Quantum of Solace, the new Bond movie, is released this week and its glamorous locations will inevitably, with the dark winter nights closing in around us, get you dreaming of a holiday somewhere a bit warmer. Siena, the scene of much of the early action in the movie, is close enough for you to zip over for a long weekend (choose "Italy", then click "Explore Italy" and "Tuscany"). If you'd like to stay in a house that appears in the movie
Baja California
The extraordinary low-flying and aerial combat sequences in Quantum of Solace (check out the video diary entries at 007.com/blog) were filmed in the deserts of Baja California, Mexico. This is a much-maligned part of the world, having formerly become a sort of drug-addled Californian version of Majorca; but for an interesting reappraisal
Atacama Desert, Chile
This desert is not somewhere you would go on a whim. But its salty lagoons, set in a landscape of flat plains and spiky mountains, have received rave reviews from travellers to South America, many of whom rate it as far more memorable than the much-visited Machu Picchu. Follow Bond to the observatory at Paranal
Top 10 James Bond locations
Lonely Planet's Bluelists are top tens of recommendations from other travellers. Usefully, this particular list (to find it, click "Browse All Keywords" and search for "James Bond") features links to the appropriate travel guide pages. The most daring suggestion is Baku in Azerbaijan; the least glamorous is Brent Cross shopping centre in north London: they filmed the remote control car chase for Tomorrow Never Dies in its car park.
Monday, November 3, 2008
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