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TF Flashback: Travelling Around 6 Central American Countries In 3 Weeks (2012-13)

Posted on January 8, 2023 by tokyofox

In contrast to my travel style today, this three week trip to Central America was pretty much all unplanned in advance with only the start and end points known. Equipped with my trusted Lonely Planet book, I headed for Guatemala … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Star Wars Filming Locations

Posted on November 16, 2015 by tokyofox

When ‘The Force Awakens‘ hits cinema’s worldwide mid-December it will bring a 22 year wait to an end as the story of Luke, Han, Leia, Chewie, R2D2, C3P0 and so on continues. Of course there’s a brand new supporting cast … Continue reading →

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A New Hope Filming Locations: Star Wars Traveller – Yavin 4 (a.k.a. Tikal)

Posted on January 4, 2013 by tokyofox

  Nineteen seconds! Just NINETEEN SECONDS! That is as long as the ‘Star Wars Episode IV‘ scene in Guatemala lasted. The shot of Tikal, first seen on 98 minutes (and again on 105 mins), features the Millennium Falcon spaceship flying … Continue reading →

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‘Star Wars Episode IV: ‘A New Hope’ Filming Locations

Posted on May 25, 2012 by tokyofox

Following in the footsteps of my ‘Phantom Menace‘, ‘Attack of the Clones‘ and ‘Revenge of the Sith‘ (the latter can only be seen on Tokyo Fox‘s sister site ‘Beyond The Movies‘) compilations comes the shooting locations of the original Star … Continue reading →

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