THE ADVENTURES OF ELLIE AND BARRY
(AND HENNING THE TROLL)

This blog is brought to you by Ellie. Good day, fellow travellers! Today we awoke to much milder weather from the get-go. It was an early start for us, rising at 06:30, having a quick breakfast and rushing out the door. Despite our efforts, we were running a bit behind and it was a little bit panic stations when we came out from the Metro and marched toward Vatican City, the second country of the trip and, as Barry mentioned, the smallest country in the world! Fun fact: highe

This blog is brought to you by Ellie. We’re back at it again, folks! When we last left you, we had been galavanting all over Geneva for my birthday, getting all Christmassy. Our first holiday of 2026 is going to be a short, but much needed, break. Amid wedding planning and sometimes stressful jobs, it’s nice to get back to normal. Rome is the city of choice this time and I have never been to Italy before! Barry has been to Milan and did not get on so well with Italian public

This blog is brought to you by Barry Another early start, another Disneyland day! We were settled in to our regular theme park routine by this point, rising with the sun and rousing ourselves with a cup of tea and some of 7/11’s finest cereal. After completing 50% of our intended attractions on Monday our plan for the morning was to tackle things on the remaining ‘left side’ of the park. In comparison to the previous day it was a beautiful Southern California morning and we b

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 Day Dos (that's Day Two for the uninitiated) began with a bright beam of light calling me from above. Had I passed away in the night and been called up to heaven? Unlikely, for a number of reasons, but the powerful ray of sunshine was enough to ensure that I could no longer keep my eyes closed. As I began to stir from my slumber, I surmised that I was not in fact about to be handed my very own cloud, harp and opportunity to reunite with my

This blog is brought to you by Ellie. I never have had a gift for words like Barry has, and I am still pretty much lost for words, but I have never been so happy in my entire little life. I don’t think I could ever have imagined finding the perfect partner in life and yet there he was yesterday, on one knee in front of me, asking me to marry him on the exact spot I had secretly hoped he would! Naturally, I became a water fountain immediately but managed to choke out an emotio