(Excuse the Mess, Reconstruction Under Way)
I give much credit of my inspiration to travel the world due to the world famous, James Bond 007 series. I’ve watched all of these films over and over all of my life, and aside from the badass dude in the suit that beats up henchmen, gets cool gadgets and pulls the girls, the most obvious fact about this character is that he is indeed one hell of a world traveler. Before the internet became a major resource in learning about places around the world, the filming locations of every Bond flick gave me the curiosity I needed to be the traveler I am today. Ironically, I started watching the series at 7 years old.
While I have so far been to many places, I have a lot of work to do in seeing more of the world including more of the locations, 007 has been. Here is where he and I have been so far 🙂
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[expand title=”1962 – Dr. No”]
Jamaica
Climbiing down Dunns River Falls solo. Bond and Honey spend time at the foot of the falls [/expand]
- [expand title=”1963 – From Russia With Love”]
Istanbul, Turkey (Many scenes were shot here)
Hagia Sofia
Grand Bazaar
Galata bridge
Egyptian Spice Market
Byzantine Hippodrome
Crossing the Bosphorus
Topkapi Palace in the distance
Blue Mosque
Basilica Cistern
Belgrade & Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Belgrade Train Station was actually the Sirkeci Railway Station in Istabul (Sorry Serbia 🙂 )
Zagreb Train Station (You don’t actually see it in the film)
Italy – No photos, yet!
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[expand title=”1965 – Thunderball”]
The Bahamas
Rose Island, filming location of the Vulcan bomber plane crash [/expand]
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[expand title=”1979 – Moonraker”]
Tikal National Park, Guatemala
One of the pyramids at Tikal is shown in the movie right after a shot of Iguacu Falls. 
Tikal National Park [/expand]
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[expand title=”1981 – For Your Eyes Only”]
Corfu Island, Greece
Maitland Monument, one of many filming locations on Corfu [/expand]
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[expand title=”1987 – The Living Daylights”]
Slovakia
Most SNP over the Danube River 
Streetcar in Bratislava. Filming locations were actually in Vienna, but hey, I was actually in Bratislava. 🙂 Austria
Wiener Riesenrad Ferris wheel in Prater Park, Vienna. Bond and Kara spend a romantic evening in one of the cars. [/expand]
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[expand title=”1989 – License to Kill”]
Florida Keys
Ernest Hemingway house 
A rifleman shoots at Bond as Bond jumps off of this balcony. 
The prison transport truck drives off of this old bridge and into the water. This is the same bridge blown up by a nuke in True Lies. 
One of my favorite drives to date! [/expand]
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[expand title=”2006 – Casino Royale”]
Czechia/Czech Republic
Danube House Interior 
Danube House, location of the opening scene of Casino Royale [/expand]
