Our first taste of Cuba
We’re ba-aack! Did y’miss us?! hopefully the answer is ‘yes’ – but not too much. I can’t stand that kind of pressure! Well, it’s…
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Instagram Diary – California Edition: new ebooks, new sandwiches and pastures new
We haven’t got long left here in San Diego. It’s been awesome to be able to spend so much time – not only with…
What to do in San Diego: wine and beer tours
Wine tours are a lot of fun. But if we’re talking understatements, the tour I went on with San Diego Beer and Wine Tours…
Where to stay in LA: the Mondrian Hotel, West Hollywood review
It’s true: LAX is a necessary evil for exploring the US West Coast. It’s big, ugly and brutal. On the other hand, Los Angeles…
Beach time, cake time and wine o’ clock
So in last week’s Instagram Diary, you might’ve seen our pic of the cigar I had. Well, we were enjoying the backgammon there so…
Where to stay in Mudgee: Mudgee Homestead Guesthouse
Mudgee, New South Wales, is one of those special places that really lends itself to relaxation, amazing food and drink, and a friendly welcome….
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…
7 Tips for How to Survive a Long-Haul Flight
Everyone’s has a flying story. They’re a stand-up comic’s bread and butter. But a long-haul flight is no laughing matter. Here are our 7…
An LA hotel, a magic burger and San Diego Halloween
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…
10 Tips for Travelling as a Couple
Travelling as a couple can be a real challenge. We’ve both travelled alone in the past, and we’ve travelled with our families too. But…
Top travel tip-off: Corrour Station, Scotland
Remember that scene from Trainspotting? When they go out into the Scottish countryside to that really isolated train station? Well that’s a real place….
Where to stay on the Gold Coast – QT Hotel
Queensland’s Gold Coast is one of those places where people visit to find fun, relaxation, something a little different and to cut a little…
48 Hours on Fraser Island – what to do and where to go
Spending just 48 hours on Fraser Island, Australia, doesn’t seem like enough time – and of course you could spend much longer there –…
5 reasons you need to go to Mudgee right now
Every now and again you find a place that’s way better than you thought it would be. Mudgee is definitely one of those places….
A Queensland Odyssey
Day two of our stay on Fraser Island. Yesterday, you might remember, we were zooming up and down Kingfisher Bay Beach on Segways and…
10 top things to do in Milan, Italy
Milan is seen as a hub for commerce rather than romance or tourism. But is that really true? We found more than enough to…