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…
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…
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…
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…
Los Angelinos love to talk “routes” Routes. Better known to us Aussies as which way to go. We call them “roots” they call them “rowtes” (row as in argument not what you…
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…
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…
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…
Updated September 19, 2016 11:30 LA time. What are the differences between America & Australia when it comes to Pies? Savoury vs Sweet What’s the difference between Americans and Australians when it comes…
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…
The differences between Australians and Americans: school sport. School Sport played on Saturdays versus during the week in America. How does America approach school sport compared to Australia? An It Started in…
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…
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…
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…
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…