Posted on: Sunday, December 24, 2006
HOLOHOLO
Touring Japan off the beaten path
Advertiser Staff and News Services
"Forty Top-Rated Spots in Japan," a free travel talk, will be presented by Chris Christensen at 7 p.m. Thursday at Liliha Public Library. Christensen reviews easy-to-visit places, not usually included in commercial tours, for independent travelers. Information: 587-7577.
GLASS-BOTTOM CANYON
The Grand Canyon Skywalk is to open March 28. The Skywalk, a glass-bottomed observation deck, will jut out from the edge of the canyon in a horseshoe shape, 4,000 feet above the Colorado River.
Information: www.destinationgrandcanyon.com/skywalk.html or (877) 716-9378.
TRIP FLICKS
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel awarded its own set of Oscars to 10 movies from 2006 — some from earlier this year, some coming out this month — that the magazine's editors deemed the films most likely to inspire travel.
The list, from the magazine's December-January issue, starting with No. 10:
"The Illusionist," filmed in the Czech Republic. Filming locations you can visit include the Dobris Chateau and a lodge in Konopiste, Benesov.
"Sketches of Frank Gehry," a documentary that looks at the architect's buildings, including the Guggenheim Bilbao in northern Spain and the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany.
"The Da Vinci Code," which featured the Louvre, Temple Church in London and Rosslyn Chapel, south of Edinburgh.
"The Holiday," in which Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet swap homes near London and Los Angeles.
"The Painted Veil," which showcases breathtaking mountain views in Guangxi, China, and rural life in Huangyao.
"Miss Potter," set partly in the Lake District of northwest England.
"A Good Year," about an Briton who inherits a vineyard in Provence. Mostly shot at Chateau La Canorgue in Bonnieux.
"Russian Dolls," One character muses about Rossi Street in St. Petersburg being a "street of ideal proportions." Other scenes were filmed on the Eurostar train between Paris and London.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," shot in Wallilabou Bay on St. Vincent, Soufriere on Dominica, the Exumas and Grand Bahama Island.
"Marie Antoinette," the splendor of Versailles. Also shot at the Palais Garnier, home of the Opera National.
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