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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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
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
Bahamian Baccarat
THE BAHAMAS – Paradise Island, Café Martinique // Thunderball (1965)
Café Martinique at the Atlantis Yacht Marina looks all that class, one would wish for in a spy movie. But the restaurant is today mainly a pastiche from its past. Solely its starred chef sets high standards. Continue reading
Infiltrating Atlantis
THE BAHAMAS – The seawall on Paradise Island // Thunderball (1965)
North of Nassau is an island named Paradise – on it is Atlantis, Bahamas’ biggest hotel monolith. Though it might not sound like Caribbean relaxation, there is a gem hidden in the Atlantis mix of cocktails, casinos and cabanas! Continue reading
Life’s a Beach!
THE BAHAMAS – New Providence, Love Beach // Thunderball (1965)
When James Bond came to the Bahamas, he naturally spent half the movie at the beach. A love scene was filmed both at suitable named “Love Beach” and “Southern Ocean Beach”. While the first is easy to enter, for the second you need to break some rules. Continue reading
Hostile Waters
THE BAHAMAS – New Providence, Clifton Pier // Thunderball (1965)
Whenever James Bond goes below the surface, it’s just a matter of time some sharks are instantaneously circling the agent. Many of the underwater encounters have been filmed off the south shore of Bahamian main island New Providence. Right at the spot, a diving school offers shark dives. Continue reading
A Shark’s Trail
THE BAHAMAS – New Providence, Villa Palmyra at Rock Point // Thunderball (1965)
A villains den in the Bond movies is usually quite futuristic – not so “Palmyra”. The estate on the north shore of New Providence is all bricks and palms. After 50 years it might not be in it’s best shape – but it still can be thrilling. Continue reading