Category Archive: lifestyle

How to completely fail at detoxing

Somethingyousaid.com’s Sonia Clarke promises to treat her body like a temple, but the struggle continues. Residing in Sydney – global centre for body fascism – many is the Monday morning when I solemnly… Read More

Get The Sunday Papers… live!

We’ve been showering The Secret Garden Party with affection since forever because we love their awesome festival and because they keep coming up with other amazing ideas. Like this one. They’ve joined forces… Read More

Enjoy ale with Quiet Deeds

In order to fund our gloriously international lifestyle here at somethingyousaid.com we can sometimes feel the pinch of the penny, and will welcome anything that comes our way for free, especially when there… Read More

Don’t Get Angry, Get #DIYRAINBOWCROSSING

The removal of the rainbow crossing across Sydney’s famed Oxford Street last week caused uproar within the community. The rainbow crossing acted as a symbol of pride and a short-lived tourist attraction, popping… Read More

Going Loco at The Slip Inn

Somethingyousaid.com’s Carol Bowditch earned serious hipster points by attending the El Loco at Slip Inn Blogger Party, where she gobbled tacos and guzzled Margaritas. The Slip Inn has recently joined forces with El Loco, following… Read More

The lies a guy tells on a first date

Somethingyousaid.com’s editor was guest columnist for Australian laydeeeeez magazine, CLEO, this month. Check out his words of questionable wisdom: A first date is a terrible way to get to know a guy. You… Read More

How to buy a drink & not be an idiot

Right, listen up, because bartender Jess Matthews is dispensing invaluable advice on the etiquette of ordering drinks: The world of hospitality spins on a completely different axis to the rest of the ‘normal’… Read More

Win Free Tickets To SPIN London!

If you consider there to be few things hotter than a well-dressed lady/fellow riding a nice bicycle, then you should probably get yourself along to the world’s first urban-focused bicycle consumer show &… Read More

A Place Where No Cars Go

Somethingyousaid.com’s Tenley Nordstrom learns the value of a machete: When I close my eyes and think of my happy place, I think of Bastimentos, Panama. I think of the sun dancing off of the… Read More

24 Hours in Ho Chi Minh City

Somethingyousaid.com headed to Ho Chi Minh City, just about managed to avoid being involved in numerous traffic accidents and achieved bugger-all sleep: I asked a friend who used to live in Vietnam “What’s Ho… Read More

HOW TO: Shop Online When Drunk

Here at somethingyousaid.com we like to provide you with important life advice. This week, Bianca Cornale has come up with a ‘How To’ guide that every fashionista/closet alcoholic should take note of. We’re… Read More

Dine like they do on Game of Thrones

The elevator pitch for Game of Thrones surely wouldn’t appeal. “Erm, it’s a fantasy show set in a mythical middle ages with sword-fighting and a bit of a supernatural element.” Sounds like Nerd City,… Read More