Tag: London

Ruben Guthrie is the new Australian comedy production from internationally celebrated actor and playwright Brendan Cowell.

BRON IN THE DON | Our London adventurer fell in love with this grand old city all over again when she ticked number 33 off her London Top 100 list and visited the Museum of London.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | This week's Music from the Motherland guest writers are the glamorous up-and-coming Aussie band in London, Bonfire Nights...

When REBEKKA HODGES heard about the Starfish Chairty 24-hour ‘Spinathon’ event in Putney - she felt a familiar dread but so too, that excitable lure of the bike and the spin.

BRON IN THE DON | Exploring Trafalgar Square may seem like a bit of a no brainer but it still features as #82 on London’s Top 100 list. So our London adventurer got creative, visited the famous square and threw in an iconic London bus ride.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Backpack Sounds continues its residency as guest editor of Music from the Motherland - and they're proud to present a tale of adventure from their favourite electric harpest! Introducing Miss Tara Minton...

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

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Growing up in Australia it was easy to immerse yourself in fresh Aussie music. Thanks to the nearly national coverage of the sainted Triple J, and the thriving gig and festival culture, any interested punter could stay on the cutting edge of cool. But what ...

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.

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!

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.

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.

REVIEW | We’ve all got a chequered Australian past. But could yours destroy your life?

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.

REVIEW | To the delight of the audience at a packed Leicester Square Theatre last week, Australian comedian Steve Hughes explored the stupidity of Western governments and the world in his entertaining, and often poignant, show Big Issues.

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’.

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.

The self confessed purveyor of ‘nerdy comedy’, Aussie comic Matt Parker tells Nathan Motton how the subject of death can be funny and why British children are struggling to cope with maths.

Renowned personal development author and presenter Michael Domeyko Rowland tells Nathan Motton about his upcoming seminar in London, working with Fergie and the key to a lasting relationship.

REVIEW | Aeroplane-issue toothbrush in pocket, and sleep mask on head, finally Phil Jamieson quits wandering around the front of the small stage at Walkabout Temple, and joins bandmate Pat Davern on stage in London.

REVIEW | The name Paul Kelly is synonymous with Australian pub rock anthems. For this reason it felt strange to be sitting on a civilised church pew in Union Chapel, London, amongst the many others here to worship this Australian rock icon.

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 gets us in the mood for some French flair with his bouillabaisse.

With a facelift and some awesome festivities, the new look Walkabout Temple is something London can be proud of.

REVIEW | There is a certain irony for a London audience watching Our Country’s Good in 2012.

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.

Australian music favourite Pete Murray has announced a return to London with a brand new gig at Scala in April.

Get a free drink and sing your heart out at Walkabout Temple's One Night Stand on Thursday.

So you’re in need of an adventure but you’re low on the pennies. No matter. JANIS LOVE looks at alternative options for the budget conscious traveller.

Paul Kelly, one of Australia's most celebrated musicians, will take to the stage in London this week.

BRON IN THE DON | Need some colour to spruce up the house or impress a would-be partner? Our London adventurer finds an opportunity on her London Top 100 list to stop and smell the flowers! Enjoy number 97.

RIGHT SAID ED | What happens in London, the capital of rain, when a bit of drizzle falls on the tracks? Pandemonium! That's what happens.

CHRIS'S KITCHEN | Our Aussie main man from Claridge’s Restaurant, Chris Ark, gets in the winter mood with some tasty (and warming) soups.

2012 will be my sixth consecutive year that I’ve been in the northern hemisphere in January, but the first year that I’ve not boarded the 24-hour flight to be home by the 26th.

Australia Day, that holiest of days for Aussies, is one huge celebration of everything Australian. And I can’t think of anything better to celebrate than the fact that I am, you are, we are — Australian.

Not one to waste opportunities, our London adventurer saw the chance to knock two off her London Top 100 list when she travelled out to the quaint area of Greenwich.

I looked at Facebook over breakfast and it was alive with talk of sun, sea, sand, steak, salads, sheilas, beer, BBQs, blokes, cricket and a day off. I pulled on my green and gold and tried to think warm thoughts as I struggled into my London winter coat.

LIFE AFTER LONDON | It's been two months since I moved back to Australia but I’ve already noticed a couple of changes in myself.

BRON IN THE DON | We know, we know, there are a lot of Australians in London! But what’s not to love about us? Saying that, our resident explorer scopes out the largest London ‘Aussie’ of us all and ticks another one off her London Top 100 list.

There have been times recently when I have felt embarrassed to be an Australian. I never thought the day would come...

For Aussie residents in north London this year Bar Solo in Camden will be hosting a bunch of Australian artists to mark the day.

BRON IN THE DON | There are lots of markets that pop up all over London but one that you can’t go past is Borough Market. And seeing as it is on the London Top 100 list, our resident adventurer got stuck in.

It’s change-over time right now in the English capital. As a new flock of Aussies arrive to the joys of London life, many are also leaving. LIAM FLANAGAN found out that’s it is actually much harder to leave than it was to arrive.

RIGHT SAID ED | And so you have safely negotiated another New Year's Eve! Well done and welcome Australian Times - 2012. What a year we have to look forward to.

BRON IN THE DON | When one thinks of a London Top 100 list, your mind automatically pictures cultural activities that will have you writing home to mum. That’s exactly what our London adventurer found this week when she ticked number 92 of the list and visited the West End.

Fresh off the plane from Australia and wondering what on earth she was thinking arriving at this time of year, JANIS LOVE tells us to stop dreading yet another English winter and to instead welcome the icy blasts.

I CAN'T believe how quickly 2011 has gone by. It seems like only a few days ago I was ringing in the New Year and promising myself that I would start pursuing my ultimate career as professional surfer/part time sandcastle builder.

PHOTOS: View the Sydney New Year's Eve 2012 fireworks spectacular image gallery

When Dame Edna graces the London stage in the pantomime production of Dick Whittington, it’s not just the Aussies in the audience who swoon. TIM MARTIN found out that the Brits are actually quite fond of the ‘housewife from Melbourne’ too and she’s right at home in panto.

An Australian's time spent in the UK can be filled with any number of traditionally English experiences. But one is both easily experienced and a truly English cultural experience, going to see a pantomime.

Pedal power is taking over London’s streets. And thanks to Mayor Boris Johnson and ‘his’ public bikes, Londoners and travellers are encouraged more than ever to cycle through the city. Our London adventurer ticked another one of her London Top 100 list and got herself in a spin.