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What Bond locations have you been to?

JR_747JR_747
edited February 2012 in Bond Movies Posts: 192
As we were talking about visiting Piz Gloria on the "villain's lair thread"
http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/2416/villains-lair-then-and-now/p2#Item_38
and someone came up with having been to Willard Whyte's Summer home and someone else asking about Whitaker's villa in Tangiers, I thought this could be an interesting thread of it's own:

So, what Bond locations have you been to? You can just make a list of the places (cities, buildings, landmarks...) you have seen or if you like you can tell us a little more about it and share your experiences with us. Is it worth going, are there still lots of movie reference points, etc. etc.

I will get this started with Piz Gloria, but having already written a lot about it on the above mentioned thread, I'd like to refer to that one, if you want to learn more.

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  • StevenSteven
    Posts: 105
    I was actually gonna start a topic similar to this looking some advice....but i'll leave that to a later date as it'd be way off topic!

    Anyway, for my honeymoon in september i'm going to the Ocean Club in Bahamas from CR.

    http://oceanclub.oneandonlyresorts.com/
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    Steven wrote:
    I was actually gonna start a topic similar to this looking some advice....but i'll leave that to a later date as it'd be way off topic!

    Anyway, for my honeymoon in september i'm going to the Ocean Club in Bahamas from CR.

    http://oceanclub.oneandonlyresorts.com/

    I checked out the photo gallery, HELLO:

    1313.jpg
  • gt007gt007 Station G
    Posts: 1,182
    I've been to every location in Corfu used in For Your Eyes Only, except from the Villa Sylva (Hector Gonzales's villa). I even found the dirt roads that doubled for Spain for the car chase.
  • actonsteveactonsteve
    Posts: 1,492
    Mine are

    Aya Sophia mosque - Istanbul
    Fremont Street, Las Vegas
    Bourbon Street, N'awlins
    Floating canals - Thailand
    Phuket - Thailand
    Sugarloaf Mtn, Rio
    Iguacu Falls, Brazil
    Piazza San Marco, Venice
    The Meteora, Greece
    Bond Street, London
    Golden Gate bridge, San Francisco
    Eiffel Tower, France
    Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited February 2012 Posts: 11,189
    Ok let me think :-?

    Las Vegas, Nevada
    Paris
    Westminster

    That's it. I can't compete with actonsteve. Would love to go and see the Golden Gate Bridge though.
  • NorwegianBondNorwegianBond
    Posts: 132
    MI6 - London
    James Bond Island - Phuket, Thailand

    ... and there you have it. :P
  • ZekidkZekidk
    edited February 2012 Posts: 3,276
    - Hamburg (TND)
    - Vienna, Prater (TLD)
    - Venice (MR, CR)
    - LAX (DAF)
    - Istanbul (FRWL)
    - Cairo, Egypt + Luxor Temple (TSWLM)
    - Berlin, OP
    - Cortina, Italy (FYEO)
  • KlausHergesheimerKlausHergesheimer
    Posts: 152
    I've been to all of the Key West spots that were in License to Kill.
  • ZekidkZekidk
    edited February 2012 Posts: 3,276
    KlausHergesheimer wrote:
    I've been to all of the Key West spots that were in License to Kill.
    And Nevada of course!
  • JBFan626JBFan626
    Posts: 1,497
    Harlem New York (LALD)
    Circus Circus, Fremont St., Riviera Casino, Tropicana Casino, Oceanside, LAX, Universal Backlot (DAF)
    Eiffel Tower/Seine Paris, San Francisco docks (AVATK)

    I wish I had been to the more exotic places. actonsteve and Zedidk, I am envious, you are both quite the world travelers.

  • RC7RC7
    edited February 2012 Posts: 10,512
    NYC - various (LALD)
    Thailand (TMWTGG)
    Fountainbleu Miami (GF)
    Monte Carlo (GE)
    Paris (AVTAK)
    Hamburg (TND)
    Hong Kong (YOLT, TMWTGG) Bottoms Up club sign is still there but alas no club.
    Amsterdam (DAF)

    Pinewood & London (various) although this doesn't really count as I live there.
  • 00Beast00Beast
    Posts: 4,762
    @JWESTBROOK: Now I want to visit that place!!! Hahahaha.

