I honestly can’t believe it’s the end of may already. even the weather condition only now seems to be coming to terms with it – this week’s been chilly in Sydney. buddies back house would laugh, shrug off their tee shirts as well as be radiant red in 5 minutes, however to my thinned out blood, 13°C is cold!
Thankfully there’s been plenty going on over the past week to keep our minds off the turn in great weather. let the listing begin!
Mrs R had a speaking gig at a blog writer meet-up.
We went to the awards evening for this year’s Rising Social star (congratulations to all the winners by the way).
Tickets for the next bit blog huge workshop went on sale – Mrs romance is extremely excited. get your ticket here.
Our buddy Kate from trick Bloggers’ business was in town.
Vivid Sydney 2016 started – if you want our top tips of what to do, click here.
We’ve got our last bits of travel planning done for our trip to Thailand tomorrow (gulp!).
And – as part of vivid – I had my very first speaking gig.
Like I said, it’s been a distracting week.
Plus it was worldwide Burger Day over the weekend. extremely important to include that!
So here’s our latest Instagram Diary as well as travel recap. hope you enjoy!
We’ve been looking ahead to trying out Loch Brewery as well as Distillery’s new gin – The Weaver – ever since our bottle arrived, as well as bloody hell was it worth waiting for. This stuff, which is distilled by husband-and-wife team Craig as well as Mel Davies in Loch, Victoria, is 50% however goes down like water. It’s so smooth.
It’s likewise packed with flavour as well as texture. If you’re going to check out a new Aussie gin this winter, you’ve got to get your hands on a bottle of this. It’s absolutely superb. inspect out Loch’s website or buy from their lovely distributor, Nip of Courage.
So today’s my huge day. I’m speaking in front of about 120 people – about being an influencer. In the past I believed the only thing I might influence was one more round at the pub, however it seems I have more to offer after all!
This panel-based talk, held by the lovely Lorraine Murphy of The Remarkables group fame, is all about what it means to take your on the internet influence to the next level.
And right here we go!
In event of not making a total tit out of myself – as well as the truth that it’s worldwide Burger Day tomorrow – Mrs romance has taken me out for a pub lunch. What a lovely lady. Her slow-roasted suckling pig burger looks amazing, doesn’t it? That’s my blurry pie in the background.
In light of it being worldwide Burger Day, by the way, we’ve shared our trick burger recipe on the blog. inspect it out.
Amidst cries for a much better look at my pie, here’s a more in-focus shot of it. It’s a slow-cooked lamb shoulder as well as rosemary pie. absolutely spectacular. This is at the welcome hotel in Rozelle. get round there for excellent Aussie beer on tap as well as a pub grub menu to drool for!
This evening we’re getting a bit of method in. My mate Julian has taken us to Hawker – one of the more authentic Malaysian diners in Sydney. Jules as well as his sibling both like it here, as well as as we’re heading for their manor – the mean streets of Kuala Lumpur – tomorrow, we believed we’d much better get to understand more than just laksa.
If you’re into your Malaysian food, you should most likely inspect this location out. Hawker’s got some incredible things to chow down on! It’s had by the exact same guys who opened Mamak, so it’s bound to be popular.
So much travel coming up. Our work trip to Malaysia as well as Thailand is – of program – our concern at the moment. We are flying tomorrow after all! however we’ve likewise got a trip to the specifies in the pipeline as well as Mrs romance has just started sales for our next bit blog huge workshop. This one’s going to be in Perth!
Check out what’s going on in this – our latest session – as well as get your ticket quick. They’re already selling!
This week’s travel recap
Each week we go back in time over a few of our favourite travel destinations utilizing never-before-seen pictures of our travels. Here’s where we’ve been looking back on this week.
It’s sometimes the cheesiest pictures you end up loving the most. I believe the stating is: “when in Pisa, do as the tourists do.” I believe I got that right.
What I didn’t get right – not for ages – was this shot. You notice exactly how there’s nobody truly near us? That’s since of the domestic we were having! great times!
Mrs romance likes a sunrise photo. as well as from this shot I can see what she’s getting at. Still, my bed is so much more comfortable when I’m in it. particularly when the sun’s still not up. If the sun gets a lie in, why shouldn’t I?
This was in the cook Islands – definitely one of the most gorgeous locations we’ve ever been as well as would like to go back again.
This was one of those travelmoments that has stuck with us – as well as most likely will stay there – forever. Our go to to Capri on our last-but-one day in Italy was so incredible Mrs romance was still stating we should have stayed there even after we’d landed back in Australia… in truth she still states it now!
If you want to discover out what all the longing’s about, inspect out our publish on Capri here.
This is Blue hole 2 on Tanna Island, Vanuatu. After a 100-metre scramble over rocks as well as dead coral, this enormous football field sized hole in the reef opens down into the depths. absolutely incredible. as well as right in front of our hotel.
Tanna Island is full of surprises. See what else we discovered on this wild bit volcanic island.
The sand at Whitehaven beach on the Whitsunday Islands is just ridiculous. even in the middle of summer, the high silica material of the sand means it’s still awesome on your feet. This is excellent news as you want to spend as long as possible just staring around at the incredible beauty of this place.
Burano, a bit island town northeast of the primary city of Venice, has to be the most colourful location in Italy. Each of the homes is painted a different colour instead of having street numbers. perhaps since of all the colour right here – as well as the truth is type of away from the primary tourist path – Burano is much friendlier as well as more fun than a great deal of Venice.
Here’s more on what Burano’s all about.
We’re always on the lookout for rooftop bars. If there’s a method to get higher up, Mrs romance will discover it as well as head directly for it! This bit diamond of a bar is in the Grand hotel de la Minerve in Rome. The views out over the city as well as Piazza Venezi make an afternoon Aperol spritz even more enjoyable.
Well, that’s all from this week’s edition of our Instagram Diary. hope you’ve enjoyed it. Our next one will have a much more tropical feel to it, I’m quite sure!
How was your week as well as weekend? Was may a great month for you? tell us in the comments!
Images by Mr as well as Mrs romance via Instagram: @MrAndMrsRomance, @HairRomance, @Christina.Butcher – Mrs R’s Insta account as well as @AngryBastard of course!