I’ve done it…We’ve done it! We have now spent our first Fourth of July here as a family. I’m glad it’s come around at the ten-month mark rather than early in our…
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Fact or Fiction, Posts, Visiting LAFact or Fiction: the Svend Sipper is named after Beverly Hills Hotel’s long-time pool manager
God I miss the Beverly Hills Hotel. There hasn’t been a lot said about the boycott lately except it’s still on. I keep wondering how they’re doing and what effect (if any)…
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School’s out for summer and Brandon gets himself a summer job at the Beverly Hills Beach Club. Remember that? A great opportunity to have the girls (and boys) in bathers. And oh…
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It’s been another action-packed week. On the weekend we dined at one of my favourite West Hollywood restaurants and who would walk in but Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock. I was beside…
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I don’t know where to start. I’ve had a massively LA weekend. I spent the last half of last week preparing for a “casual” barbie (BBQ/grill) on Saturday night as Mr H…
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Life here in LA is getting so busy. It’s the kids last week of school before “finals” then one of our besties arrives for a holiday next week. Next week. Ahhhhh! Last…
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I love that word … acclimating. We say climitising in Australia. Don’t we? Or maybe we just call it settling in, “Have you settled in yet? How’s the settling-in process going?” Either…
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One of my friends, a fellow Blogger, recently posted about the frustrations of driving in Sydney. What a great book this would make. Imagine a book on driving in many different cities…
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Are there four seasons in Beverly Hills? But of course. The Four Seasons Los Angeles in Beverly Hills to be precise. Stay at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills for five-star treatment…
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I love a good family selfie. My kids hate them. Therein lies the problem (well the first major problem anyway). I have been 100% guilty of bribery and negotiating a number of…
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LA Restaurants, Posts, Visiting LAYou can’t get any more Beverly Hills than the Beverly Hills Hotel
Updated May 13, 2014 @ 11:30 LA time Stay at the Beverly Hills Hotel if you want to pay homage to Beverly Hills. It may not be the hotel Pretty Woman…
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Shhh …. I’m having an affair. I know, so LA right? It feels so good. It feels so right. It’s like an addiction–just one more night, one more…
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One of my goals in coming to LA was to see paparazzi in action, I’m intrigued by them and their business. When I moved here I thought I’d see them everywhere, just…
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It’s the ANZAC Day long weekend in Australia where we remember those that served our countries (Australia and New Zealand). While the spirit of ANZAC Day encompasses all Australians who served and…
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I’ve spent a bit of time talking about our recent bouts of homesickness. Thankfully I can report that we’re all cured for a while and we’re moving onwards and upwards. Why? We…
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Tripping down Expat memory lane I’ve mentioned a couple of times now that we lived in China–Shanghai actually. I have such amazing memories of our nearly two years there despite it being…