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, February 28, 2010

Who says history never repeats?

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Here in the UK the Falkland Islands have been making headlines. This month, Ocean Guardian, a small British energy company began exploratory...
Thursday, February 18, 2010

56 hours in The Big Apple

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I'm blogging from the back of a taxi en route to the airport in New York. It's been an intense 2.5 days on the ground here with back...
Monday, February 15, 2010

Frome

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We've enjoyed a relaxing weekend in the town of Frome. It's an old town able to date its history back to at least the 7th Century. M...
Sunday, February 14, 2010

1607 was a good year

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In 1607 a glorious stone manor house was built in the small Somerset village of Frome (pronounced like room spelled with an 'f'). To...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

The big freeze - Part 2

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The coldest winter in three decades has returned with vengeance. Since Monday we've had snow flurries falling on and off throughout the ...
Sunday, February 07, 2010

Joining the herd

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My university marketing courses regularly referenced the product lifecycle curve. This model categorises consumers according to the risk the...
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Thursday, February 04, 2010

Too good to last...

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Up until today I had no travel booked, for business or leisure, in the first three months of the year. Sadly, my days on the ground are numb...
Monday, February 01, 2010

The Green Belt

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Every so often I come across an inspired British innovation. The Green Belt is one such example. It’s an urban development policy from the 1...
Sunday, January 31, 2010

London Zoo

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Today dawned bright and clear, but bitterly cold. Overnight the temperature had fallen to -2°C. However, even at late as 9am, despite blue s...
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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Living the high life

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No doubt you've noticed recent blog posts have been punctuated by periods of inactivity. A combination of a heavy workload and a routine...
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

It's almost time for kissing babies

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This billboard appeared outside our office this month. It’s one of almost a thousand posted across the country at an estimated cost of £400,...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

More than just a statistic

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Despite enduring the worst recession in 60 years, crime is on the decline in Britain. Last year crime recorded by nation's police fell 5...
Saturday, January 16, 2010

The Big Thaw

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Life is returning to normal as the nation enjoys a brief respite from four weeks of abnormally cold temperatures. We're now in the midst...
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Here we go again!

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We woke this morning to 3cms of fresh snow blanketing the neighbourhood. I must admit that the scene was a complete surprise. As we were hea...
Monday, January 11, 2010

Another winter casualty

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Last week it was car windscreen that fell victim to our harsh winter; yesterday it was the turn of our water pipes. Incredibly, the pipes ha...
Sunday, January 10, 2010

The first casualty of winter

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Experts recommend a scraper over any other method of ice removal. Every year insurance companies receive dozens of claims for windscreens cr...
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Friday, January 08, 2010

The Big Freeze

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Nasa's Terra satellite took this image of the UK earlier today. Britain continues to shiver under the coldest winter in three decades....
Thursday, January 07, 2010

Not so bad; yet

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A few pictures from today's snowfall. It's proved to be not as dramatic in London as last night's forecast predicted. We woke to...
Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Frozen to the spot

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It’s turning into a bitterly cold winter across much of the UK. For three straight days Garry and I have woken to heavy frosts and icy pavem...
Monday, January 04, 2010

A new decade dawns

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Garry and I arrived back in London today. Our Summer vacation is clearly over. The short-sleeve 27°C temperature and endless blue skies of S...
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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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