TV alert in Finland: Skyfall by Johanna Försti

What: Johanna Försti sings Bond theme song "Skyfall"
Where: On channel MTV3
When: On Sunday 13th of November 2016, at 19.30



The TV programm Tähdet, tähdet (based on Norwegian Stjernekamp format) presents music from well-known films. Johanna Försti will sing Adele´s Bond song "Skyfall" (2012).

007 Travelers has earlier visited Johanna Försti´s Bond "Licence to Sing" concerts in Järvenpää and in Helsinki.

007 Travelers Breaking the Ice in Rovaniemi

What: 007 Travelers on the road again searching for Bond book locations
Where: Rovaniemi, Finland
When: 12th-13th of November 2016

007 Travelers will visit Rovaniemi, which is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland. It is situated about 10 kilometres (6 miles) south of the Arctic Circle and is between the hills of Ounasvaara and Korkalovaara, at the confluence of the river Kemijoki and its tributary, the Ounasjoki. The city and the surrounding Rovaniemen maalaiskunta (Rural municipality of Rovaniemi) were consolidated into a single entity on 1 January 2006. The new municipality has an area of 8,016.72 square kilometres (3,095.27 sq mi) and an approximate population of 62,000.




We are in the footsteps of James Bond again, due to Bond book "Icebreaker" (1983) by John Gardner.

Stay tuned for our introduction of Bond hotel Lapland Sky Hotel Ounasvaara (formerly known as Ounasvaara Polar Hotel) and for our 007 Travel story of Rovaniemi.

007 Item: Exclusive limited 2-disc collector 's edition Casino Royale with Bond on Set book

007 Item: Exclusive limited 2-disc collector 's edition Casino Royale with Bond on Set book (Exklusive limitierte 2-disc collector's edition Casino Royale mit Bond on Set - Buch)

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007 Drink: Brandy

Drink: Brandy

Bond book appearance: Quantum of Solace (For Your Eyes Only) (1960), Zero Minus Ten (1997)

Experience of 007 Travelers: @ home

Brandy (from brandywine, derived from Dutch brandewijn, "gebrande wijn" "burned wine" is a spirit produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink. Some brandies are aged in wooden casks, some are coloured with caramel colouring to imitate the effect of aging, and some brandies are produced using a combination of both aging and colouring.

In broader sense, the term "brandy" also denotes liquors obtained from distillation of pomace (pomace brandy) or mash or wine of any other fruit (fruit brandy). These products are also named eaux-de-vie.

Varieties of wine brandy can be found across the winemaking world. Among the most renowned are Cognac and Armagnac from Southwestern France.

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"There was a pause. The Governor's cigar had gone out. He spent a moment or two getting it going again. When he spoke it seemed to Bond that even tone had gained a spark of life, of interest. The governor said: "There was a man I knew once who must have had the same ideas as you. He fell in love with an air hostess and married her. Rather an interesting story, as a matter of fact. I suppose," the Governor looked sideways at Bond and gave a short self-deprecatory laugh, "you see quite a lot of the seamy side. This story may seem to you on the dull side. But would you care to hear it?"

"Very much. He put enthusiasm into his voice. He doubted if the Governor's idea of what seamy was the same as his own, but at least it would save him from making any more asinine conversation. Now to get away from this damnably cloying sofa. He said: "Could I have some more brandy?" He got up, dashed an inch of brandy into his glass and, instead of going back to the sofa, pulled up a chair and sat down at an angle from the Governor on the other side of the drink tray."

Ian Fleming: "Quantum of Solace" (For Your Eyes Only) (1960)

George Lazenby as James Bond in
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969)
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Which Bond is the baddest?

Over the course of six decades and 24 films, Ian Fleming's legendary character James Bond has become synonymous with drinking martinis, sleeping with women and shooting anyone who gets in his way.

George Lazenby
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Sean Connery
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George Lazenby's 007 averaged the highest number of sexual partners. Although he only starred in one film - 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service - he slept with three women.

Sean Connery averaged 2.66 sexual conquests across six films, placing him second in this category.

Daniel Craig
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Coming last in both the number of kills and sexual partners, it would appear Daniel Craig's portrayal of Bond marks a shift away from the womanizing of his predecessors.

Timothy Dalton
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But Craig tied first place with Lazenby, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan as drinking one 'shaken, not stirred' martini in every film.



  

Pierce Brosnan
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Roger Moore
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Perhaps surprisingly, Connery averaged just 0.5 martinis across the six films he starred in, while Roger Moore, who portrayed Bond seven times, could only muster a paltry 0.28.

Finally, those wondering which Bond has the most blood on their hands are left in no doubt - Pierce Brosnan's 007 massacred 21.25 people per film. In second place was Craig, with 12.66, followed by Moore, on 7.71. In last place was Lazenby, whose 007 makes an average of 4 kills per film.

Source: Daily Mail