It’s a fair question isn’t it? Can you get scouted just by surfing in Malibu? After all it is LA and you hear stories like that all the time. How did you…
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Differences between America & Australia, LA Restaurants, My LA story
Eating out in America compared to Australia
There are huge differences between eating out in America compared to Australia. And it will pay you, both as an Australian in the US and as an American in Australia, to learn…
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You’ve found the area you want to live in and even managed to narrow your search to a couple of house. But now you have to secure a lease. Here are five important…
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Renewing my expired CA Driver’s Licence? (California but you know that!) Doesn’t it seem like only a few months ago I (finally) got my Californian driver’s license? Well. At home you can…
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Ever wondered how to raise the perfect LA Princess? Have you heard of the phenomena I like to call The LA Princess? The LA Prince exists too but in merely a shadow…
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Updated January 30, 2018 with more info on Public schools So you’ve just found out you’re moving to LA. LA can be such a daunting beast—it’s big, there’s lots of traffic and…
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Moving to The Valley I’m not living in 90210 anymore, instead I’m a “Valley Girl”. There is a whole backstory (and a half) that goes along with the move but for now…
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Halloween makes way for Thanksgiving and Christmas … but in Australia November kicks off with Melbourne Cup Day: Celebrating Melbourne Cup Day in LA In one day here in LA the shops…
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It’s time for my weekly look at the differences between Americans and Australians. This happened to me last night. I don’t think this would happen in Australia but I’d love to get…
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Two years on: the first six months are the hardest We’re in the thick of the first semester and it’s getting harder to work out what’s for dinner each night and we’re…
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Finding somewhere to live in LA I started this little trip down memory lane a few months ago, reminiscing about all the things we needed to do to see if living in…
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I’ve still got my Emmys hangover and I came across a story about the history of the Red Carpet. John from Ahdoot Oriental Rugs in New York was kind enough to share this with…
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I love the Emmys and I love TV. So it’s only fitting that I share my round up of the Emmys 2015 telecast. Last year I was lucky enough to go to…
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Differences between America & Australia, Posts
Differences between Americans & Australians: grocery store queues
Let’s take a look at the differences between Americans and Australians waiting in a grocery store queue for a couple of minutes. (Or in Australian what’s the difference between Americans and Australians…
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updated 4:00 Thursday 17/9/15 LA time with James Corden Late, Late Show video…enjoy When you ask when was the last time it rained in LA—or your hometown—you can’t often say. But here…
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Differences between America & Australia, Posts
Differences between America & Australia: School holidays
This is one for Captain Obvious but I can’t let this series go without discussing the differences between America and Australia in terms of School Holidays. We’re off and running–my kids are finally…