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Eat, Pray, Love (2010) BALI, INDONESIA THE FILM: This adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling memoir tracks Elizabeth (Julia Roberts) on her journey from an unhappy marriage to divorce via a globe-trotting adventure to ‘find herself’. Her travels take her to India, Italy and Bali, as she makes peace with her past and learns to love again. THE ICONIC SCENE: Elizabeth takes a leisurely bike ride through the rice paddies and greenery of Bali, watching children play on the side of the road. THE LOCATION: Bali gets the spotlight in the final part of the film when Elizabeth stays in Ubud, a town in the centre of the island with stunning jungle scenery and a thriving arts scene. However, it’s perhaps best known for being the island’s spiritual heartland — ‘Ubud’ means ‘medicine’ in Balinese, and locals have long regarded it as a place for healing. One of the most popular ways to explore it is to pay a visit to a healer or shaman, just like our heroine does in Eat, Pray, Love. Ubud is also a religious hub — most of the
population practice Hinduism and the town has many temples and sacred sites. Visitors will notice colourful canang flower offerings everywhere — outside shops, houses and on street corners — which the Balinese place daily to show their devotion to the gods. WHILE YOU’RE THERE: Dive into Ubud’s rich cultural history on a walking tour from Ubud Story Walks. These guided tours take in some of the region’s most striking architecture and history, including the village of Pejeng and its ancient burial sites.
ubudstorywalks.com HOW TO DO IT: Scott Dunn offers a nine-day tour of Bali — including Ubud, Lombok and Seminyak — from £5,300 per person. The ‘Epic Bali and Lombok’ itinerary includes witnessing local ceremonies and traditional Balinese customs in Ubud, as well as snorkelling amidst the coral reefs of the Gili Islands. Includes flights, transfers, accommodation and excursions.
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Jaws (1975) MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS, USA THE FILM: Jaws is all about a massive great white shark that spends a summer terrorising a sleepy beach town. While the film is a masterpiece, it did damage the great white’s public image. Thankfully, since then, the public has become better educated on the vital role these endangered animals play in sustaining the health of our oceans. THE ICONIC SCENE: Chrissie, a young beachgoer, becomes the shark’s first victim in the film’s terrifying opening sequence. THE LOCATION: Martha’s Vineyard served as the fictitious Amity Island. Lying south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, the island is a popular retreat for the rich and famous. It offers the quintessential New England seaside experience — lighthouses, sailing boats, beaches and seafood shacks. But this isn’t why it caught the eye of director Steven Spielberg and his team. They chose to shoot here, thanks to its calm, shallow waters — ideal for operating a full-size mechanical shark in. Edgartown, one of Martha’s Vineyard’s six towns,
is especially popular with tourists. It’s known for its beautiful clapboard mansions, along with excellent restaurants and shops. It’s also home to Edgartown Harbor Light, arguably the prettiest lighthouse on the island, surrounded by high dunes; it’s open to the public from late May to mid-October. WHILE YOU’RE THERE: Treat yourself to an ice cream from Mad Martha’s. An island institution, it’s been dishing out frozen treats since 1971. There are three locations to choose from; Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven.
madmarthasislandcafe.com HOW TO DO IT: Audley Travel has a 13-day tailor- made self-drive trip to New England from £5,000 per person, based on two sharing. This covers accommodation, including two nights in Martha’s Vineyard plus time in Boston, Kennebunkport, Jackson, Manchester and Chatham, flights, transfers, car rental and excursions.
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Clockwise from top left: Julia Roberts in Eat, Pray, Love; Edgartown Harbor Light in Martha’s Vineyard; Pura Gunung Kawi Sebatu Gianya temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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