Interesting places...

Storybook Villages: Lavenham, England

Stroll through High Street in Lavenham, England, and you’ll think you’ve stepped into a quirky storybook. The town was built by wealthy cloth merchants in the 15th century and is full of preserved, half-timbered, medieval cottages. In particular, the pastel orange Crooked House, whose second floor can only be described as “catawampus,” was built before Shakespeare was born. The quaint buildings and narrow streets have made it a popular filming location for movies. The Market Square was the setting of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1970 film “Apotheosis.”

Matamata, NEW ZEALAND

Matamata, New Zealand, is the site of a sheep farm that was transformed into Hobbiton for the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. Travelers can sign up for a tour of the working farm and step inside some of the hobbit holes that were part of the movie set. The landscape is sure to please, but you won’t find much inside the hobbit holes except perhaps for the “ends of worms.”

Nelson, British Columbia

Nelson was the scenic star of the 1987 film “Roxanne,” and for good reason. Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah were frolicking in a drop-dead gorgeous silver-rush town full of restored heritage buildings. Martin, playing the character of town Fire Chief C.D. Bales, used his magnificent schnoz to sniff out fires from his home base at the local fire hall. Nelson, on the banks of the Kootenay River, is a great base of operations to explore Kootenay Lake and the Selkirk Mountains.

So of this list.. the first.. I will venture to will be Nelson, British Columbia.. only because it will be in close distance to where I will reside. I loved that movie...thinking I might have to rent it out again.. and when I go visit it this summer.. I can see how much its grown.. or maybe it hasn't!!


And of course.. we can't have this list without Switzerland

Grindelwald, Switzerland

As your cable car zips up the alpine slopes to Grindelwald First, one of the world’s most beautiful skiing areas, you wouldn’t be surprised if Heidi of storybook fame came running out to greet you. Grindelwald is quintessential Switzerland, complete with plenty of powder, charming ski chalets, soaring mountains and cozy restaurants for eating fondue. Grindelwald has been a movie location, too. It was the scenic star of the James Bond movie “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” as well as the Clint Eastwood flick “The Eiger Sanction.”