Cherie and Clive
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. Site created 28 December 1999 Last Updated 9 July 2006
OUR TRAVELS:
We both enjoy traveling and have, either together or individually, visited all of the major continents. Originally staying relatively close to home with trips around much of Europe and the Mediterranean we have, since Clive retired in 1993, extended this to long haul, exotic destinations. These cover Clive’s interest in geographical and historical sights such as The Pyramids, The Nile and Luxor in Egypt; Great Zimbabwe and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe; Lake Titicaca and Machu Picchu in Peru; Uxmal and Chichen Itza, Mexico; The Grand Canyon, U.S.A; Niagara Falls, Canada; Uluru [Ayres Rock] and the vast Nullabor plain in Australia; The Kremlin, Russia; Samarkand, Uzbekistan; Taj Mahal, India and The Turfan Depression, Great Wall and Forbiden City in China. Cherie’s interests are more towards nature and unusual locations which include the Masai Mara Safari Park, Kenya; The Gambia; Cuba, the spice island of Zanzibar and the Orang Utans in Borneo.
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HOLIDAYS SINCE 1993
1994 - Russia, Uzbekistan, China: We visited Moscow and toured the Kremlin before flying south to Tamerlane's ancient capital Samarkand to embark on a 3,200 mile train journey. First we crossed Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the Chinese border. Then on via the Turfan Depression and the Gobi Desert to Xian [and the Terracotta Warriors], Nanking and finally Shanghai. From there we flew to Beijing to visit the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Great Wall before flying south to Guilin with the spectacular mountains along the Li River. Another flight to Hong Kong completed our first visit to Asia.
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. 1994 : China .
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Great Wall Li River, Guilin
1995 - Sweden & Finland. India & Thailand: Early in the year we flew to Stockholm to visit friends and sailed over to Helsinki in Finland and soon after that took a short break in St Malo, France. Later we flew to India to visit Delhi, Agra and the magnificent Taj Mahal, Jaipur and Amber before returning to Delhi for a flight to Thailand where we visited the ornate Royal Palace in Bangkok.
1996 - Egypt. Peru & the West Indies: In the early summer we were off to Africa to visit Egypt staying first in Luxor where we toured the ancient temples of both Luxor and Karnak and then visited the Valley of The Kings, including the tomb of Tutankhemen. Then a flight north to Cairo and the Pyramids. In the autumn we flew west and down across the equator to Peru where we visited Lake Titicaca and the fascinating 'floating islands' and then by train through the Andes to Cusco and the ancient Inca sites of Sacsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo and the awe inspiring Machu Picchu. On the way home we stopped off to lie in the sun on beaches of the Dutch West Indies isle of Aruba.
1997 - Zimbabwe & Egypt: Early in the year we were off across the equator for a return visit to Africa, this time to Harae the capital of Zimbabwe. From there we visited Victoria Falls and a few days later the fascinating ancient African ruins at Great Zimbabwe. In the autumn we returned to Africa for another visit to Luxor in Egypt and an excursion south to Abu Simbel.
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Ruins of Great Zimbabwe and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe 1997 Grand Canyon, U.S.A. 1998
1998 - U.S.A. & Australia. Greece: [We took turns at kitten sitting as Saree was only nine months old - see Maine Coon Cats page] In the summer Clive went to stay with his long time friend Richard Byford [Byway Entertainment] http://www.bywayentertainment.com/ and Byway Racing http://www.bywayracing.com in Palm Springs, California, U.S.A. and a visit to the Grand Canyon. Then he flew west from LA across the international date line and equator to Australia and a trans continental train journey on the 'Indian Pacific' from Sydney through the vast Nullarbor Plain to Perth. From there he flew up to Alice Springs and made a safari trip out to Ayres Rock and The Olgas before catching the world famous 'Ghan' train south from Alice to Adelaide. Next he flew on to Melbourne where, apart from sightseeing, he visited the MCG to watch an 'Aussie' Rules football match before catching a train back to Sydney for more sightseeing and a flight home, crossing the international date line the opposite way to London via Los Angeles. After he got home Cherie went to Greece to relax in the sun.
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.1998 : Australia.
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Sydney Opera House Ayres Rock
1999 - Mexico. The Gambia: [More kitten sitting as Taro was only seven months old] In the late summer Clive flew out to the Yucatan area of Mexico to tour the ancient Myan sites of Chichen Itza, Uxmul and Tulum and in the autumn Cherie returned to Africa for a long held ambition to holiday in The Gambia.
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.1999 : Mexico .
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Chichen Itza and Uxmal
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.The Gambia 1999
2000 - Canada. Turkey: During March Clive flew to Canada to embark on another trans continental trip he had long wanted to make. First stop was Toronto and a visit to Niagara Falls then a train journey by 'The Canadian' across the continent via Winnipeg and Edmonton to Jasper in the Rocky Mountains. After a few days visiting the local sites and trying his hand at driving a dog sledge with a team of eight huskies he rejoined the train to Vancouver and a trip to Victoria on Vancouver Island before flying home via Chicago. A few weeks later, in June, Cherie flew out, after a lapse of 10 years, to revisit Marmaris in Turkey, generally for a holiday lazing in the sun but with a few excursions into the surrounding countryside.
