Mr Romance 
These gluten-free no-bake no-chill mini raspberry cheesecakes are the perfect dessert for a dinner party. They don’t take long to make and really look and taste like you’ve spent hours on them when they’re actually very easy to put together. I don’t usually ‘do’ dessert. I’m much more a cheese or coffee kinda guy. Mrs … Read more
It’s recovery time for us as we try to wind down after an Excellent Australia Day weekend. Having spent the last few days enjoying the company and hospitality of my brother and of Nikki and Mr SY from Styling You, we’re expecting a quiet next few days. The question is, will our expectations be met? … Read more
England’s ale and craft beer industry is once again booming. After a long time of nothing but poor-quality mass-produced lagers being pumped from pub bars around the country, the drinking folk there are starting to see a change. This change is very welcome indeed, and, on a recent visit there, I decided to do a … Read more
We’ve decided to take it pretty easy this week because we’ve got a feeling the weekend is going to be a big one. With Australia Day on Sunday and our plans for spending it with my brother in Brisbane, we know it’s going to be a fun w/e. Doubled by the fact that we’ve also … Read more
Drinking beer on Australia Day is about as Australian as you can get. It’s the best way to celebrate our national day, but that doesn’t mean you have to drink beer and forsake all other beverages. I first heard of a beer cocktail a year or two ago in a rooftop bar in Sydney. Initially, … Read more
Napoli’s port was a disaster zone. Armed police scouted the area for pickpockets and queue-jumpers, herds of tourists ambled about like migrating wildebeest, and the burning summer sun scorched our anxious faces as we hunted for a ferry timetable. From Naples, it’s supposed to be an easy ferry trip to the legendary coastline of the … Read more
This is one of our favourite Instagram pictures from our trip to the States last year. It’s from when we went on a romantic sunset sailing cruise on the Hudson River. It’s a beautiful thing to do in NYC while you’re there. Here’s our post on sailing the Hudson River. Looks like it’s going to … Read more
A good pub these days can be hard to find. It sounds strange, but it’s true. It’s a rare thing when you walk into a drinking establishment and the staff are happy with you being there, the beer on tap is drinkable and you don’t feel like you’re going to be robbed… either by the … Read more
Orange, New South Wales, is becoming quite the foodie’s paradise. It seems every little shed and shack and around each and every corner there’s someone making something delicious to eat or drink. We found the truest embodiment of this wonderful new trend when our friends took us to dinner at Fiorini’s Ristorante Italiano. The merest … Read more
Perhaps it’s because both myself and Mrs Romance come from islands that we love New York City so much. Okay so our islands are a bit different to Manhattan, but let’s not get caught up in details. The important thing is we love New York. We’ve spent quite a bit of time talking about the … Read more