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.

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Chasing Status Points

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Garry and I have just spent a glorious weekend on the South Coast. Regular readers will recall that pre-COVID we regularly attended the Nar...

Friday, July 14, 2023

More countries on the way

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Garry and I have booked ourselves on a cruise for this year's Summer vacation. We'll be spending ten nights on the Royal Caribbean...

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

A month of milestones

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I recently came across this image while preparing some retrospective blog posts. It was taken in 2006 during the first return visit Garry ...

Monday, July 03, 2023

More retrospective adventures

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Last month I kicked off a series of retrospective posts covering travel adventures that unfolded before this blog began. You'll find lin...

Sunday, July 02, 2023

Shanghai for beginners

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In October 2003, Garry and I travelled to China for two weeks. After spending time in Xi'an and Beijing we finished our first Chinese...

Saturday, July 01, 2023

Beijing means business

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In October 2003, Garry and I traveled to China for two weeks. While I’d visited China twice before on business, this was Garry’s first visi...

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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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