2003 - Cuba: In late September Cherie flew off to Cuba for two weeks in the sun in La Habana [Havana] and Varadero - Matanzas while Clive stayed at home to look after the cats and play bowls - a total of 81 competitive games during the summer season.
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Havana - panoramic 2003 Photo by Rob Mann
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. Che's memorial 2003 Photo by Rob Mann
2004 - Kenya & Zanzibar: At the end of May Cherie was off again to Africa, this time to Nairobi in Kenya and a safari into the Masai Mara Nature Reserve renowned for the numbers and diversity of its game. Early morning drives to view lions, leopards, elephants, hippopotamus, crocodiles, giraffes, buffalo and various antelope. A week later she flew out to the spice island of Zanziber in the Indian Ocean for some quiet relaxation on the beach.
2005 - Tunisia: Mid June and Cherie flew out again to Africa, this time to Hammamett on the Mediterranean coast of Tunisia. Although most of the time was spent relaxing in the sun she also visited the ruins of Carthage and embarked on a four day safari - visiting the Roman ruins at El Djem and the Troglodyte cave dwellings at Metmata before heading out via Douz into the sand dunes of the Sahara desert. After crossing the Chott El Jerid salt lake to Tozeur she stopped at the oases of Chebika and Tamerza before returning via the Holy City of Kairouan.
OUR EARLY TRAVELS:
Clive's first 'trip' abroad was in 1953 when, as part of his National Service in the RAF, he was posted for twenty-one months to Kasfareet, alongside the Suez Canal in Egypt. From there, in 1954, he spent two weeks in Famagusta, Cyprus at a 'leave camp', visiting the Roman ruins at Salamis and the mountain top castle of St Hilarion. In 1962 he was a member of the dance and song group from Chichester that represented England at the International Folk Festival in the 'Sound of Music' town of Salzburg, Austria and later that year went with the group to another festival, in Schoten, Belgium. This was followed by appearances at two further festivals in Belgium during 1964 at Antwerp and Yvoir. During 1966 he drove across Europe visiting Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Italy, Venice, Yugoslavia, and Austria then toured again in 1971 via Belgium, Germany, Austria, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria to Greece - visiting Troy, Pergamon and Ephesus. Late in 1972 he flew to Tunisia where he explored the ancient ruins of Carthage and the Roman towns of Dougga and Thuburbo Majus but in 1973 was back driving across Europe, this time to Italy, where he visited Pisa, Rome and Pompeii. The following year, 1974, he was at Bad Harzburg in Germany as song tutor at a folk course and during 1976 and 77 made several visits to the historical university towns of Heidelberg and Tubingen, including singing at the Tubingen 1977 folk festival. In 1978 he was still holidaying in Southern Germany, in Stuttgart, but in 1979 sailed across to Oslo in Norway to visit his friend the folk singer and fiddle player Duncan Wood. Later that year and again in 1980 he was singing at folk clubs in Aahus and Copenhagen, Denmark. 1981 saw him touring and singing with two friends at folk clubs in Heidelberg and he also went on holiday to Interlaken in Switzerland. In 1986 was with a folk group from Heathfield in Sussex on an exchange visit to perform in Tauberbischofsheim in Germany.
Whilst Clive's holidays involved either sightseeing or singing Cherie's were more relaxing. She was, and still is, interested in trying local foods, meeting the inhabitants and taking things easy in the sun. Her first trip abroad was in 1972 when she went to Greece followed in 1974 by a visit to Sicily. Staying in the Mediterranean her next holiday was to Malta in 1978 and Italy the following year [1979]. After that she visited Corfu in 1981 and Crete in 1982 Then for three years, 1983, 84 and 85, she visited Morocco followed in 1986 with a trip to Cyprus and then a return to Morocco in 1987 After moving to Brighton she visited Turkey in the summer on 1988
Following on after these individual holidays came a series of trips where Cherie and Clive visited Cherie's daughter Tracie, then living in Germany. In 1989, 90 and 91 they were in West Berlin. The first visit included a trip, via Checkpoint Charlie, to East Berlin, the second coincided with the dismantling of the Berlin Wall and by the third visit the 'Wall' had gone and they were able to stroll through a re-united city. The next three Christmases were spent in Germany - in 1992 in Osnabruck and both 1993 and 94 in Guttersloh.
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.Clive on The Eiger, Switzerland 1981
2006 - Borneo: Once more in mid June and Cherie was winging off to another exotic destination - Kota Kinabalu in Borneo. Whilst there she visited the UNESCO World Heritage Kinabalu National Park at the foot of Mount Kinabalu - one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world - and also spent a day at the Sepilok Orang Utan centre.
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St Basil’s Cathedral - Moscow Ulugbek Madrassa, Registan - Samarkand
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. Peru 1996 .
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Reed boat builder on Lake Titicaca and early morning at Machu Picchu
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.Venice - gondolas 1966
