Tag: Australians in London

GO HARD OR GO HOME | I love travelling, but lately I’ve realised this love is not as unconditional as it once was.

Deano from Tamworth, Josh from Sydney and Raquel from Market Bosworth live in this week's Our House in West Hampstead.

GO HARD OR GO HOME: There is one skill that I did not expect to pick up when moving to London; the ability to survive a face-off with a fox.

REVIEW | In the moments before The Jezabels took the stage at XOYO in Shoreditch, suspense and anticipation were sky high.

Yacine from Springvale, Tony from Melbourne and Owen from Melbourne live in this week's Our House in Camden.

GO HARD OR GO HOME: According to Sky News, wild swimming is a new "craze" sweeping through Britain where people swim in natural waterways, like rivers and lakes. Come again?

Rod from Sydney and Chris from Melbourne live in this week's Our House in West Hampstead.

GO HARD OR GO HOME | After receiving a little package of Aussie goodies from my folks, I thought I'd repay them the favour and send them some treats from the UK, including the dreaded Penguin.

Mark and Prue from Willow Tree live in this week's Our House in Notting Hill.

GO HARD OR GO HOME: It’s that time of year when Antipodeans begin their mass evacuation from the UK and I am asking myself, ‘Should I stay or should I go?'

GO HARD OR GO HOME | I refuse to give in to the taunts. I’ll continue to talk the Australian way, because calling White Out 'Tipp-Ex' is just not cricket.

A new Aussie play is about to split London down the middle. Conor McGlone got down to the Etcetera Theatre in Camden for a sneak preview to see what the fuss was all about.

GO HARD OR GO HOME | Through the destruction, violence and despair caused by the recent riots in the UK, there was one thing that brought a smile to my face — seeing all the love being sent from Down Under.

Anthony and Jake from Sydney live in this week's Our House in West Hampstead.

Jono from Sydney and Anna from Gloucester live in this week's Our House in Hampstead.

For many Poms heading to Australia, the attraction is in the idea of absolute escape. But for the Brit who wants to move to Australia permanently, the attraction is less tied to an idea of exploration and the exotic.

It occurred to me the other day that I have been living with an Australian for far too long. It's not that I don't like Aussies. Just their behaviour starts to become infectious after a while and that isn't good for us proper Brits.

GO HARD OR GO HOME: A recent incident has crushed what little faith I had in the goodwill of my fellow Londoners.

Tommy from Sydney, Mel from Melbourne and Ste from Kendal live in this week's Our House in Clapham Junction.

GO HARD OR GO HOME: There's a myth here in the UK that Australians and Kiwis don’t get along. I’d never heard of this so-called rivalry until I moved to the UK and, well, I really don’t like it.

GO HARD OR GO HOME: When it comes to festivals, everyone seems to have a different idea about what items are ‘essential’.

Why do Aussies make the tortuous slog to a place where warm beer, 4pm darkness and bitterly cold winters are staple? Well, there's a whole host of reasons. From travel to music and even careers, Aussies are finding it all in London.

Ben from Melbourne and Agnes from Hobart, Tasmania live in this week's Our House in Leytonstone.

Phil from Wee Waa and Ali from Penrith live in this week's Our House in Kilburn.

GO HARD OR GO HOME: There's a well-known joke that Londoners love to queue. But forming an orderly line is so central to life in this part of the world, it's no laughing matter.

Chris from Brisbane and Phil from Bris-vegas live in this week's Our House in Hammersmith.

GO HARD OR GO HOME: Like most Aussies living in London, spending a couple of years abroad was something I had dreamt of doing since my teens. But maybe living abroad actually isn’t every young Australians’ cup of flat white.