FRANCE – Paris, Avenue d’Eylau // Thunderball (1965)
Paris, city of love and leisure – quite fitting for James Bond. But the first time, we come to see Paris in a Bond movie, the secret agent doesn’t even pay a visit. Continue reading
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DR. NO Movie Locations – from London to Jamaica
1962 marked the birth year of an unstoppable franchise – after 60 years, James Bond ist still up and running. The first movie “Dr. No” already established a trademark: filming on exotic locations rather than hanging out at studios.
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A Skinny Love
THE NETHERLANDS – Amsterdam, Magere Brug // Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
The Magere Brug is one of the most famous spots in the Amsterdam canals. But don’t just stop there – the city is full of surprises at night! Continue reading
Bond, Feminist Bond
They get cat-called, they get beaten, they have to wear bikinis all the time. The image of the Bond Girls is bad. But in reality, the women of the Bond films are pioneers to feminism. Continue reading
House of Gods
TURKEY – Istanbul, Hagia Sophia // From Russia With Love (1963)
A church, a mosque, a museum – and a Bond location. There are more than one good reasons to visit the Hagia Sophia, but we highly recommend the sunset atmosphere as number one! Continue reading
On Derelict Duty
THE BAHAMAS – New Providence, Coral Harbor // Thunderball (1965), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) & Casino Royale (2006)
Bond loves the Bahamas and it’s beaches, casinos and dive sites. But there is more: A military training area is home to one of the classiest Bond movies – and to one of the most adrenaline infused action openers from the franchise. Continue reading
Under Troubled Water
TURKEY – Istanbul, Basilica Cistern // From Russia With Love (1963)
Istanbul delights with magnificent sights wherever one looks. Even below: Underneath famous Hagia Sofia is a cool cistern, silently lingering in darkness. Continue reading
The Last Resort
TURKEY – Istanbul, Sirkeci train station // From Russia With Love (1963)
Right in the heart of the Istanbul melting pot is an oasis of silence: the Sirkeci terminus. Go there for some minutes of Bosphorus tranquility – and for a guaranteed time travel. Continue reading
Bridges at Tiffany’s
THE NETHERLANDS – Amsterdam, Reguliersgracht // Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Apart from decent cheese the Netherlands are mostly famous for their diamond trade. And for their small houses, their teeny-tiny houses. Which can hardly host an elevator, can they? Continue reading
Into the Blue
THE BAHAMAS – New Providence // Thunderball (1965) & Never Say Never Again (1983)
That movie lived twice – so did their dive sites. In both “Thunderball” and “Never Say Never Again” Bond dives for hijacked nuclear warheads at wrecks off the Bahamian coast. The James Bond dive sites are only a fin flap away. Continue reading
Junkanooooo!
BAHAMAS – Nassau, Bay Street // Thunderball (1965)
It’s an orchestra of goombay drums, buzzing cowbells and pure lust: welcome to the Junkanoo parade in Downtown Nassau! Continue reading
Golden Dreams
USA – Miami, Hotel Fontainebleau // Goldfinger (1964)
The beaches? Golden! The eateries? Golden delicious! The nights? Golden glitter! And these are not even all the reasons to come to Miami Beach… Continue reading