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…
The first thing you notice when you go to see Britney Spears’s live Vegas show is the young-but-getting-slightly-older fans queuing up for the best standing-room-only tickets hours before the show. From all accounts…
“Ahhh Santorini, you truly are a gift from the Gods.” We crowd around the bus as it pulls into the local bus stop, all eager to get a seat as it’s a…
The difference between my life in Beverly Hills America & inner City Sydney Australia The second instalment in my series in the differences between America & Australia (Americans & Australians) was spurred…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. People complain about coming to the US and getting sick of eating hamburgers, hot dogs, salads with mayo all over them and fries,…
This time two years ago was quite a significant milestone moment for us as it was a rude awakening that this LA “thing” might actually happen. Cut back two years and six weeks…
The difference between Americans & Australians I’m starting a new series of differences between Australians & Americans prompted by today’s shopping experience. I’m not talking spelling or speaking but reactions and situations.…
Like everyone in my neck of the woods, with school finishing in the middle of the year rather than the end, it’s busy, busy, busy. There are fairs, thank-you breakfasts, end-of-year events…
Californian law states that you must get a new driver’s licence within 10 days of getting here if you intend to seek residency in state. Oops. Mr H got his straight away…
Beverly Hills is known for its mansions and compounds–many of which take up entire blocks–its lush green gardens, the bands of gardeners to maintain said gardens and the food trucks required to feed…
I’m getting back in the swing of LA life again—thank god!!! I guess that’s what happens once you’ve vented and you know there’s nothing else to do but get up & get…
It's not until you leave home that you can really appreciate what you had...…
I’m serious. This isn’t one of those Top five posts, it’s a serious, legitimate question. It’s my first-world problem but I’m keen to know if it’s yours too. It’s that time of…
It’s Australia Day next week and I’m lucky enough to be heading back for it. Gourmet Traveller just did a story on the things Expats miss the most about Australia. While I’m…
I had virtually written this week’s post. I started writing it on the weekend because it had been a busy week so the content practically wrote itself. And then Sunday night (Monday…
Is it that I’m always coming back to the movies that we often think there’s nothing like Christmas in the US? Of course Europe is where Christmas started and has the Christmas…