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
Travel
We haven’t been everywhere, but we’re working on it! We did the whole back-packing thing a while ago, so now we like to travel a little more comfortably. Read on for travel tips and stories of Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Australia and the South Pacific… so far!
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
The secret Prada outlet in Italy
We’re driving through an industrial estate somewhere in Tuscany and our GPS doesn’t even know where we’re going, sending us down a dirt lane way. We’ve been driving a fair … Read more
The etiquette of ordering coffee in Italy
Italia. The land of pizza, pasta, Vespas and of course romance. It’s also a place that has so many rules, even the locals get confused at times. A friend of … Read more
Stories in stills: Paris, sunrise to sunset
After Mr Romance reminisced about Paris, I had to share some of my images. I love exploring cities at dawn. It’s so peaceful and quiet, and you can really feel … Read more
How my wife made me love Paris
I’m English, right? From England. It’s my duty to dislike the French and say things like “France would be a great place if it wasn’t full of Frenchies.” Not particularly … Read more