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.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Lessons in life and business

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I've just returned from a business networking and professional development retreat in Queenstown, New Zealand. The forum group I trave...

Monday, June 09, 2025

Up the Mount

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I took advantage of some relatively fine weather today. I decided to climb Mauao, something I haven't done in a long time. According to ...

Sunday, June 08, 2025

The Rotorua redwoods

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On the edge of Rotorua you’ll find a six hectare grove of Californian Coastal Redwoods, part of the Whakarewarewa State Forest Park. The tre...

Wednesday, June 04, 2025

The year that was

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Yesterday, my brothers and I paused to reflect and remember the first anniversary of our mother's death . It was a day of conflicting em...

Sunday, June 01, 2025

Vivid memories

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Vivid Sydney is an annual festival held in Sydney. For the last 15 years, over five weeks, the cold, dark nights of winter have been trans...

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Sunday, May 11, 2025

Home sweet home

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Last month marked 21 years of living in our apartment in Redfern. It’s hard to believe it’s been two decades since we bought the property. ...

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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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