During the first UK lockdown, the Ellie & Co team jumped on the staycation bandwagon and bought a 1996 Volkswagen camper van. She’s called Celeste, she’s had one…
Man, I wish I was posting today to recommend you visit this surrealist fantasy mansion – with connections to Salvador Dali – on your next secret Sussex staycation.…
Rifling through a suitcase of old postcards in a Brighton thrift shop recently I discovered this colourised one I was immediately drawn to. The beautiful building, the flowers,…
If you thought today’s Apple stores, those vast sleekly designed spaces used as shrines to the iPad, iPhone, are the first Apple stores in history, it’s time to…
A couple of weekends ago, I visited a friend across town (near this hidden gem) who asked if I’d heard the story of Siamese twins, Violet and Daisy…
Today, I thought I’d take the Ellie & Co time machine out for some old-fashioned celebrity spotting in Brighton. Some of my discoveries have come as a huge…
As we revel in the afterglow of the landmark moment Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris, made history as the first Black and South Indian-American woman to hold office, I’d…
Mention Beirut and what do you think of? Urban ruin, war and destruction? After news of the recent tragedy in the capital, I realised I’ve never associated…
A 1920s Louis Vuitton slogan once read, “Show me your luggage and I’ll tell you who you are.” Nothing screams out the golden age of travel more than…