    The only location I've been to that's relatively close to a Bond location is Fort Knox in Kentucky. I was driving through that area on my way to northern Kentucky, and we passed a sign that said "Fort Knox, x number of miles." I just about lost it! I wanted to go there so bad!!!
  • KerimKerim Istanbul Not Constantinople
    Posts: 2,629
    London
    Hong Kong
    Tokyo
    Amsterdam
    Los Angeles
    Las Vegas
    New York
    New Orleans
    Phang Nga Bay
    Paris
    San Francisco
  • commandbond007commandbond007
    Posts: 660
    Hong Kong
    soon to be Shanghai!
    Thailand
    Las Vegas
    Los Angles
    San Francisco
  • KanangaKananga
    Posts: 367
    Mi6
    M.O.D

    And does Pinewood count? I've been to the studio twice in the last 10 years.
  • Hank_ScorpioHank_Scorpio
    Posts: 68
    I've visited all of the US DAF Sites still around: Circus Circus, Tropicana, Vegas Hilton (Whyte House), Fremont Street, LAX, Palms Mortuary (Slumber Inc), Pabco Gypsum (WW Techtronics), Palm Springs, CA (Tiffany's house and WW Summer Home). I've also seen the front used for Fillet of Soul in New Orleans and Strutter's death scene.
  • fozzcofozzco
    Posts: 3
    Vauxhall Bridge/MI6 building
    + all along the Thames (TWINE)
    Buckingham Palace (DAD)
    Lake Como,Italy - Villa Balbianello
    Brent Cross Shopping Centre Car Park (TND)
    Newquay beach- (DAD Bond coming ashore after surfing scenes)
  • actonsteveactonsteve
    Posts: 1,492
    JBFan626 wrote:
    is, San Francisco docks (AVATK)

    I wish I had been to the more exotic places. actonsteve and Zedidk, I am envious, you are both quite the world travelers.

    I sort of took advantage of where I was - when I was in Rio in 2002 they had a local travel agent which did trips to Iguacu Falls for £150 return. Brazilian prices. Included flight, accomodation and tour. Thats good value considering the size of Brazil.

    Well worth it to see Iguacu.

  • slyfoxslyfox
    edited February 2012 Posts: 940
    Nice topic, @JR_747. I must admit, I have a bit of a hobby for visiting locations of Bond when I'm in that country. Would love to visit Piz Gloria (OHMSS) one day.

    So far, my list is:

    - Karlovy Vary, Prague and Locket (Casino Royale) - I had a meal at the same table Bond and Vesper sat at after he won the game.
    - Lake Como - including the gardens where Bond is in rehab (CR) - stunning gardens and view of the lake. There was a wedding there when I visited.
    - Siena - where the Palio takes place (QOS) - an amazing and underated city in a country full of stunning cities. So beautiful.
    - Venice (MR and CR)
    - Thailand (Bangkok and Phuket - TMWTGG)
    - Vienna sites used in TLD - the fun fair and Palace.
    - Golden Gate Bridge (AVTAK)
    - Eiffel Tower (AVTAK)
    - Cairo pyramids (TSWLM)
    - Istanbul sites used in FRWL - market, mosque, boat ride and train station.
    - London (including all Skyfall sites)
    and a few others I've forgotten.

    Its my birthday the week after next and I'm returning to Czech Republic to take advantage of the cheap beers and a few of the lovely looking ladies I know there! I'm going to visit Karlovy Vary and Locket again too (CR). Locket (the castle town where Bond/Vesper meet Mathis) is one of the most beautiful towns I've ever been too - especially in summer time. You must try and visit some time, guys. And beers in the pubs/restaurants in that town cost me.... 40p!!!!! Amazing!
  • JR_747JR_747
    Posts: 192
    Now I took the effort to go through the locations lists on IMDB and made a (hopefully) complete list for me:

