Putting your thumb up is a recognised hand signal the world over , and the ultimate sign of approval . So it was a good choice of gesture for Elle-Rose Williams , 25 , and her fiancé Paddy Moogan , 30 , to pick as their go-to pose while on an around-the-world trip . The couple documented their mammoth journey , spanning months and continents , by capturing photographs of their thumbs in front of landmarks , skyscrapers , beautiful scenery and historical monuments . Scroll down for video . A view from a cliff in Christchurch , New Zealand , during the first leg of the couple 's world tour . Thumbs up outside The Louvre in Paris , despite a rainy day . No landmark was left unphotographed . Elle , a social media manager and travel blogger from London told MailOnline : 'It started as just a fun way to record where we 'd been , whenever we saw something gorgeous or memorable we 'd take a photo of a thumbs up in front of it . 'As we travelled more it became a running joke , and we 'd make sure we did it everywhere we visited . ' The duo 's adventure kicked off in New Zealand two years ago . After living in Queenstown for six months they visited Australia before passing through Singapore , Malaysia , Thailand , Hong Kong and the USA , thumbs at the ready . This time in San Francisco in USA during a day trip to see The Golden Gate Bridge . View of Las Vagas by night from the The Foundation Room roof top bar of Mandalay Bay Hotel . Commenting on the aesthetics of the thumb photos Ellie , who writes the blog The World and Then Some says : 'They aren ’ t great photos . They ’ re not artistic . They ’ re not even lit properly in most cases . But they tell our story . They show where we ’ ve been and how far we ’ ve come . ' With so much time in front of the camera , the couple 's thumbs have won attention online . Elle describes the The Grand Palace in Bangkok as 'one of the most beautiful places I 've ever been ' On a cold day in Central Park in New York Ellie and Paddy 's gesture still takes centre stage . To date , they 've been photographed front of the The Louvre in Paris , the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco , The Grand Palace in Bangkok , Central Park in New York , the Harbour Bridge in Sydney , The Grand Canyon and Notre Dame , also in Paris . Elle says , 'My favourite photo is the one we took in NYC at Christmas time ( its the darkly lit one , with a Christmas tree in the background ) . A view - behind the thumbs - of Queenstown in New Zealand on a clear day from the top of a cable car . 'The most thumbs up moment of my life so far ' : Photo taken after Paddy proposed to Elle in NYC . Elle broke her finger in New Zealand zip lining but she still managed give a version of the salute . 'It was taken moments after Pad proposed to me , in the exact spot it happened . Which might be the most 'thumbs up ' moment of my life so far . ' 'We get married next year - so of course I 'm hoping to get a photo of us after saying ' I do ' with the wedding rings included ! ' ' I think the photos sum us up as a couple , we 're very laid back , happy and just take things as they come . ' Sometimes a landmark deserved a full body shot . Ellie and Paddy pose in front of the Sydney Opera House . Role reversal : Paddy 's thumbs appears on the left and Elle 's on the right at Angthong National Park in Thailand . Happy days overlooking the spectacular view of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong . The scenery changes but the thumbs stay the same as the couple ride a chair lift in Queenstown , New Zealand . Elle-Rose Williams is a social media manager and travel blogger behind the webiste The World and Then Some . New Years Eve in Sydney , Australia with a view of the Sydney Opera House and fireworks . Another day , another thumb selfie - this time in front of The Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia . A pit stop during a day 's drive along The Great Ocean Road in Melbourne Australia . Face time for the couple who have been together for five years and this year got engaged . Elle and Paddy stopped off in Europe on their route home to visit Notre Dame in Paris . The duo demonstrate their excitement with a familiar gesture at Grand Canyon , USA . In Germany they went up the Berlin TV Tower ( 207m high ) to take pictures of the cityscape . Elle captions this shot on her website : 'Bay of Islands , New Zealand ( we really loved our hire car OK ! ? ) ' A sunny day in Wellington , New Zealand and the thumbs show no sign of abating . Back in the UK Paddy and Elle went to St Ives in Cornwall and stayed in Tregenna Castle . The couples ' car radio broke before they had a five hour drive to do , hence thumbs down . Before snorkeling the couple decided to give their faces a moment in the limelight - not forgetting the thumbs .
Social media manager Elle-Rose Williams is from London and a blogger . Elle and her fiance are expecting their first child in the next few months.