THE ADVENTURES OF ELLIE AND BARRY (AND HENNING)

Staying out late, X’s on hands. Since when did you like punk rock bands? This blog is brought to you by Barry. In comparison to previous days, the agenda I’d set for poor Ellie’s legs today was far less challenging, almost verging on ‘relaxing’. After whipping up our now traditional breakfast of Trader Joe’s Pumpkin-Os (with added fruit) and a banging cup of tea, we were out of the door at 9am sharp for my longest drive of the holiday so far. The six point turn required to ge

This blog is brought to you by Ellie. Hello there, fellow travellers! Welcome to another day in sunny Los Angeles. Today was to be a day of two halves and a quite cultural one too, but first I had to drag my weary bones and muscles out of bed, which sounds easier than it was after the last two days of marching about. After a quick shower and breakfast, we were back out for a short drive down to La Brea Tar Pits. You may have seen the iconic image of the woolly mammoths stuck

This blog is brought to you by Barry. Yesterday featured early morning mountain climbs, heat, jet lag and challenging drives around...

This blog is brought to you by Ellie. Thanks to a healthy dose of jet lag, we rose bright and early at 05:30 on the first day of this...

This blog is brought to you by Ellie (and special guest Animal Correspondent, Ruth!) Well, yesterday was pretty eventful, despite ending...

This blog is brought to you by Barry Today began in what was becoming the usual routine for this Spanish excursion, with everyone...

This blog is brought to you by Ellie. This morning I woke up, blinking sleep out of my eyes, at 7am. I fell straight back to sleep and...

This blog is brought to you by Barry Day Dos (that's Day Two for the uninitiated) began with a bright beam of light calling me from...

This blog is brought to you by Barry. “How you doing?” The morning found us in good spirits and feeling well-rested despite the length...

This blog is brought to you by Barry. Our final full day in Iceland began with another hotel breakfast. Sadly the waffle maker has yet to...

This blog is brought to you by Ellie. Breakfast today was at 9am and we had all slept like logs after the late night yesterday. It had...

This blog is brought to you by Barry. After such a long day on our feet yesterday my first thought when the alarm sounded at just gone...

This blog is brought to you by Ellie. The time is once again upon us! Thank you for joining myself and Barry (and Henning) on another...