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• All atwitter about the Tweet spot

  

  RIGHT SAID ED | Is it just me or is Twitter all the rage at the moment?

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• A chef’s secret to succulent scallops

  

  CHRIS’S KITCHEN | The main man behind the hot plate at Claridge’s Restaurant, Aussie chef Chris Ark, tells us if you haven’t had some UK scallops, well, you basically haven’t lived.

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• A Guide to Aussie Slang – Part 3

  

  Last week you got Part 2 of our A Guide to Aussie Slang. Check it out and get reacquainted with phrases like “fair suck of” and “had a gobful”. Don’t dismay because this week’s is just as good. And don’t forget to look out for next week’s edition for Part 4 or have a gander at all the action so far.

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• Exploring the Chelsea Physic Garden in London

  

  BRON IN THE DON | London is host to many gorgeous parks, gardens, squares, heaths and commons but the Chelsea Physic Garden is what they call the “secret garden of London”. It’s also #11 on London’s Top 100 list and our resident adventurer had a peek.

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• Shame on Ryanair – how dare they try and sell sex!

  

  THE HARD WORD | PR genius or foolery? Either way these ads are anything but offensive. It isn’t about ‘horny men’ ruling the world, but about Ryanair doing exactly what everyone else does. Selling sex.

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• London snow: Let it snow

  

  Almost six weeks ago I arrived in Surrey to a so called ‘mild’ English winter. Despite constant assurances about my luck to be enjoying toasty five degree days, I was freezing, not to mention bewildered at how shy the sun was. And then came the snow!

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• London snow: An Aussie in the snow

  

  When I woke up on the morning of Sunday, 5 February, I looked out of my bedroom window, saw an amazing backdrop of brilliant white snow and was instantly transported back to my childhood.

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• London snow: Snow flakes falling on my head

  

  Excited like a schoolgirl doesn’t even come close to explaining the feeling I experienced after seeing snow for the first time, and the fact it was in London, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, made it even better.

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• A Guide to Aussie Slang – Part 2

  

  Here’s Part 2 of our pretty fair dinkum list of Australian slang and phrases. Have a gander and let us know what you reckon!

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• Finding a job in London? You’re kidding right!

  

  After I first moved to London almost two years ago, I mused to my friends about the difficulties of finding a job in this town. Now, many months on, the scene still hasn’t changed. I have changed though. I’m now a beaten down, sorrowful and ego-less version of myself.

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• London snow: Nice to snow you

  

  Forget the state of the European Union. Don’t even bother about last weekend’s football scores. Disregard Bieber. Fashion Week. TfL… Well, maybe not TfL. Because if there’s one thing you’re guaranteed to get a response to, it’s the statement that ‘apparently it’s meant to snow today’.

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• A guide to getting it right in Britain

  

  When I arrived in London, my knowledge of the countries making up the United Kingdom was derived from the elastics rhyme ‘England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales; inside, outside, on the rails’. I was sure however, that there would be a faux pas to avoid.

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• Heading down to Chinatown in London

  

  BRON IN THE DON | There is one thing that you’re certain to find in almost any capital city across the world – a Chinatown. London is no different and our resident explorer headed down to the ‘English version’ of Chinatown to tick #25 off her London’s Top 100 list.

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• Why the AFL would benefit from an English football-style system

  

  THE HARD WORD | It might sound like a completely novel concept but imagine a system where supporters of weaker clubs would have something to barrack for outside the boring premiership race.

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• A Guide to Aussie slang – Part 1

  

  Here’s Part 1 of our pretty fair dinkum list of Australian slang and phrases. Have a gander and let us know what you reckon!

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• Returning to Australia – what a culture shock!

  

  After three and a half years living the expat life in London, my husband and I made the difficult decision to head back to Oz. We’d heard Australia had changed while we’d been away but we weren’t quite ready for the culture shock we received!

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• A French bouillabaisse stew with a difference

  

  CHRIS’S KITCHEN | One of the joys of being an Aussie chef in London is the ability to travel easily to Europe and pick up some fabulous culinary tips. Chris Ark from Claridge’s Restaurant gets us in the mood for some French flair with his bouillabaisse.

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• High Tea in London, how ritzy!

  

  BRON IN THE DON | Whether you are a fan of tea and cucumber sandwiches or not, there is one quintessentially British thing that you must do in London and that is – #20 High Tea. Our resident adventurer ticks another one off her London Top 100 list.

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• TripAdvisor – good advice or pettiness?

  

  THE HARD WORD | The recent Advertising Standards Authority ruling has taught travellers nothing they didn’t know already, but TripAdvisor is still an invaluable tool for those holiday bound.

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• Learning to speak grown-up

  

  LIFE AFTER LONDON | I was only in London for two years, but that was long enough for most of my friends to learn some or all of the following grown-up words: mortgage, children and marriage.

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