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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

London Filming Locations: Mission Impossible (1996)

Posted on January 20, 2011 by tokyofox

With the Mission Impossible locations in Prague in the bag Tokyo Fox now brings you the ones used in London though in reality I actually did them a few days before I even went to the Czech Republic! Having met … Continue reading →

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Prague Filming Locations: Mission Impossible (1996)

Posted on January 18, 2011 by tokyofox

The 1996 re-make of the TV series was mainly set in Prague and London and I certainly wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity to scout out the filming locations while I was in the former. Once I’d done a … Continue reading →

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Prague Filming Locations: Casino Royale (2006)

Posted on January 16, 2011 by tokyofox

The 2006 re-boot of the 007 franchise begins in black and white with James Bond (Daniel Craig) earning his licence to kill. This was shot near to my hostel in the Karlin district on the banks of the Vlatva River in … Continue reading →

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Prague Pt II: Bourne, Amadeus & The Sex Machines Museum

Posted on January 13, 2011 by tokyofox

Most of the main Prague locations will be mentioned in ‘Prague Pt III’ and ‘Prague Pt IV’. This entry will include the rest and we start with Kampa Park across the river from the Old Town which featured in the opening … Continue reading →

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Prague Pt I: Czech You’ve Got Everything!

Posted on January 13, 2011 by tokyofox

Whilst on my New Years Day flight to Prague I realised that I had forgotten to print out or write down details of where my hostel was. As I’d booked it months before I also had no idea of whereabouts … Continue reading →

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London Filming Locations: Trainspotting (1996)

Posted on January 11, 2011 by tokyofox

When my friends took me to see ‘Trainspotting‘ during the Easter holidays in 1996 I had never heard of it or Irvine Welsh (the author of the book which the story was based on for those not in the know) … Continue reading →

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The Phantom Menace Filming Locations: Star Wars Traveller – Naboo (a.k.a. Watford, UK)

Posted on January 9, 2011 by tokyofox

On the 23rd December I was back in England and in the capital itself so I decided to go on the underground to Watford station (at the end of the Metropolitan line) with the idea of walking from there to … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……10 Filming Location Trips For 2010

Posted on December 31, 2010 by tokyofox

1. Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones, 2002 (More details here, here & here)    2. The Bourne Ultimatum, 2007 (More details here)   3. Anna & The King, 1999 (More details here)   4. Casino Royale, 2006 (More details here)   5. Indiana Jones … Continue reading →

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Leicester Fightback On Boxing Day

Posted on December 30, 2010 by tokyofox

When I booked my ticket to fly back to the UK this Christmas I have to say that I wasn’t planning to actually see Leicester City play due to other commitments. However, when my mate asked if I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Pop Up Santa’s!

Posted on December 24, 2010 by tokyofox

Not too much to report on this years Christmas lessons in terms of new ideas. It was basically a load of re-hashed festive lessons but one new thing was an art and craft activity which involved making the pop-up Santa’s … Continue reading →

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