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Friendly giant from ‘Game of Thrones’ rides Northern Ireland's screen tourism wave

Northern Ireland became the real-life backdrop for one of television’s biggest shows, and the impact is still being felt today. Former Game of Thrones body-double Flip Robinson guides CNN through some of the series' iconic filming locations, from caves and hidden villages to the famous Kingsroad, explaining how the series helped transform the region into a global tourism hotspot.

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