The Swiss Cottage

GREETINGS FROM GARRY AND ANDREW. WE'RE TWO AUSTRALIANS WITH A LIFE-LONG PASSION FOR TRAVEL. JOIN US AS WE SHARE OUR ADVENTURES AROUND THE WORLD AND HERE AT HOME.

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Going Dutch

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For the last ten months, I've been publishing posts on my backpacking odyssey through Europe in 1990. This is my twenty-third post, cov...

Monday, May 04, 2026

The City of Light

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Time for another retrospective post. Visiting Paris for the first time was the fulfilment of a childhood dream. For as long as I can remem...

Sunday, May 03, 2026

To London by Hoverspeed

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Riding a hovercraft across the English Channel was always a childhood dream. As an engineering fanatic, I simply loved the futurist look an...

Monday, April 27, 2026

The Eternal City

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Time for another retrospective travel post. This time we’re off to Rome, the venerated capital of Italy. I first visited this city in Sep...

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Firenze

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Let’s step back in time again. Florence has always been one of those “must-see” destinations on my bucket list. I finally got to experienc...

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Ovenight in Seville

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It’s time for a final retrospective post about my backpacking adventures in Spain in 1990. Regular blog readers will recall I spent three m...

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About Me

Swatch: Andrew and Garry relocated to London from Sydney, Australia in 2005; before retracing their steps in 2011. For five years they called the London suburb of Swiss Cottage home. Andrew and Garry currently devote their working hours to fulfilling the world’s need for eco-friendly wooden toys. In their spare time, they're still discovering new destinations to explore. Andrew once dedicated his life to roaming the globe, sometimes for pleasure, but usually for business. There's an ozone hole up there with his name on it. These days he maintains this blog, weaving his life story through many of its posts.

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