Visiting Jim Thompson House – the soldier, the sailor, the spy and the screenplay
What have the CIA, the Olympics, a Broadway musical and the finest silk from Thailand all got in common? The answer revolves around one…
Travel Romance
Get Ready to Get Away – travel gift guide for Christmas
With travel being so unpredictable, being prepared is key. Here’s our top list of travel gifts for those of us suffering unfulfilled wanderlust and…
How to take a Hint – our guide to Christmas gifting
With December 25 looming, we all face the annual challenge of finding something special for the one we love. Here are some tricks to…
Wine & dine
Proffered, poured, stirred and sipped – 18 drinks-based gifts for Christmas
It’s time to get the bar restocked. And as part of our Hint Magazine gift guide, we’ve put together some ideas for what to…
Bladnoch Distillery – Scottish whisky with an Aussie flavour
Could there be a better name for the first whisky to come from a years-dead distillery than Samsara? Meaning ‘rebirth’, the Samsara is the…
How to take a Hint – our guide to Christmas gifting
With December 25 looming, we all face the annual challenge of finding something special for the one we love. Here are some tricks to…
Life & style
Feed your heart feed your home – the comfort-loving Christmas gift guide
They say that home is where the heart is. I say it’s where the most chocolate is! That’s what’s inspired some of our choices…
Proffered, poured, stirred and sipped – 18 drinks-based gifts for Christmas
It’s time to get the bar restocked. And as part of our Hint Magazine gift guide, we’ve put together some ideas for what to…
Turn the page on a new year – the 12 books of Christmas
Books always make great Christmas gifts. From crime fiction to poetry, cookbooks to the history of dogs, there’s something for everyone. Here are our…
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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…
Cigars du Jour
I went to my favourite cigar shop today to pick up a few ‘supplies’. My football team Christmas party is on Wednesday and there…
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…
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…
How to make the perfect gin martini
Many people are unsure of a gin martini They think it will be too strong for them or that the taste of the pure…