Mr Romance 
The week after the Easter public holiday is always a confusing one. It’s a short week, which somehow ends up being even busier than a regular 5-day one, it’s right on the crux of seasonal changes, and, if you’re somewhere that has Daylight Saving, the clocks all change. It’s a head-wrecker, no mistake. Well, we’ve … Read more
LA. City of Angels. The Big Orange. Finding a great watering hole in any city can be tricky, but in LA it’s even harder. From the myriad of options only Los Angelenos know about, here are our 5 top local tips where to go out in West Hollywood – Partytown in a party town! Finding … Read more
A hike through the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is something not to be missed. A perfect microcosm of rarities survives in this 2000-acre park. Add to that views out over the Pacific, incredible landscapes, sheer cliffs, vast black beaches… Torrey Pines is a must. When our friend Mona suggested we go for a hike … Read more
Well, it’s goodbye to the Aussie summer at last. This week is the last before our clocks change and autumn starts the run-up to winter. On the other hand, I was talking to my mum and dad back in England the other day and they can’t wait for the spring. In the meantime, here’s what … Read more
Discovering new, rare, exotic drinks can be so much fun. Remember the first time you drank a cocktail out of a coconut? Exciting, right? Well that’s what we’ve found for you here, just the grown up versions. Delicious to drink but also awesome gifts, here are our 5 Foodie Finds! Some people are into Star Trek. Some … Read more
How do you know whether you’re doing the right thing as you pick up your rental car from the company forecourt? It’s stressful, it can be expensive and you’re worried about being ripped off. Here are our top tips to win at renting a hire car. Fun fact: we don’t own a car. Usually you … Read more
Mrs Romance has left for Bali, and with the help of her travel companions, has taken ownership of the hashtag #BossLadiesDoBali. Said travel companions consist of the following spectacular women: Carly from Smaggle.com Kate from SecretBloggersBusiness.com Emily from BombshellBaySwimwear.com. Let’s check out what they get up to on the Island of a Thousand Temples. This bar … Read more
Full of the warm flavours of winter, spiced rum is the perfect drink to welcome the cooler weather. Stone Pine’s latest brew – Dead Man’s Drop – is a black spiced rum that’ll make you feel like you’ve already got the fire roaring and the lights down low. And remember, you heard it here first! … Read more
From eating traditional Mayan food and learning about the ancient culture and history of Maya to meeting a 97-year-old Mayan elder and watching him leap from his hammock to show us photos, we were hooked. Our tour of the Mayan communities of Mexico was simply unforgettable. Mayans. Apart from that terrifying scare-monger calendar of theirs, … Read more
Having a good travel companion can make the difference between an ok trip and an excellent journey. But does that travel companion always have to be your other half? Mrs Romance and I love travelling together. We’ve been doing it for years – pretty much from when we first met. But every now and then … Read more