'Set-jetting': How on-screen locations are becoming travel destinations
BBC'Set-jetting': How on-screen locations are becoming travel destinations Getty Images Increasing numbers of travellers are seeking out the real-life filming locations of their favourite shows, even if the reality of life there is very different than how it's portrayed. Sunny Los Angeles is often subject to overcast "June gloom" in the early summer, and laid-back Amsterdam has been cracking down on tourists who treat the city as just a party destination. "It's still a city," explained Afua Danso, a singer-songwriter and voice coach who has lived in both London and Paris. " Getty Images The reality of New York city apartments is often much less glamorous than portrayed Another destination that looms large in the imagination of viewers and travellers alike is New York City.
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