November 4th, 2024
by David Leigh
What’s it really like to stay at Goldeneye, the secluded Jamaican estate where Ian Fleming dreamed up James Bond? Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this episode, I chat with Darryl Marsch, a lucky guest who’s experienced the magic of Goldeneye twice. From strolling along the same beaches Fleming wandered to visiting the villa where Casino Royale […]
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April 26th, 2024
by Darryl Marsch
Darryl Marsch reports on his second visit to Goldeneye Resort, from where he recently returned. Crescent moonlight reflected milkily off of my companion as she swam. By day, the lagoon at Goldeneye sparkled like an aquamarine, but at midnight, its waters only faintly glinted like a shiny, black onyx. My companion jackknifed her body under […]
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June 15th, 2023
by Darryl Marsch
The third and final instalment from Darryl Marsch on his recent assignment to Goldeneye Resort. Also see: part 1 and part 2 The next morning saw a typical James Bond breakfast of scrambled eggs and buttered toast. After which, our man, Oniel, collected us for a journey into Ocho Rios, where we arranged to ride […]
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June 8th, 2023
by Darryl Marsch
The second instalment of Darryl Marsch’s report on his recent assignment to Goldeneye Resort. Read part 1 of this series The next morning, we returned and breakfasted on ackee and salt fish, which may be the national dish of Jamaica. It was a favorite of Fleming’s, and I speculate so because it tastes of spicy […]
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May 31st, 2023
by Darryl Marsch
Darryl Marsch reports on his recent assignment to Goldeneye Resort in Jamaica. The Boeing 737-800 touched down at Sangster International Airport at precisely 2:17 p.m., local time. My eyes glanced away from the dark-brown dial of my Seamaster Diver and fixed on the azure-blue sky above Montego Bay that peeked between the airport’s boxy terminal […]
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February 11th, 2022
by David Leigh
Walk in the steps of Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Daniel Craig in October tour. The 25th tour organised by Bond Fan Events is Own The Club Deux! (as in Goldfinger’s ironic remark, “Oh, nothing, Mister Bond. I own the club!”) The tours in Jamaica will include Ian Fleming’s World and GoldenEye Resort to celebrate […]
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August 2nd, 2019
by David Leigh
Issue #51 of the full-colour James Bond magazine MI6 Confidential is now shipping worldwide. Bond 25 kicked off principal photography with a meet-the-cast style simulcast from the place where 007 was born: Fleming’s Goldeneye estate. The road to production for Bond 25 was rocky to say the least, but a strong, young cast and some […]
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May 21st, 2019
by David Leigh
Bond 25’s second unit keeping busy in Jamaica after the main unit returned to Pinewood. View this post on Instagram Klipp fra James Bond-innspilling på Jamaica, innsendt av @sailingwiththomas ⛵️💥 #jamaica #jamesbond #explosion A post shared by Filmweb (@filmweb_no) on May 21, 2019 at 1:01am PDT Filmweb Norway have uploaded video footage to their Instagram […]
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April 29th, 2019
by David Leigh
The long awaited start of Bond 25 got underway in Jamaica on Sunday. After the livestream event last Thursday introducing the cast members for Bond 25, Sunday saw shooting finally begin in Port Antonio. The town is on the northeastern shore of Jamaica and about an hour from Kingston. To commemorate the start of principal […]
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April 24th, 2019
by David Leigh
Daniel Craig aboard jet that brought cast and crew to Kingston. Daniel Craig and Michael G Wilson were among Bond 25 cast and crew who touched down at Norman Manley International Airport in Jamaica yesterday aboard a chartered Airbus A340 arriving from London Stansted. However, instead of a long-anticipated press conference in which various details […]
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