Set-Jetting: Traveling to the Locations of Your Favorite TV Shows
Written on December 09, 2024
Step into the settings of your favorite television shows by taking a trip inspired by the ones you love to watch. With so many series based in scenic and interesting settings, your next trip can take you from your living room couch to the destinations where your favorite shows are filmed.
set-jet-ting verb – the act of traveling to destinations that have been featured in movies, TV shows, or other forms of media – similar: film tourism, location-based tourism
Here are a few trendy tv shows and their notable destinations:
The White Lotus: Season 1
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea (Maui, Hawaii)
The White Lotus follows the lives of various hotel guests and staff members over the course of a week. As the vacationers unwind and enjoy the idyllic surroundings, tensions and conflicts arise, slowly unraveling the dark undercurrents beneath their seemingly perfect lives.
The White Lotus: Season 2
San Domenico Palace, Taormina – a Four Seasons hotel (Sicily, Italy)
If you crave more dark humor and social commentary, season two of The White Lotus transports you across the world to another hotel location in Italy. While season two revisits a story from season one, the introduction of new characters and stories provides a fresh focus on complex feelings of love and desire and the problems that arise.
The upcoming season of The White Lotus was filmed at Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui in Thailand and is scheduled to premiere in 2025.
XO, Kitty
Seoul, South Korea
A spin-off from the popular Netflix show To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (book series by Jenny Han), XO, Kitty shows character Kitty Song-Covey’s journey to find herself at the same boarding school her mother attended in South Korea.
Game of Thrones
Northern Ireland
Dive into the world of noble families vying for control of the Iron Throne, the ultimate seat of power in the kingdom of Westeros. The story weaves political maneuvering, family alliances, and warfare while characters face moral dilemmas and grapple for power in an unforgiving world.
Bridgerton
Greenwich, London
Through the narration of mysterious Lady Whistledown, viewers are treated to the depiction of social season in Regency-era London and the elite who find themselves in the center of endless gossip and scandal while seeking love. Soapy and binge-worthy, this series is perfect for those wanting to get lost in the balls, receptions, and sporting events of the elite.
Where are your favorite television shows filmed? Are they destinations you would love to visit?
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