How to get to Lake Como from Milan by train

Everyone needs a holiday now and then, don’t we? When the people of Milan get tired of the elegance, fashion and sophistication of their hometown, they head straight for Milano Centrale train station and Lake Como. Sign up to our free newsletter here for more travel inspiration. You also get your own copy of our … Read more

Where is the best burger in New York, NYC?

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

European Romance: Lake Como

We’ve had enough of Milan. It’s just not cool enough. So what’s the answer? Easy. We go to Lake Como. It’s easy to get to Como from Milan. There’s a two-hour train that takes you right there. We arrive to a perfect day; warm sun, and boats bobbing along and on the pristine surface of … Read more

Where to drink in England – The Rose and Crown, Wivenhoe

I’ve always said the Rose and Crown pub in Wivenhoe, England should be the best pub in the county. It’s on the waterfront of the Colne River. Across this once-busy-now-quiet waterway, you’re greeted by views of green fields, woodland and the twinkle of distant riverside towns, miles upstream. On the pub’s doorstep, the quay juts … Read more

Things to do in San Francisco, California – Sonoma wine tour

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

European Romance: Milan – Part 1

Travelling to Milan wasn’t a well-planned trip. We decided to go only a few days before. Mrs Romance was asked to cover the Milan Fashion Week for Schwarzkopf in her capacity as the tremendous Hair Romance. The ceiling of Adu Dhabi International Airport is amazing. I took this with the detachable fisheye lens Christina got … Read more

Where to drink in Milan – Terrazza Aperol

Milan’s duomo – the spectacular Milanese Cathedral – is one of the most important pieces of medieval architecture in the world. As we sipped on our ice cold Aperol Spritzes and gazed at the duomo’s spikes and spires, we couldn’t agree more. Some find the need to climb its mighty walls to peer out at … Read more

Things to do in Chicago: Chicago architectural river cruise

Chicago’s an incredible city. The shores of vast Lake Michigan on its northern edge make it feel like you’re in a coastal town. Its reaching skyscrapers assert the fact that you’re in a capital city. Yet it’s only from the river that you get a true perspective of what the Windy City really has to … Read more

Memories of Milan

We’re off to Milan Fashion Week today! We’ll be in Europe for the next month for work and a little play. I’m looking forward to going back to Milan, and Mr R has never been before. These are some of my photos from my trip last year, and can’t wait to start shooting again this … Read more

What to do in San Diego, CA – San Diego Zoo

It’s so strange seeing Australian animals here, so far from home. I don’t know why, but standing the other side of the Pacific looking at a load of rainbow lorikeets just doesn’t seem right. San Diego Zoo has been running a new campaign called ‘Koalafornia’, which has brought not only a dozen or so lorikeets, … Read more