If so, you're not the only one. But for the people who actually do live in those homes, social media photography has changed what it means to live in a picturesque place.
Alice Johnston is a longtime resident of Notting Hill, the London neighborhood famous for pastel-painted row houses and for being the setting of the Julia Roberts/Hugh Grant movie of the same name.
Johnston, a journalist, has complicated feelings about her Instagram-beloved 'hood. She lives on Portobello Road, one of the capital's most famous streets, and has witnessed all kinds of crazy behavior committed in the pursuit of the perfect snapshot.
By Lilit Marcus.
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