Top 10 sites from a Manolo-less walk in Carrie’s shoes (New York, United States of America)

By Hannah Silverman

In the pilot episode of Sex and the City, Carrie immediately dispels the myth that New Yorkers don’t have breakfast at Tiffany’s and instead of affairs to remember, they have affairs they’d rather forget. As Carrie couldn’t help but wonder throughout the series, she discovers with perceptive wit why women can’t have sex like men, why no one should settle for anything less than butterflies and (one of my personal favourites), why “if we never veer off course we would never fall in love, have babies or be who we are”.

Then she struts down Perry Street in Patricia Field-styled couture to meet a furniture-making Adonis and you realise it’s a television series of stylistically indulgent fiction… Until, you visit New York City and walk in her Manolo footsteps to surprisingly discover the heart of every woman’s favourite TV show is a delightful reality of sorts.

If you love Sex and the City, take a walk with me as I show you the top ten sites that made me feel like I was walking on set.

There I am, and there’s Carrie’s house (the one next to the scaffolding, with the wild greenery).

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