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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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…
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I hope you haven’t been holding your breath waiting for “Getting my Californian Driving Licence—part 2 (behind-the-wheel)”. In case you’re looking here’s part one of that story. Yes, they call it “behind-the-wheel” here…
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The first (or last!) in a series of what Los Angelinos love to do. And the very top of the list is that people in LA are obsessed with hiking. Yep, Los…
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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…
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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…
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It's not until you leave home that you can really appreciate what you had...…
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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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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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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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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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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…