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.

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

White Cliffs

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I visited the iconic opal mining town of White Cliff in February 2003. At the time, I’d embarked on a six-day circuit of the New South Wal...

Monday, November 11, 2024

A very outback adventure

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I visited Broken Hill for the first time (and thus far, only time) in February 2003. It had been a lifelong dream to visit this iconic outb...

Saturday, November 09, 2024

Our cup runneth over

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This week has been unusually busy socially. As warm weather returns, we’ve been out and about more than ever. We’ve enjoyed creating a few ...

Saturday, October 12, 2024

The Great Buddha of Kamakura

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Time for another retrospective post from the Kodak era. This time we’re off to Kamakura, a historic coastal city on the Miura peninsula so...

Wednesday, October 02, 2024

Farewell Rhonda

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On Monday we farewelled Rhonda, Garry's mother, with a wonderful service. It was held in the Garden Chapel at Castlebrook Memorial Park...

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Savai’i (kind of)

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Today’s day trip to Savai’i, Samoa’s largest island, didn’t go exactly as planned. Our guide, Chief Tai (yes he really is a local chief), pi...

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Apia road trip

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We hired a car for our first five days in Samoa. It got us from the airport across the island to our resort, let us stock up at the local su...

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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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