Mr Romance 
I’ve been looking forward to seeing Chicago for ages. Ever since my mate Anton came here and told me about their special pizzas a few years ago. What we find here is one of the most interesting, friendly, easy to-get-to-know cities we’ve visited. I’m also a bit of a mug for cities with rivers running … Read more
We popped into this little cigar house while on the waterfront tourist trail in San Fran. The shopkeeper pointed out the Stogies Inc. own range from the cigars lining 3 ½ of the four small walls. Instantly intrigued I picked the maduro robusto – mostly because it was the only one left. Popular for a … Read more
We’re back in San Diego – part II – and things couldn’t be better. People say sequels are always rubbish, well here’s the exception that proves the rule. We’re about to kick things up a notch so I hope SD’s ready! We’ll miss San Francisco, and Melissa and Peter are just about the most awesome … Read more
And we’re off! Mr and Mrs Romance are in America on an incredible tour that will take us from the west coast of California to Illinois to the east coast and New York City. Here we tell our story through the Instagram pictures we’ve created. We leave Sydney in the pouring rain. Great how it … Read more
I don’t think ‘excited’ really cuts it. Not for describing how Mrs Romance is feeling right now. Though if ‘excited’ describes someone who is dorky-dancing constantly and leaping from foot to foot, yammering away and not being able to concentrate on anything for longer than 12 seconds, then ok, Mrs Romance is ‘excited’. Why is she … Read more
After many many hours of slaving over a hot computer, we’ve finally done it! The Mr and Mrs Romance cocktail book is finally here! How to Host the Perfect Cocktail Party is ready and roaring for your patronage! We are so proud and excited about this book, we’re like a couple of little kids at … Read more
Last weekend saw Mrs Romance and me zoom off the edge of the digital map and away from all things Net-based. We were visiting friends in a little town in rural New South Wales called Putty. In this oddly named little town of no more than 200 people, there was no 3G, our phones had … Read more
Typical of all good Melbourne finds, the Cosmopolitan Hotel is tucked away down a side street. A block or two back from the St Kilda coastline, The Cosmo peeps round the corner at you and beckons to you like a cheeky Shakespearean sprite. We were happy we followed the sprite’s bidding – the hotel ticks … Read more
How much fun was our 30 Cocktails in 30 Days Challenge? No, really. I’m asking because I can’t remember. Just kidding. It was a lot of fun, and Mrs Romance and I have learnt a lot about working together so closely on this project. The final outcome – our book ‘How to Host the Perfect … Read more
The last day of our 30 Cocktails in 30 Days Challenge: the Cocktail Romance ebook! So this is it! The last day of our challenge. The funny thing is we thought this would be much easier than it really has been. We really hope you’ve enjoyed following our challenge and that you’ve tried the recipes … Read more