Where to Eat and Drink in Parma, Italy
Italy is a country of gastronomic adventures. Every town and village has its own unique delicacy. However, the northern city of Parma seems to…
Travel Romance
Dawn Service of Hellfire Pass – Anzac Day in Thailand
Could this be the most important place to see the Anzac Day Dawn Service outside of Gallipoli? This is what it’s like to be…
That Time We Worked On A Rice Paddy
Feeding over half the planet, rice is the staple for over 3.5 billion of us and has been around for some 10,000 years. But…
Wine & dine
French Fine-Dining in Sydney — Atelier by Sofitel
Perched on the water’s edge with the happy busy crowds of Darling Harbour revellers teeming below, two-Hatted Atelier and its relaxed, modern take on…
Best-Kept Secrets of Orange, NSW — Cooks Lot Winery
What is it you look for when you’re in wine country? Is it the same stuff you find in bottle shops and bars everywhere…
Sip Happens — The Wine-Infused Gin Trend You Need to Try
You know that feeling when you can’t decide whether to drink gin or wine and you wish there was something that would fill the…
Life & style
A Southern Wedding, A Queen In Sydney and The King Returns
March by name, march by nature! This month has definitely flashed by, hasn’t it? It’s a shame that March has gone by so quickly…
New Fish Market Tricks, New Central Coast Trips and the Greatest Martini Ever Made
So much for February being the short month of the year. It feels like these past 28 days have gone on forever. But now…
Dead Ashes, Do-Over Parties and Far South Coast Escapades
January’s a funny month, isn’t it. Even more so in Australia. It never feels like you can get that much done in January. I…
Latest stories
How Mrs Romance got over her fear of flying in small planes
Can you have a fear of small planes but on the other hand be ok with heights? Is there a logic to that? Is…
Fine Dining on Fraser Island
One of the last things I expected to find on the world’s largest sand island was fine dining. How wrong I can be! Turns…
Margaritas, sunsets and mountains of food
The other day, Mrs Romance and I were on the road driving around the Daylesford region of country Victoria. It’s a lovely area of…
Wines of the Month: red blends
The first thing I do when I‘m in a restaurant is check the wine list. I usually go straight to the Shiraz section as…
Where to eat in Sydney CBD – Customs House Bar
The hunt for a good pub feed in the heart of Sydney’s CBD used to be a fruitless exercise. But that’s not the case…