As we head south on our drive from Los Angeles to San Diego, we switch on the radio. Cold Play’s A Sky Full of Stars comes on. It’s a good song. Then Mrs Romance chimes in with: I don’t get these lyrics. Does ‘you’re a sky full of stars’ mean ‘I think you’re fat’? Mind … Read more
Everyone gives the USA a hard time for their food. But are those huge portions of over-oiled sugary heart explosions really all the States has to offer? I hadn’t really been to the States properly before last year (stopping in transit at LAX doesn’t really count, does it?) I imagined huge brimming piles of unfortunate … Read more
If it’s fine food, an expansive wine list, amazing décor and the best date night out that you’re after, get your butt down to The Boarding House, Chicago! Sadly, The Boarding House closed suddenly and for unknown reasons in June 2018. They had just renewed their lease which should have kept them open until 2021. … Read more
For me California conjures images of endless pristine beaches, perfect weather, happy people and great food. It’s a cliché, but like all clichés, there’s got to be an element of truth to it somewhere. A quintessence that provides the rule. There’s nowhere else closer to this perfect visage than San Diego. It’s a happy city – a … Read more
Perhaps it’s because both myself and Mrs Romance come from islands that we love New York City so much. Okay so our islands are a bit different to Manhattan, but let’s not get caught up in details. The important thing is we love New York. We’ve spent quite a bit of time talking about the … Read more
I love New York. But I hate queues. Like the Brits, Americans seem to really enjoy a queue. It must be the Italian in me that wants to always get around the system. For many things in New York you should expect to wait, like tourist attractions, restaurants (even with a reservation) and taxis at … Read more
New York is one of my favourite places in the whole world. I dreamt about visiting for years and when I finally made it there, with some very high expectations, NYC didn’t disappoint. If anything, it exceeded all my expectations and made me want to move there. When people ask me why I love NYC, I … Read more
San Diego – in the whole of the US – has the best tobacco laws. In California, it’s still legal to smoke inside, but only places like tobacco stores. You can’t eat or drink in there. San D takes it one step further. Providing the main product you sell is tobacco, you can get a special licence … Read more
Westside vs Eastside – it’s a New York burger-off! New York City really does have everything. But how are its burgers? A city’s burger – after all – is the window into its culinary soul! Mrs Romance and I decided to check out two places that had been recommended to us for their patties. It … Read more
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