After 10 years of founding a building a business, we decided to take some time off and travel with our children so that they could experience other cultures, other languages and learn about the European history that has shaped the Western world.
My wife, Gabby, and our two children, Meghan (who turned 12 on the trip) and Kyle-Matthew (who turned 9 in the trip) and I also had the benefit of spending 24 hours a day together for over 9 weeks. We are living through the trials , tribulations and excitement of travelling.
I hope this will be something they remember for the rest of their lives and I hope we have in some way shaped their attitude to people and problems that make them more complete people.
This will also serve as a diary of our trip that we can reflect on in the years to come and also for Kyle and Meghan to share with their children as they grow up…
Enjoy the journey with us.
Karl.
Hello Gabby, Karl, Meghan and Kyle – our Dear South African Friends!
…it will be a great experience for all of you, travelling is always an adventure – we admire you for taking this chance! and we hope very much we will meet soon here in Switzerland and have some lovely Swiss chocolate as Kyle just wrote in his blog 
We wish you all the VERY BEST – have a wonderful exciting trip to Europe
I wish you lots of patience, Gabby to finish all the “last-minute-things-do-do”…but also I know that you are a very handy woman! Things will be fine
Have a good trip to London and – keep in touch!
hugs and kisses from sunny Switzerland
come over and see for yourself!
Lyrics for the road……
Oh, come on, come on, come on, come on!
Didn’t I make you feel like you were the only man —yeah!
Didn’t I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can ?
Honey, you know I did!
And each time I tell myself that I, well I think I’ve had enough,
But I’m gonna show you, baby, that a woman can be tough.
I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on and take it,
Take it!
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby!
Oh, oh, break it!
Break another little bit of my heart now, darling, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh, oh, have a!
Have another little piece of my heart now, baby,
You know you got it if it makes you feel good,
Oh, yes indeed.
You’re out on the streets looking good,
And baby deep down in your heart I guess you know that it ain’t right,
Never, never, never, never, never, never hear me when I cry at night,
Babe, I cry all the time!
And each time I tell myself that I, well I can’t stand the pain,
But when you hold me in your arms, I’ll sing it once again.
I’ll say come on, come on, come on, come on and take it!
Take it!
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby.
Oh, oh, break it!
Break another little bit of my heart now, darling, yeah,
Oh, oh, have a!
Have another little piece of my heart now, baby,
You know you got it, child, if it makes you feel good.
I need you to come on, come on, come on, come on and take it,
Take it!
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby!
oh, oh, break it!
Break another little bit of my heart, now darling, yeah, c’mon now.
oh, oh, have a
Have another little piece of my heart now, baby.
You know you got it —whoahhhhh!!
Take it!
Take it! Take another little piece of my heart now, baby,
Oh, oh, break it!
Break another little bit of my heart, now darling, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
Oh, oh, have a
Have another little piece of my heart now, baby, hey,
You know you got it, child, if it makes you feel good.
having just become “old” friends, I’d just like to say how good it is to see you having a good time..and yr comments and notes make one live it all twice over….bravi !!!
Hey guys,
looks and sounds like a truly awesome experience, thinking of you guys, all the best
The Deans
Thanks Al and Tracy
We had a busy day in Venice today – will post pics and a blog this evening or first thing tomorrow…
Looking forward to seeing our friends back in CT.
Cheers
Karl.
David Grey says it best:
his Years Love lyrics
This years love had better last
Heaven knows it’s high time
I’ve been waiting on my own, too long
When you hold me like you do
It feels so right, oh now
Start to forget how my heart gets torn
When that hurt gets thrown
Feelin’ like I can’t go on.
Turnin’ circles time again
Cut like a knife, oh now
If you love me got to know for sure
Cuz’ it takes something more this time
Then sweet, sweet lies, oh now
Before I open up my arms and fall losing all control
Every dream inside my soul
When you kiss me on that midnight street
Sweep me off my feet
Singin’ ain’t this life so sweet?
This years love had better last
This years love had better last
Cuz’ whose to worry if our hearts get torn
When that hurt gets thrown
Don’t you notice life goes on
Won’t you kiss me on that midnight street
Sweep me off my feet
Singin’ ain’t this life so sweet
This years love had better last,
This years love had better last,
This years love had better last,
This years love had better last,
This years love had better last, whoa
This years love had better last.