วันจันทร์ที่ 10 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2553

10 Movie Locations You Can Visit on Holiday

<p class="articletext">Seeing these epic locations in the flesh is an enthralling prospect. Here are 10 of the best movie locations to visit on holiday.<br />
Guatemala: as seen in Star Wars<br />
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George Lucas' space opera created heroes Luke, Han and Leia around planets in galaxies far away. The movie was majorly shot in California and the amazing setting of the Mayan ruins in Tikal, Guatemala provided the backdrop for the Rebel base in the fourth moon of Yavin seen near the end of A New Hope.<br />
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New Zealand: as seen in Lord of the Rings<br />
Director Peter Jackson brought to life the Tolkien's fantasy of orcs, elves and hobbits. However, with the entire trilogy shot in the country, the scenery of his native New Zealand provided the perfect setting to bring Middle Earth to life.<br />
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Iceland: as seen in Die Another Day<br />
James Bond movies provides some of the greatest setting for films as MI6's favorite secret agent goes jet setting to save the world. Bond is invited to a spectacular Ice Palace where he gets involved in a frantic car chase across a frozen lake in the movie Die Another Day. The chase was filmed in a a fishing village in the south east of the country of Iceland.<br />
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Salzberg: as seen in The Sound of Music<br />
Julie Andrews sung herself into movie history as she portrayed a great Austrian nanny in The Sound of Music. Most of the film was shot in the town of Salzburg but the most memorable scene where Andrews twirls into song on the hillside was shot in Mellweg.<br />
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Seville: as seen in Lawrence of Arabia<br />
Most of the shooting of the film was actually done in Spain as the story Lawrence of Arabia set mainly around Peter O' Toole's time in Cairo. The Arabian desert in Morocco was provided as a backdrop although the most part of David Lean was majorly shot in Spain. The other civic buildings in Seville as well as the buildings in The Plaza de Espana were used to represent the parts of Cairo.<br />
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Egypt: as seen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen<br />
The sequel of Michael Bay's Transformers movie was bigger, louder and had more explosions than the original. The characters of Optimus Prime and Co. were expanded and dragged the plot away from the States to Egypt. The Giza Pyramids near Luxor proved a dramatic setting for the movie's heady climax.<br />
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Jordan: as seen in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<br />
Harrison Ford was more focused on the third installment of Indiana Jones trilogy searching for the Holy Grail, which saw our hero journey to the Canyon of the Crescent Moon. The real life canyon can be found in Jordan in the Edom Mountains at a place called Al Khazneh or "The Treasury".<br />
Skiathos: as seen in Mamma Mia!<br />
The decade's musical hit Mamma Mia was the movie version of the Abba-inspired stage musical of the same name. Filmed on the beautiful Greek Island of Skiathos, a stellar cast including Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan and Stellan Skarsgard brings the feel-good romantic comedy to life.<br />
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Tunisia: as seen in Monty Python's Life of Brian<br />
Tunisia has been used by Hollywood for years to represent a variety of landscapes from the desert wastes of Tatooine in Star Wars to the arid warzone of Iraq in The Hurt Locker. Aside from its spectacular landscape, Tunasia is very cheap, providing an excellent destination for cheap holidays and cheap film sets. The Monty Python team descended on Ribat in 1979 to film one of the most controversial and excruciatingly funny movies of all time.<br />
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Thailand: as seen in The Beach<br />
Leonardo DiCaprio as the backpacker Richard travels through Thailand and was beautifully captured by Slumdog Millionaire helmer Danny Boyle. The Beach's mysterious paradise was filmed on the tiny island of Kho Phi Leh, only a short ferry ride away from Krabi and Phuket. Travellers can trace DiCaprio's journey with a cheap holiday to Thailand and a boat trip from Phuket Pier with a cost of around £10.</p>


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Kim has 4 years experience in the travel industry. She enjoys writing articles on various destinations and <a target="_blank"> Travel </a> related topics.</p>

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Sport Motorcycle Leather Jackets on Discount Price

<p class="articletext">Motorcycle leather jackets are very popular and famous among all the bikers, irrespective of the fact that the one who is riding the bike is a man or a woman. Both like such great motorbike riding accompanying stuff. But when it comes to the sport bikes, this likeness almost reaches the top as sport motorcycle jackets are highly in demand among all the sporty bike lovers.<br />
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Jenny Hilson is an author of theridinggear, One of the best bike accessories company. He is writing articles on <a href="http://www.theridinggear.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">leather motorcycle chaps</a> since long time.</p>

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