Where to stay in Perugia: Hotel Brufani Palace
The drive to Perugia from Rome really isn’t a big deal. If you’re Italian. I’m not Italian and it was an escapade that – although surrounded by the most beautiful … Read more
Mr Romance
Travel to Tallinn Old Town: Estonia’s answer to time travel
Imagine crossing an arched threshold of old limestone brick and being instantly shifted back to the Middle Ages. This is pretty much what happens as you walk through any one … Read more
Yum Cha: where the buffet comes to you!
Imagine a Chinese restaurant that has a buffet of all the food you can think of… then imagine that buffet brought to your table by ladies with trolleys. This is … Read more
The club sandwich with a kung fu kick. It’s gluten free – but not glutton free!
Whenever someone says “it’s where east meets west”, the phrase conjures up two very different images in my mind. The stupid part of my mind thinks of planet Earth as … Read more
Phobias – who’s afraid of the big bad moth?
Aren’t phobias strange? Totally irrational and uncontrollable but non-the-less intriguing. I met a Taiwanese girl once who was terrified of chickens. Mrs Romance knows an Italian lady who is petrified … Read more
Gluten-free tuna and mushroom patties with a Stilton zing
Lunch. It’s an important meal and one that Mrs Romance values highly. It’s right up there with breakfast and dinner, and if it looks like she’s going to miss it, … Read more
Equipment for your home bar you need (and stuff you don’t need)
There’s nothing quite like the crack and jangle of ice as it tumbles about in a cocktail shaker. Watching a good mixologist is like watching an artist and a scientist … Read more
Gluten free corn fritter brekkie stacks
Mrs Romance loves corn. She could eat it for every meal, every day for the rest of her life. When she dies, she wants to be buried in corn. Until … Read more
My version of Valentine’s Day
There are always rules. Never trust a thin chef, always trust a barber with bad hair, only ever eat white snow… for Valentine’s Day, there are rules just the same: … Read more
She’ll shop till you drop – part 3
I’m really quite good at tying my shoe laces. I can do it almost without thinking. I can also cross the road safely and effectively… most of the time and … Read more