Film + Travel Asia, Oceania, Africa: Traveling the World Through Your Favorite Movies

+ Travel

by Museyon Guides, Jillian Tamaki (Illustrator)

Featuring color photographs of movie locations, sites, and landmarks, this guide for film buffs and travel lovers provides information about notable scenes from 139 movies shot throughout Asia, Oceania, and Africa. Drive into the parking garage at the University of Melbourne and follow in the footsteps of Mel Gibson in Mad Max . Go to the 83rd floor of the International Finance Centre in Hong Kong and see where Angelina Jolie jumped in Lara Tomb Raider . Whisper your deepest desires into the walls of Ta Prom Temple in Cambodia and re-create In the Mood for Love . Warm up your vocal chords at Karaoke-kan in Tokyo and pay homage to Lost in Translation . Discover which tiny Tasmanian town of 300 residents inspires Hayao Miyazaki, the anime mastermind behind Spirited Away and Kiki’s Delivery Service . Find out when the scenery of Vietnam is in Cambodia and when it’s in Puerto Rico and much, much more.

164 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2009

Reviews

[Nicole]

Part of a three book series, this volume depicts areas of Asia, Oceania, and Africa which were featured in major motion pictures up through 2008, the date of its copyright. It is not very helpful as a travel guide but if you have a burning desire to learn more about an area that was the focus of a favorite movie, then this book does satisfy that need. Supplemented with great photography, this is a nice companion to a normal travel guide if you happen to be visiting an area and felt the need to learn more about how a specific scene or story was depicted in a film. Without any interest in film, this is not a very useful supplement when traveling.

[Ninja Neko]

Not very useful actually - not as a travel guide and not as a movie guide, not having enough details of either. It's just a (seemingly random) listing of "these movies were filmed here" with anecdotes. I got the whole series at a sale, not sure if I will keep them.