Mr Romance 
Cold-climate wines are seen as the best – especially in Australian wine terms. Here’s a new range from one of Australia’s oldest wine families – McWilliam’s Winery – that celebrates the grapes’ high altitude. There’s something about the arcane science to making alcoholic drinks that fascinates me. It doesn’t seem to matter how many wineries, … Read more
Hiring a car in Italy gives the country a small yet expansive feeling you don’t often feel in a new country. But before you run off and book your Fiat Cinquecento (or perhaps Ferrari), here are some elements to consider. That exquisite freedom of having a car on holiday – of only your own schedule … Read more
We’re interstate in this week’s IG Edition: we’ve spent the last few days in Melbourne! Home of the Australian café scene, trams and Aussie Rules Football, Melbourne also plays host to a new creative business workshop our friends Emma Kate and Sonia are running called Brand Confetti. Sandwiched between learning some great new skills to … Read more
From champion bar tender to championing clean living, Alexx Stuart of LowToxLife.com has quite a perspective. This fascinating, enthusiastic and generous lady tells us her answer to the question: what does romance mean to you? Alexx has one of the healthiest outlooks on being healthy I’ve ever known. Her positivity and enthusiasm pours from her, … Read more
Getting ripped off by taxis when you’re travelling – even wondering if you’ve been ripped off – can get your trip off to a pretty low start. Here are the going rates of taxis in 80 cities around the world. Mrs Romance loves catching taxis – the ease, not having to worry about the traffic … Read more
Every week when I sit down to write this post I wonder what’s going to come out. Mrs Romance and I scan through our photos of the week just gone to recap what kind of week it’s been. It’s actually a great way we’ve found to remember the fun stuff that happens on a daily … Read more
We love finding Father’s Day gifts that go beyond the predictable socks, tools and T-shirts. This year we’ve got some awesome Father’s Day gifts that are not only manly, but also fun, challenging and stylish. In Australia and New Zealand, Father’s Day falls on the first Sunday of September. But across the world, dads are … Read more
At any given time, millions of delicious looking food photos are going up on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and alike. When you’re thinking about how to photograph food, here are some tricks that will help your shots tell the story of what’s on your plate. Brought to you by Olympus. There are all kinds of props … Read more
Although it’s now August and getting to the end of the Australian winter, the skies around Sydney tell a different story. The temperatures around the country have really dropped again with winter giving it one last go – hopefully the last – until spring. Mrs Romance and I thought we’d managed to avoid the winter … Read more
This easy vegetarian pâté recipe has all the marks of the ultimate culinary wedding. When we talk about food, it’s always full of ‘marriages’ – how this ingredient marries perfectly with that ingredient; this dish is a wonderful marriage with that dish. Aged Port, spicy Stilton, spring onions, creamy butter – it’s a match made … Read more