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FILM REVIEW: Home for Christmas (OT: Hjem til jul) – filmed in Røros, Norway
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FILM REVIEW: Home for Christmas (OT: Hjem til jul) – filmed in Røros, Norway

December 20th, 2020 Sonja
In this super funny rom-com series set in the cute and very snowy real-life Norwegian town of Røros, 30-year-old Johanne tries to find herself a new boyfriend in the 24 day leading up to Christmas...
FILM REVIEW: Emily in Paris (2020-) – filmed in Paris, France
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FILM REVIEW: Emily in Paris (2020-) – filmed in Paris, France

November 17th, 2020 Sonja
In this new Netflix romcom series, a young, American marketing professional can hardly believe her luck when she is transferred from Chicago to a marketing agency in the heart of Paris, France...
FILM REVIEW: The Great (2020) – filmed in England and Italy
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FILM REVIEW: The Great (2020) – filmed in England and Italy

November 9th, 2020 Sonja
The satirical "dramedy" series "The Great" tells the (occasionally true) tale of a German princess plotting a coup against her own husband, the annoying and useless Emperor of Russia, with a most generous side serving of (occasionally pretty dark) British humor...
FILM REVIEW: You Are Wanted (2017) – filmed in Berlin, Germany
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FILM REVIEW: You Are Wanted (2017) – filmed in Berlin, Germany

May 5th, 2017 Sonja
Berlin high-flyer Lukas Franke (Matthias Schweighöfer) seems to have the perfect life. Until one fateful day, when he gets hacked and it all spirals horribly out of control...
FILM REVIEW: Deutschland 83 - filmed in Berlin and Potsdam, Germany
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FILM REVIEW: Deutschland 83 - filmed in Berlin and Potsdam, Germany

January 9th, 2017 Sonja
The Cold War period may seem a little dusty these days, but the gripping adventures of an East German spy in hit TV series Deutschland 83 will surely glue you to the screen, too…
FILM REVIEW: The White Queen (2013) – filmed in Flanders, Belgium
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FILM REVIEW: The White Queen (2013) – filmed in Flanders, Belgium

February 17th, 2016 Sonja
If you are a history buff like me, you will love a bit of time travelling with this epic drama series based on true events.
FILM REVIEW: Vikings (2013-) – filmed in Ireland
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FILM REVIEW: Vikings (2013-) – filmed in Ireland

August 21st, 2015 Sonja
The Vikings landed on my TV screen in 2013 and have been rumbling their way through Scandinavia, Britain and France ever since. Observing them on screen is as if you have stepped back into the Viking era yourself...
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I recently started watching ski jumping competitio
I recently started watching ski jumping competitions on TV again. This inspired me to rewatch the film “Eddie the Eagle“ (2015), which is currently on Netflix.

The film is based on the real-life story of British ski jumper Eddie Edwards. Eddie managed to take part in the Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada in 1988 even though he only started training for his ski jumps at the mature age of 22. 😂🙈

The scenes for “Eddie the Eagle“ were mainly filmed at the real-life ski jumping hills in Garmisch-Patenkirchen and Oberstdorf in Bavaria, southern Germany.

I personally have not yet been to these ski jumping hills, but I have been to the ski jumping hill „Holmenkollen“ in Oslo, Norway, which is equally stunning.

Have you ever been to a ski jumping hill?

Photo 1: Scene from
“Eddie the Eagle“ (2015). Larry Horricks - © TM & 2016 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
Photo 2: © Sonja Irani - FilmFanTravel.com

#eddietheeagle #netflix #filminspiredtravel #filmlocations #movielocations #skijumping #holmenkollen #oslo #norway #visitoslo #dreamchasersnorway #lovescandinavia #visitnorway #bestofscandinavia #dreamynorway #norwaytravel #norwaytrip #onlyinnorway

Christmas is almost over and although many things 
Christmas is almost over and although many things have been different this year, some things never change... Such as our favourite Christmas movies that we can watch over and over again... and that make us dream about future travel destinations! 😉 💭 

One of my favourite Christmas series to look forward to this year was the second season of the Norwegian romcom series “Home for Christmas” (OT: Hjem til jul) with @idaelisebroch_official and @felixsandman! The series was released on Netflix on 18 December 2020. 

When I was working as a tour guide in Norway this summer, I was lucky enough to pass by Røros - the UNESCO world heritage town that served as the setting and main film location for the series! 

Read more about the series and its film location Røros on my blog FilmFanTravel.com(link in my bio above)! 

Which Christmas movie has inspired your upcoming travels? 

Photo 1: Scene from “Home for Christmas” (2019-) filmed in Røros, Norway. © Netflix. Photo 2: Me at the same street in Røros, Norway in August 2020. © Sonja Irani / FilmFanTravel.com

#destinationroros #destinasjonrøros  #netflix #netflixshows #norway #roros #homeforchristmasnetflix #hjemtiljul #dreamchasersnorway #traveleurope #filminspiredtravel #filmlocation #filmlocations #movielocations #lovescandinavia #norway #visitnorway #bestofscandinavia #dreamynorway #norwaytravel #norwaytrip #onlyinnorway #rorørosregionen #godjul @visitnorway

Just like American Marketing Manager Emily in the 
Just like American Marketing Manager Emily in the new Netflix series “Emily in Paris”, I followed almost every fashion trend back in 2007. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️Here I am in front of the Eiffel Tower wearing a massive “link chain necklace”. Hey, it was fashionable at the time, okay? InStyle magazine said so! 😂🙈

Writing my newest film review about the American girl who makes the big move to Paris (link currently in bio), I realised that it has been exactly 10 years since my last visit to the city of love in 2010. So I really would like to go back in 2021.

Who else was inspired to put Paris on their post-pandemic travel list by watching “Emily in Paris”?

Photo 1: Scene from “Emily in Paris” (2020-). © Netflix. Photo 2: © Sonja Irani / FilmFanTravel.com

#emilyinparis #netflix #netflixshows #paris #france #citytrip #traveleurope #filminspiredtravel #filmlocation #filmlocations #movielocations #lilycollins #thisisparis #visitparis #ig_paris #parisianlife #hello_france #parisjetaime #parislife #exploreparis

Blarney Castle near Cork, Ireland in full autumn b
Blarney Castle near Cork, Ireland in full autumn bloom back in October 2016.

The castle’s unique attraction is to kiss the famous Blarney stone on top of the castle. What’s more... you apparently get the gift of eloquence afterwards. The catch: You have to lean over backwards - head first - to reach it! Apart from that, kissing a stone that millions others have kissed before is not exactly in line with the current Covid hygiene rules... 😂

As far as I know Blarney Castle itself has not yet been used as a filming location, but the website states that it’s open for bookings for TV and movie crews. Maybe something to look forward to in the year 1 or 2 AC (After Corona). 😂🙈 Let’s hope so because with Ireland being the main film location of major TV and movie productions such as “Game of Thrones”, “Star Wars” and “Vikings”, there is much to discover for film fans! 🤗
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#blarneycastleandgardens #autumn #autumnleaves #filminspiredtravel #ireland #loveireland #irelandtravel #discoverireland #map_of_europe #visitireland #instaireland #irland #irish_daily #daily_ireland #images_ireland  #castle #castlesineurope #castlesinfall #colorsinfall #castlesofireland #autumncolours


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