    - several locations in London,
    (interiors: Art Deco Palm Court, Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly)
    - Lucerne, Switzerland
    - several locations in Paris
    (incl. Eiffel Tower and Centre Pompidou)
    - Adalucia, Spain
    - Malaga, Spain
    - St. Moritz, Switzerland
    - Lisbon, Portugal
    - Piz Gloria, Switzerland
    - Black Forest, Germany
    - Grindelwald, Switzerland
    - Bern, Switzerland
    - Interlaken, Switzerland
    - Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
    - Murren, Switzerland
    - Amsterdam, Netherlands
    - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    - Dover Ferry Terminal, England
    - Frankfurt Airport, Germany
    - New York City, USA
    - JFK International, New York, USA
    - Graubünden, Switzerland
    - Berlin, Germany
    - Greenwich, England
    - Utah, USA
    - Beachy Head, Eastbourne, England
    - Verzasca Valley, Ticino, Switzerland
    - several locations in Hamburg, Germany
    - Lake Como, Italy
    - Carrara marble quarry, Italy
    - Lake Garda, Italy
    - Siena, Italy

  • Goldeneye95Goldeneye95
    Posts: 546
    Italy & Las Vegas
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited January 2013 Posts: 28,694
    Has he been to Pennsylvania? Oh, he hasn't? In that case: NO.

    :-L
  • JarrodJarrod
    Posts: 232
    I've been to:

    - New York City, New York (LALD)
    - San Francisco, California (AVTAK)
    - Las Vegas, Nevada (DAF)
    - London, England
    - Paris, France (AVTAK)
    - Bern, Switzerland (OHMSS)
    - Piz Gloria, Switzerland (though when I arrived to the cable car, the last one had left already, so I couldn't get up to the restaurant :( ... I did manage to get a souvenir pin of JB though) (OHMSS)
    - Black Forest, Germany
    - Frankfurt, Germany
    - Lake Como, Italy (took a picture of my wife on a boat, with Villa del Balbianello in the background, but was unable to walk around on land) (CR)
    - Venice, Italy (MR & CR)
    - Murano, Italy (apparently a part of MR was filmed on the island there, but I asked around and no one knew where exactly?) (MR)

    I've also been to a few places that surprises me haven't been in a Bond movie before. Why hasn't Bond been to?:

    - Rome, Italy
    - Milan, Italy
    - Zurich, Switzerland
    - Nice, France
    - Athens, Greece
    - Montreal, Canada
    - Quebec, Canada

    Maybe these places are too touristy?
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    They're "touristy" because they are the best places to be on this earth. :)
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited January 2013 Posts: 12,837
    Vegas, London, Hong Kong and Jamaica (where I've visted James Bond beach before).
  • JarrodJarrod
    Posts: 232
    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7

    I know "why" they are touristy, I'm just not sure why these places haven't been in a Bond film yet. I could easily see Bond in Nice, Rome or Athens. Also, I wouldn't mind seeing Bond in New York or Paris again as well.
  • SirHenryLeeChaChingSirHenryLeeChaChing
    Posts: 3,494
    Steven wrote:
    I was actually gonna start a topic similar to this looking some advice....but i'll leave that to a later date as it'd be way off topic!

    Anyway, for my honeymoon in september i'm going to the Ocean Club in Bahamas from CR.

    http://oceanclub.oneandonlyresorts.com/

    Nice! I'm booked there in winter 2015. Next winter I'll be climbing various Caribbean volcanoes.

    I've only been to Nawlins and was in Miami only on a connecting flight to the USVI, but Vegas is on my bucket list as is England, of course.

  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Jarrod wrote:
    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7

    I know "why" they are touristy, I'm just not sure why these places haven't been in a Bond film yet. I could easily see Bond in Nice, Rome or Athens. Also, I wouldn't mind seeing Bond in New York or Paris again as well.

    He has been close to the ones you listed, but not right at those specific locations. I do see what you mean though, plenty of great locations there.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    thelivingroyale wrote:
    Vegas, London, Hong Kong and Jamaica (where I've visted James Bond beach before).

    And places I've been where Bond should go- Syndey, Dublin and Madrid.
  • Agent005Agent005
    Posts: 562
    - Las Vegas, Nevada
    - Hamburg, Germany
    - Paris, France
    - San Francisco, California
    - Miami, Florida
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