I’ve been neglectful again because I had friends in town last week then a busy weekend catching up. But showing friends around LA is the very reason this Blog started–to share my…
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FOMO. A Fear of Missing Out. Why is it that I’ve only just learnt this term? For as long as I’ve been in tune with my inner self I have understood–quite categorically–that…
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One minute you’re organising a long weekend with your friends in Sydney the next minute you’re sitting in Row 13 at The Teen Choice Awards 2014. In LA. And not long after…
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It’s Friday afternoon, the kids have been picked up from school and you can feel the tension start to ease and the prospect of the weekend start to creep in. Not even…
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Another week and another visitor to show off our LA to last week. This time it was my niece coming over from Wales. My dad was from Wales and left home when…
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Ice-cream anyone? On a recent roadtrip back to LA from San Diego (via the Orange County beach suburbs) we got that ice-cream craving you get when it’s hot and you see water.…
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We had friends in town over the weekend (yes again!) and the whole family loved being out and about showing them “our LA”. Like me when I first came to LA many…
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Timeless elegance with a modern twist; serene yet “happening” the Hotel Bel-Air is a secret oasis in the heart of anything-but-modest Bel-Air. If you want to feel like…
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We came into last week with a big gigantic thud, hitting the ground rather unexpectedly because summer just came to an end for us. Sure of course we knew the dates but…
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That’s right, sadly our first US summer has come to an end. I know many people that would be jumping for joy at the thought of their kids back to school and…
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I’m retiring my Fact or Fiction section, not because it’s not full of interesting material but because hardly anyone is voting. Buzzfeed this aint! So, here is the answer to the last…
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Did you say Shopping in LA? Let’s face it, if you’re in LA you’re going to want to shop. The shopping here is pretty amazing and you can pretty much spend your…
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In my Blog post Ten Must-do things in LA I said you must go to the Hollywood Bowl or the Greek Theatre. I have to confess it was something I’d been told…
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I’ve climbed the Great Wall of China, I’ve seen the Great Barrier Reef, I’m desperate to do Macchu Picchu and Victoria Falls and I’ve flown over the Grand Canyon. And now I…
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“Curtis Stone has brought Australia’s flare for food and flavours to LA in what goes down as one of my greatest dining experiences to date in a city with dozens of celebrity…
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Our first American summer is here and it is whizzing past right before our eyes. The thought of 11/12 weeks off in the middle of the year can be daunting but…