Can you believe this will be our last IG Edition from Australia for the next 3 months?! If you can, please let me know how you’re doing it. I’m struggling. This week we’re flying off to the States, Canada, Cuba and then on to Europe. It’s going to be an amazing trip and we’re really … Read more
Japan is a great country to drive in. The roads are excellent, the other drivers are polite and you can really see so much more of the country. Here are our top tips on how to drive safely in Japan. Driving in a different country is one of my favourite things. However, the idea of … Read more
Palm Springs, California is a living museum of mid-century modern. It’d be a shame to stay somewhere ordinary in a town so styled. So here are our top 3 extraordinary places to stay in Palm Springs – home of the Rat Pack. It’s quite a feeling to be lounging by a beautiful pool looking up … Read more
Food, inspiration, art and style – all to the backdrop of the roaring ocean; that’s what to expect at Halcyon House’s restaurant Paper Daisy, just shy of the QLD border on Australia’s east coast. Halcyon House was once little more than a shabby surfers’ motel on the doorstep of Cabarita Beach 20 minutes south of the … Read more
As far east as you can go without getting wet, Byron Bay is the main tourism drawcard in the northern New South Wales region. This means there’s plenty to do here to get a unique taste of Australia. Here are our top 7 things to do in Byron Bay, NSW. The once quiet hippy commune … Read more
This past week has been far from ordinary for us. And what a way to celebrate the end of July too! We spent the latter half of last week exploring the best that Byron Bay has to offer. Just a few kilometres south of the Queensland border, this pearl of the New South Wales coastline has … Read more
Millions of people visit Australia’s Hunter Valley wine region each year. It’s the 6th most visited place in the country – but do you know it like a local does? Our recent visit to the Hunter has given us a rare insight into the real Hunter Region. We recently spent 24 hours in the Hunter … Read more
Finding that perfect romantic getaway is a balancing act between location, price, quality and your partner’s expectations. Our recent trip to Spicers Vineyards Estate Hotel in the Hunter Valley 2 hours north of Sydney completely took our hearts. It’s the perfect mix of luxe living and romantic seclusion to make a special occasion even more … Read more
As you probably know, we love travelling. It’s the best. So when Mrs Romance turned to me the other day looking all wistful and pointed out we hadn’t been anywhere all year, it came as a bit of a shock. It’s true, we hadn’t been overseas together all year, but what we did realise was … Read more
In the past, I relished the thought of having the run of the house while Mrs Romance was away on a work trip. But this time – when she was away in Melbourne running the start of this season’s Little Blog Big seminars – it felt like I was missing out. I might even go as … Read more