Category Archives: Euro Travel

Paris Filming Locations: The Bourne Identity (2002)

Posted on February 17, 2012 by tokyofox

The first of the Bourne trilogy was filmed mostly in Paris with a few scenes done in the Czech Republic which appeared in last years ‘Prague Pt II’ post. The action soon moves on to the French capital with Jason … Continue reading →

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Paris Filming Locations: Amélie (2001)

Posted on February 14, 2012 by tokyofox

This site goes all cultured as it moves into French cinema though admittedly this film did transcend across the English Channel to become something of a hit in the UK. Whenever I go on location to find these filming spots … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Filming Locations: Trainspotting (1996)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by tokyofox

The reason I chose to go to Scotland was because I didn’t want to travel too far whilst back in Britain and also to hunt down some of the filming locations for ‘Trainspotting‘ (1996) which is one of my favourite … Continue reading →

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Scotland 2012 Pt II: Edinburgh

Posted on January 9, 2012 by tokyofox

Even though I ended up flying directly to Edinburgh from London Gatwick I was still on very limited time and only really had the morning of January 4th to look around the city. My University friend ‘Willy’ Steve kindly offered … Continue reading →

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Scotland 2012 Pt I: To Glasgow And Back (In A Few Hours!!)

Posted on January 6, 2012 by tokyofox

Given all the weather problems in the UK over the last few years at this time of year I have been pretty lucky to have got through my plans each time. This past festive season has seen some of the … Continue reading →

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James Bond Filming Locations In Istanbul

Posted on August 4, 2011 by tokyofox

Two James Bond films have been filmed in part in Istanbul; ‘From Russia With Love’ in 1964 and ‘The World is Not Enough’ in 1999 starring Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan respectively as agent 007. The former is the better movie but … Continue reading →

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Turkey 2011 Pt III: Istanbul Day 2

Posted on August 1, 2011 by tokyofox

History has taught me that I’m not one to truly appreciate museums so on my second day in Istanbul I decided to not bother going inside Aya Sofya and instead chose to visit Topkapi Palace Museum which was packed. Both places were 20TL … Continue reading →

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Turkey 2011 Pt II: Istanbul Day 1

Posted on July 29, 2011 by tokyofox

I’ve had some early morning and late night flights in my time but 3.15am flight from Amman (Jordan) to Istanbul was something new. It might have saved me on a nights accommodation but it meant I was tired most of … Continue reading →

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Turkey 2011 Pt I: Money Problems

Posted on July 26, 2011 by tokyofox

My research on Turkey ahead of my two night stay in Istanbul was obviously very insufficient as I didn’t even know I needed a visa. That set me back 40TL from my Turkish money which I’d already had to dip … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: The Tourist (2010)

Posted on March 1, 2011 by tokyofox

‘The Tourist’ comes out in Japan on March 5th but as is the way (most of the time), it came out elsewhere last year. It is set in the beautiful location of Venice and its two stars; Angelina Jolie and Johnny … Continue reading →

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