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We were "cased" on the subway in Rome by a father and his 7 YEAR-OLD son. We caught on to their suspect head nods and managed to leave with our valuables. I got caught off guard while taking a photo at the coliseum when a man dressed as a tourist holding a video camera (but not looking through it) sidled up to me and tried to snatch my bag. Luckily my friend intervened before I was robbed. Both times we stood out from the crowd because we had our backpacks on. Rome is great but it's a pickpocket haven.

The rest of our trip (when we didn't have to carry around our backpacks) we blended in and never had a problem. If you look and act like a tourist in a touristy area it's akin to wearing a blinking sign that says "rob me."

I've been in Australia for 4 years now and was totally unaware of gumtree. You've opened up a whole new world. Thanks for posting this!

Our friend grilled halloumi at a BBQ a few years back and we have been hooked ever since. Last night we grilled halloumi and choritzo on skewers, topped with a mint sauce and finished with a squirt of lemon. Delicious!

We either grill halloumi on a grill pan or on a hotplate on the BBQ. It's great on its own!

Your bedroom is what I imagine heaven looks like.

Funny that it's called the "Sydney." I live in Sydney and these are the exact same toilets we have in our bathrooms at work.

I know you're kidding cakekick, but drunk driving is NEVER appropriate!

Go West Coast!! I'm so proud that my little home town made the list. Yay SLO!

I am in love with that sofa. Better yet is the colour combination of the purple with the turquoise chalkboard to the right. Awesome.

The Honda Fit (Jazz here in Australia) is the greatest little car EVER! Like Hollie I couldn't be happier with it. Sure it's not the most powerful car around but talk about smallest/coolest.
Over the years we've fit an entire IKEA kitchen (including the 9 foot long benchtop) and all my eBay finds: a 6 foot long entertainment centre, a large dresser, large coffee tables, and 2 console tables without any troubles. I would never try to put anything on the roof without a roof rack though.
The only thing we moved that didn't totally fit inside the car was a 7 foot tall, 4 foot wide pantry. In that case we jammed it in the car, closed the hatch as much as we could and used bungee cords and rope to tie it down which we secured by looping them through windows, doors and hooks underneath the car. The bungee cords had too much bounce when going over bumps, so the rope kept it all stable.
In summary: Wagons/hatchbacks are super space efficient.

Our cohabitation was initiated by my then-boyfriend's landlord selling his apartment and kicking him out. I had just bought a place so he moved in with me. Unfortunately he had little time to go through and purge anything and ended up moving ALL his junk (crappy furniture, stacks of paperwork etc) into my already fully furnished home. Ack! In the two years since then, he's parted with anything unnecessary and the house is mostly organised. I've also parted with things I don't need. Now if only we could agree on how to decorate the place!