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It Started In LA

  • Old Church and Cemetry
    My LA story, Posts, Travelog

    Spring break: escape to the green valleys of Wales

    We’re back!  You may recall we’d all been a bit homesick and with Spring break coming up made a last-minute decision to visit mum in the green valleys of Wales.  It was…

    March 31, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • Vibiana
    Posts

    School Charity events 90210 style

    There are two trends starting to emerge in the titles of my posts: “90210 style” and “Hollywood”.  This one is definitely 90210 style. I have to fess up. It’s Spring break &…

    March 24, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • 1D's Harry Styles
    Celebrity, Fact or Fiction, Posts

    Fact or Fiction: Harry Styles bought a house down the road

    Welcome back to Fact or Fiction.  I’m a bit late this week, a pupil-free day caused the delay with me being disorganised in not having the post ready ahead of time and…

    March 22, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • We Will Rebuild
    Posts

    Just experienced my first big earthquake

    It All Started in LA.  Ain’t that the truth.  I think that earthquake ticks everything off the LA list of experiences now.  Could’ve done without that one though I have to say.…

    March 17, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • Posts, Travelog, Visiting LA

    Oh yeah: Vegas baby!

    I never expected to actually visit Las Vegas.  Not necessarily because I didn’t want to or that it wasn’t on my bucketlist but that it wasn’t high enough on my bucket list…

    March 17, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • BHH
    Fact or Fiction, Posts

    Fact or Fiction: Beverly Hills was named after the Beverly Hills Hotel

    I’ve got an appointment to check out my much-visited Beverly Hills Hotel next week so in that vein here’s this week’s Fact or Fiction.   Meanwhile, the answer to last week’s Fact…

    March 14, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • Paps
    Celebrity, Posts

    Living the dream on Golden Globes weekend

    I know the Golden Globes are in the distant past but this story felt right, a nice reminisce about why it’s so cool to be living in LA hot on the heels…

    March 11, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • RW
    Celebrity, Fact or Fiction, Posts

    Fact or Fiction: I met Robbie Williams at our local Starbucks

    Robbie Williams I’m very excited about this week’s Fact or Fiction : I met Robbie Williams at our local Starbucks. There’s a story to be told but you’ll have to wait until…

    March 7, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • NP Elle Beauty
    Posts

    Top four make-up trends for Spring 2014

    Put your best face forward Those of you that know me well might be thinking, “What does Gwen know about Spring 2014 Make-up trends?”  Well you’re right, except that if you follow…

    March 5, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • Oscars 2014
    Posts

    The two things we talked about in LA last week: rain & the Oscars

    I’m hungover.  Not with your traditional hangover but with a very special Oscars hangover.  I was so upset leading up to the Oscars that we weren’t going to one of the parties–or…

    March 3, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • Slash--Fact or Fiction
    Fact or Fiction

    Fact or Fiction: Slash came to the kids school

    Fact or Fiction? This week’s Fact or Fiction is back on gossipy things that may or may not have happened around us.  So this week’s statement is: Slash came to the kids’…

    February 28, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • Furla handbags
    Posts, Soapbox

    Six months in: the darker side

    I posted on my personal Facebook page last night that I’m feeling quite homesick.  No one could more shocked about this news than me.  It was here on this very blog that…

    February 26, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • Paps
    Celebrity, Posts

    Which one’s Craig?

    We’ve got a few more friends coming in to town so I called one of my favourite restaurants–our go-to when we have friends come to LA–to secure a couple of reservations. The…

    February 23, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • West Gate, Bel Air
    Celebrity, Fact or Fiction

    Fact or Fiction: Bel Air

    Fact or Fiction????? Welcome back to this week’s Fact or Fiction.  It’s good to see voting increased by more than 15% this week.  Get on board, it’s a bit of fun. This…

    February 20, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • Sensa ad
    Posts

    Six weeks on the Sensa diet

    I started my Sensa diet with no expectations all in the name of shedding the excess kilos I put on over Christmas and New Year.  On a whim while at Costco I…

    February 19, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
  • Housekeepers
    My LA story, Posts, Soapbox

    To get a housekeeper … or not?

    I’m living in Beverly Hills surrounded by people with full-time housekeepers.  When we left Australia I had a cleaner come each week.  I was under the impression it was cheaper in the…

    February 18, 2014 by ItStartedInLA
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Living in LA: moving to LA or visiting? This is a collection of my real-life stories about life in LA as a normal girl thrust in the middle of 90210. If you're looking to move to LA and looking for help I'm also a Destinations Consultant so I can help you navigate the big world that is LA and help you find your own very comfortable corner.

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    October 23, 2018
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    February 13, 2019
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    October 11, 2018
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    August 21, 2018

Moving to LA

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    February 19, 2019
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    January 31, 2019
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    January 23, 2019

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    October 24, 2017
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    September 26, 2017
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    April 3, 2019
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    September 5, 2015
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    Santorini truly is a gift from the Gods

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