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On the trail of Mad Max in Namibia

May 16, 2015 By James Clark 8 Comments

Namib Desert

Visiting the filming locations of Mad Max: Fury Road in the Namib Desert Mad Max: Fury Road heralds the return of the Mad Max franchise thirty years after the third film was released. While the Mad Max world is still set in a post-apocalypse Australia, there is a new Max (Tom Hardy replacing Mel Gibson) […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: mad max, namib desert, namibia, pop culture, swakopmund

Flight Review: Iceland Express – New York – Reykjavik – London

October 10, 2011 By James Clark 5 Comments

Flight Review: Iceland Express - New York - Reykjavik - London

[Ed Force One – Iceland Express with Iron Maiden livery at Keflavik Airport] Flight: Iceland Express 5W 514 Date: 25 Aug 2011 From: Newark(EWR) To: Reykjavik (KEF) Flight: Iceland Express 5W 511 Date: 30 Aug 2011 From: Reykjavik (KEF) To: London (LGW) [Edit: Iceland Express ceased operations in 2011, and in 2012 WOW air acquired […]

Filed Under: Flight Review Tagged With: airlines, blue lagoon, england, iceland, iceland express, london, new york, new york city, pop culture, reykjavik, uk

On On Hotel, Phuket Town – Thailand

April 22, 2011 By James Clark 7 Comments

On On Hotel

[On On Hotel, Phuket Town – Thailand] Phuket Town is a good alternative for accommodation away from the touristy beaches of Phuket, such as Patong Beach. The town has a good stock of Sino-Portuguese houses and no tacky tourist shops (or girly bars). On On Hotel is famous for being a filming spot in the […]

Filed Under: Travel Photos Tagged With: hotel, koh phuket, phuket town, pop culture, thailand

Notes on Miami: The Capital of the Americas

June 5, 2010 By James Clark 6 Comments

Miami Beach

Going To Miami It wasn’t my original plan to visit Miami on this trip to the USA. I was planning to road trip from Chicago back to Newport, RI, where I have based myself. It turns out that there is hardly a hostel between Chicago and Newport, so my accommodation budget was facing a blowout […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: beach, buildings, florida, miami, pop culture, usa

Movies named after cities

May 21, 2009 By James Clark 2 Comments

Fargo

I have blogged about how Australia the movie has potential to be a great branding opportunity for Australia the country. There aren’t many other movies named after countries, but there are a number of movies named after cities and towns. Sometimes the film can become big enough that the city becomes synonymous with the film. […]

Filed Under: Travel Thoughts Tagged With: movies, pop culture

Notes on Tokyo: Godzilla, hi-tech toilets, packed subways, fugu fish

April 23, 2009 By James Clark 3 Comments

Godzilla and I

Notes from my visit to Tokyo in April, 2007. Godzilla and I On my city map of Tokyo I noticed a dot marked “Godzilla Statue”. In my mind’s eye I pictured a statue at least one storey high of the lizard, perhaps eating a car, with life size people statues fleeing the scene in terror. […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: japan, pop culture, statue, tokyo

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