European Romance: Milan – Part 2

Milan Fashion Week has almost come to an end. Mrs Romance is tired but has enjoyed the experience. She also has some great content for Hair Romance. We begin exploring Milan a bit more, and Mrs R gets in some door-hunting too. It’s her other passion and she’s created a couple of great books of … Read more

Where to go in Trieste, Italy: James Joyce Cafe

Who’d have thought you’d find an internationally acclaimed mixologist in Trieste? It’s true though. The James Joyce Cafe – named after the moody Irish author – is a tiny bar full of the flavours of Triestino life. The best of which are made at the bar by Robi. Robi – or Roberto to his mother – … Read more

Things to do in San Francisco, California – Sonoma wine tour

I never used to like wine much. I know, can you imagine? My, how things have changed. Never have I been more grateful for my change in palate than for our visit to Sonoma, San Francisco’s most famous wine region. San Fran’s famed billowing fog that surrounds the city most of the day. However, this … Read more

European Romance: Milan – Part 1

Travelling to Milan wasn’t a well-planned trip. We decided to go only a few days before. Mrs Romance was asked to cover the Milan Fashion Week for Schwarzkopf in her capacity as the tremendous Hair Romance. The ceiling of Adu Dhabi International Airport is amazing. I took this with the detachable fisheye lens Christina got … Read more

Where to drink in Milan – Terrazza Aperol

Milan’s duomo – the spectacular Milanese Cathedral – is one of the most important pieces of medieval architecture in the world. As we sipped on our ice cold Aperol Spritzes and gazed at the duomo’s spikes and spires, we couldn’t agree more. Some find the need to climb its mighty walls to peer out at … Read more

Things to do in Chicago: Chicago architectural river cruise

Chicago’s an incredible city. The shores of vast Lake Michigan on its northern edge make it feel like you’re in a coastal town. Its reaching skyscrapers assert the fact that you’re in a capital city. Yet it’s only from the river that you get a true perspective of what the Windy City really has to … Read more

Memories of Milan

We’re off to Milan Fashion Week today! We’ll be in Europe for the next month for work and a little play. I’m looking forward to going back to Milan, and Mr R has never been before. These are some of my photos from my trip last year, and can’t wait to start shooting again this … Read more

What to do in San Diego, CA – San Diego Zoo

It’s so strange seeing Australian animals here, so far from home. I don’t know why, but standing the other side of the Pacific looking at a load of rainbow lorikeets just doesn’t seem right. San Diego Zoo has been running a new campaign called ‘Koalafornia’, which has brought not only a dozen or so lorikeets, … Read more

Where to drink in California – Altitude Sky Lounge, San Diego, CA

It’s hot from its latitude, it’s dry from the desert and its coastal breezes cool everything down when needs be. Because of this, San Diego is a rooftop bar mecca. San Diego is one of those… outdoorsy sort of places. But I don’t mean a hike up a mountain or interminable days spent under canvas (Mrs … Read more