There are the steel teeth worn by Richard "Jaws" Kiel in The Spy Who Loved Me (locations: Austria, Scotland and Egypt) the poker table in Casino Royale (locations: Iceland, Czech Republic, Uganda, Madagascar, Bahamas, US, Montenegro and Italy) and the attache case in From Russia With Love (locations: Britain, Croatia and Serbia, Turkey and Italy). It's all there on display: the rare costumes, atmospheric sets, iconic gadgets and original photographs, concept drawings and, yes, even a section devoted to Bond's travels. Now, proving that we can never get enough of Ian Fleming's creation, even between films, a new exhibition, Designing 007 - Fifty Years of Bond, is about to open at the Melbourne Museum on November 1, which features more than 400 objects from the series. When asked in Thunderball, "What exactly do you do?", Bond replies, "Oh, I travel. Bond's frequent-flyer balance may remain, well, top secret, but you don't need to be a Q to know that 007 really gets around. James Bond is the quintessentially sophisticated traveller we'd all (well, most of us) like to be, though perhaps sans the fisticuffs and the mandatory detention at the villain's lair. And, above all, he's more likely to cause a government travel warning than to consult one. He checks in at only the best hotels in town and beyond, has no difficulties gaining admittance to the most exclusive casinos and private clubs and has someone else always pick up the bill. He arrives blissfully jet lag free and ready for a fight, his dress unruffled from hours in the air and always unburdened by luggage. Anthony Dennis goes incognito to uncover 007's frequent-flyer points ahead of a new James Bond exhibition. Passport to pleasure: Olga Kurylenko and Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace.
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