like:


KEwee, any chance of pics of your Vant at the furka pass and in Lauterbrunnen (preferrably only the car - not with you ajb007/biggrin )

Sorry BT, how about a pic of my in a burka making a pass at DC dressed in Lederhosen?

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why not?
Sounds like that I am not the only one here, who makes a total fool out of himself by posting pics ajb007/smile

I will be in Hongkong in April, will you be there, too? I could bring you a pair of real Lederhosen then ajb007/wink

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Bondtoys wrote:

why not?
Sounds like that I am not the only one here, who makes a total fool out of himself by posting pics ajb007/smile

I will be in Hongkong in April, will you be there, too? I could bring you a pair of real Lederhosen then ajb007/wink

Harsh my friend.....

You don't need to post pics to qualify as a fool....

Actually I was in hong kong 2 weeks ago and wont be going back until September....

In Zurich rIght now....any good?

Be great to catch up....

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Sorry, my friend. I did hide all my money last year, so no need to be back to Zurich for this time ajb007/biggrin

I am traveling via Amsterdam for this time with the Mrs and it'll be great to meet for a coffee or 2 there.-{

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Re: Bond Holidays

Shame seems we're headed in opposite directions (as usual)

Next time i'm in europe

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