Around the world with Bond

WITH THE highly anticipated new James Bond film, No Time to Die, set to hit the screens on September 30, here are some experiences around the globe worthy of 007 himself that could be 2022 destinations or something to fuel your daydreams.

From the sandy shores of Mauritius to sipping Martinis in San Francisco, there’s something for everyone to channel their inner Bond.

‘Shaken, not stirred’ in San Francisco, home of the Martini

Bond buffs should make it their mission to jet off to San Francisco, where they can sip the agent’s favourite tipple in its birthplace. With no person or character style at the Occidental Hotel, where the first-ever Martini was created in the 1880s. It is believed that a flush miner from Martinez, California, was passing through the city and gave the bartender at the hotel a hometown recipe which the bartender recreated and added to the menu, naming it the Martini. The famous drink is still known to be one of the most popular cocktails globally and, as 007 would say, “once you have tasted it, you won’t drink anything else.”