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 08, 2016

The Australian Dream

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Garry's parent have bought an apartment. They've decided that the time has come to sell the family home and downsize. They've pa...

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Cooking with gas

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It’s been 12 years since we moved into our apartment. The apartment itself is now 16 years old. It’s hard to believe how swiftly time has pa...

Saturday, April 02, 2016

Nuremberg after dark

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Garry and I spent seven fast and furious days working in Nuremberg at the start February. We’d travelled to Germany to walk the halls o...

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Riding the Death Railway

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Thailand’s infamous death railway passed through dense tropical jungle and steep, remote river valleys for much of its length. This rou...

Saturday, March 19, 2016

The Bridge on the River Kwai

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The Bridge on the River Kwai was an epic Hollywood blockbuster. Released in 1957, it won seven Academy Awards, and has often been la...

Friday, March 18, 2016

Hellfire Pass: Least we forget

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Ask most Australians to name the nation’s most notorious wartime locations and you’re likely to hear three names again and again: ANZAC...

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Sky high in Dubai

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Garry and I have finally made it back to Dubai. Our first visit to this Middle Eastern metropolis was Christmas 2007. At the tim...

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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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