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.

Saturday, January 05, 2019

Thunderbirds are go!

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Wellington put on quite a show for the final two days of our North Island road trip. The weather played its part with sunny skies and li...

Thursday, January 03, 2019

Manukura the white kiwi

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We stopped for two nights after leaving New Plymouth before finally reaching Wellington. Our first night was spent in Palmerston Nor...

Wednesday, January 02, 2019

New Plymouth

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New Plymouth proved to be the perfect place to relax, unwind and see in the New Year. Sadly, low cloud-shrouded Mt Taranaki the enti...

Sunday, December 30, 2018

The Forgotten Highway

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I’ve waited more than 50 years to visit the Taranaki region. I’ve always wanted to see the iconic (and conical) Mt Taranaki up close. Th...

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Lunch on a super volcano

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I know it’s become a bit of a cliché whenever I say this but it’s always been a childhood dream of mine to stay at the Chateau Tonga...

Friday, December 28, 2018

Kiwi Country

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The itinerary I created for our central North Island road trip took us through several regions I'd never seen before. This incl...

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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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