Shake your legs and stir your senses as you follow in Bond's footsteps with Headwater

Bond movies are renowned for being an international odyssey of the world's sexiest global hotspots, and 007's latest film, Quantum of Solace, is no exception.

Currently showing at UK cinemas nationwide, this action-packed blockbuster combines travels in classic Headwater favourites, such as Italy and Austria, with hair-raising adventures in the Caribbean and South America, and encompasses some of the most amazing contrasts imaginable.

The film starts off in Italy, in the Tuscan town of Siena, famous for its bi-annual "Il Palio" bareback horse race, and popular lunch spot for cyclists on Headwater's Secrets of Siena cycling holiday. This is timeless and quintessential Italy, a region we think has it all: mediaeval villages, hilltop towns, gently rolling vineyards and a greater density of antiquarian sites than anywhere else on earth.

After a dust up in Siena he jets off to the azure waters of the Caribbean, where Headwater's Martinique and Guadaloupe holidays have wowed dozens of lucky walkers with spectacular trails through tropical jungle and along sugar spun beaches.

Without pausing for breath Bond shadows the bad guys and jets back to Austria for a night out in the glitzy opera capital of Bregenz, start and end point for Headwater's 10-night circular Lake Constance cycling holiday. Bond may prefer his fast Aston Martin, but we believe that gentle exploring by bike is by far the best way to travel here! Our immaculately researched routes take you along pancake-flat cycling paths, taking in daisy-strewn meadows, Bavarian vineyards, fairytale castles and colourful lakeside marinas. And, as you pedal, you are overshadowed by the snow-capped Alpine peaks of Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

The climax of the movie is shot in the searing crimson colours of the high Atacama desert in Chile, where Headwater customers on the Contrasts of Chile enjoy some of the most vivid walking trails in Latin America. We explore at a much more leisurely pace, taking in the lush vineyards of Santiago, the high Andes, the Atacama desert and the wilds of Patagonia – seize it while you can, as experts predict huge growth in tourism to Chile over the next 3-5 years!