Welcome pack....

[sloane]

that's a lovely idea!

i think a mug would be great (feels so much better to have your own).

if she's going to spending most of her time with you (rather than travelling) maybe a map or something? it's a pity we don't have A-Z's here - a small version of that is great to have when you arrive in london.

maybe her own set of keys? i know you can give them to her but it's kind of nice to have them as part of a welcome pack.

[Aussiegirl777]

The first thing I thought of was Tim Tam's too.

The key idea is a great one and how about a pretty keyring to put it on?

A small stuffed koala or kangaroo?

Australian music?

A book written by an Australian author?

A couple of trashy magazines?

Suncream?

A pair of cute thongs?

That's all I can think of at the moment. Sounds like you are going to have a great time when she gets here.

[Party-of-five]

A nice beach towel
maybe some vouchers for some things to do localy?

Geez your such a wonderful friend Amy Im sure she is going to feel right at home living with you

[HotI]

A map of your area with important places highlighted (pub, park, gym, supermarket, bank, train station, beach...)
Info on public transport (map of stations, how to buy ticket....)

[Amy_jellybean]

Geez what would I do without you girls!!! Fantastic ideas, I love the beach towel, keyring and suncream ideas!!!

Onyx - She knows Mitch and I want to spoil her, she helped us out so much when we were living in London with her, so we want to return the favour. We are taking her to Bali with us next month as her xmas pressie, she is so excited and I think the towel and suncream and stuff will be awesome for that!!!

I think ill get her some Havianna thongs as well......the Aussie uniform! Now just to suss out her shoe size.....

[Phteven]

I wouldn't go to too much expense. It can be a bit awkward when you're staying with someone and they spend lots of money on you but you're on a backpacker's budget.

Her own set of keys.
A sim card
Some toiletries
An Australian version of her preferred bevvy
Some vegemite (if you don't tell her it's food you can amuse yourself while she tries to figure out what the hell it is)
A map of Australia