6. Ski-ing
At one time, it felt like a Bond film wasn't complete until someone said: "To track down the villain, you'll have to go to a picturesque cold place with excellent winter sports facilities." From OHMSS to The World is Not Enough, Bond seemed to do an inordinate amount of Ski-ing in the old days. Back then there was more Ski than a yoghurt festival, these days there's not a bowl of Alpen to be seen when he's packing for a foreign jaunt. Maybe it's because so many of us have had access to the slopes now through family holidays or school trips, it just doesn't have the same level of excitement. Of course, our holidays never involved Bond wanging people into slowploughs, parachuting off cliffs, being chased by flying snowmobiles or
inventing snowboarding, so maybe it's time we petitioned for Daniel Craig to dust off the snowboots and saloupettes for the next film. Although, due the realistic tones of the latest films, it'll probably just involve him taking ages trying to work out which ski-runs apply to the pass he bought online before he travelled.