Secret Agent Travel Itinerary

As if I need a reason to think about pictures and talk about travel.  Next month, November 9th, premieres the new James Bond movie Skyfall. If you want to see the preview for the first time, or again, go ahead I’ll wait. 😉

Bond movies all have the same ability to get my travel bug to jump and chirp.  It would appear that I’m not the only one.  Last week,  How to Travel like a Secret Agent, 50 Years of James Bond: a dream 007 travel itinerary, showed up in my inbox and I found 10 Bond Locales Every Man Must Visit. (I don’t think you have to be a man to enjoy some of these locations for all the ladies out there who are Bond fans too).

This led to my next mission of to see if I have any Bond worthy photos or locales in my photo collection.

What are your favorite Bond worthy locations?

Kimonos and Samurai- Japan

Samurai, kimonos, sightseeing, fish eating, picture taking this is what great vacations are made from. I happily acclimated to the food, the climate and the crowds.  If you have a guide, host or old college room mate to show you around Japan all the better.  It is my good fortune that I had all three in one person! Thanks!!

The obi is so tight.

We dressed up in kimono.

They indulged us with some photos

Samurai Contemplation

Samurai actors filming outdoors

We found some samurai

The wooden peg locks the locker.

A place to store your shoes while you eat.

Big green obi.

Black and pink obi

Offerings at the Shinto wedding ceremony.

Busy day at the temple.

Mother and daughter dressed in kimono.

The Great Buddha in Kamakura.

First night in Japan. My friends made delicious tempura.