Published on: 11/8/2015IST

 

ames Bond has circumnavigated the globe. And what's more, he's done it in style.

Bond never overpacked, always made his connections in time and blended into local culture wherever he was. He's a perfect travel role model for any modern voyager. Well, minus all the killing, constant boozing and womanizing.

The different Bonds — from Connery to Craig — have spanned half a century, and each one had his own unique travel style.

Esri UK made an interactive map that details each destination Bond went to:

If one of these destinations strikes your fancy, here's how to channel your favorite Bond (minus George Lazenby, because is he anyone's favorite?) when jetting across the world.

Sean Connery

Connery's destinations were very indicative of the era in which his movies were filmed.

In his six Bond adventures, Connery did quite a bit of travel in the United States, hitting Florida, Baltimore, Kentucky, California and Nevada. He also passed through much of western Europe: Italy, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Croatia.

Connery's Bond also tanned in the Bahamas and made his "exotic" travels to Turkey, Japan and Hong Kong.

How to be Bond: The original Bond was a master of the automobile — he used his vehicular know-how when chasing down villains across the globe. The iconic "James Bond car" — the Aston Martin DB5 — made its first appearance with Connery inGoldfinger.

Roger Moore

Moore's Bond was all about unconventional travel: making narrow escapes in a cable car, firetruck and car-turned-submarine.

His destinations were a bit more unconventional, as well. He traveled to Albania, Beirut, Egypt, Thailand, India, Russia, Hong Kong and Macau.

Unlike his predecessor, he didn't spend too much time in the United States, visiting only California, New York and Louisiana. For his warm weather fix, Moore visited the Caribbean and Brazil; in Europe he made it to Italy, Germany, Spain, Austria and Greece.

How to be Bond: Moore knew the not-so-subtle art of the parachute. The most-traveled Bond escaped with a parachute in arguably the most epic Bond scene ever. And one time he even stole a parachute off a man's back while falling from the sky.

Timothy Dalton

Even though Dalton only had two turns as Bond, he had a jam-packed itinerary, managing trips across seven countries. Reflecting the politics of the time, Bond made his first adventure to the Middle East. This was the era of Soviet-Afghan war, so it only made sense that Bond ventured to Slovakia and Afghanistan.

He also hit the Bahamas, Gibraltar, Morocco, Austria and Florida.

How to be Bond: Dalton's Bond accumulated lots of frequent flier miles. In License to Kill, he was so eager to take over in the pilot's chair, he jet skied (without skis), grabbed the back of the plane, and jumped on.

Pierce Brosnan

Brosnan's Bond hit many lesser-visited areas of the world, especially in the Middle East and Asia.

Europe wasn't high on his wanderlist: He only visited Germany, Spain and Monte Carlo. Instead, the post-9/11 Bond visited Cuba (twice), Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia (twice), Hong Kong, Vietnam and North Korea.

And also Iceland. He must have been a Björk fan.

How to be Bond: Brosnan brought Bond into the 21st century, with much more technology savvy than his predecessors. He took over military grade tanks, boats, motorcycles and even a hovercraft.

Daniel Craig

Spectre brings Craig's destination count up to 28, and makes him perhaps the Bond with the most miles logged: He's made it to nearly every continent.

In Europe, Craig hit the typical tourist countries of Italy, Austria and the Czech Republic, but also Montenegro. He's been to Africa (Madagascar and Morocco) and Asia (Russia, Turkey and China). And in the Americas, he's been to Florida, the Bahamas, Bolivia and Mexico.

How to be Bond: Craig's Bond is a Bond of the people. He takes the tube in London, jets around Istanbul on a motorbike like a local and commandeers helicopters.

OK, maybe not so relatable.

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