This page lists recent news articles and chapter updates posted on the TCC Web site. Click any headline to view the post. Use the search blank at right to find older posts on any topic.
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Don’t Forget Your Medical Evacuation Insurance
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Well Traveled: March 2013
Our congratulations to those Club members who have reached higher levels of countries visited. Well traveled. Platinum Members (250 or more countries) Mrs. Barbara Jenkins-Lee Solana Beach, CA Ms. Joy Cartwright Anaheim, CA Mr. Christopher Hudson New York, NY Mr. Edward E. Reynolds. Jr. Woodland Hills, CA Gold Members (200 or more countries) Ms. Joy…
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A Hearty Welcome to New TCC Members
The Travelers’ Century Club is pleased to welcome the following new members to the club: Bancroft, Mr. Peter Bernard, Fromageau Mr. Bingham, Ms. Cynthia Farr Bowden, Mrs. Janice Langston Bowden, Mr. Phillip Keith Brody, Dr. Lynn Corbett, Ms. Johanna Dahlberg, Mr. Gunnar Davis, Mr. John H. Davis, Mrs. Sheila Davis, Mr. John Warrren Dunne, Mr.…
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Rowland Burley Honored For Visiting All of the 321 TCC Countries and Territories
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New Venue for March 2013 Meeting in London
Area Coordinator Donna Marsh reports that the next United Kingdom luncheon-meeting will be at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, at a new venue: The Executive Boardroom of the Waldorf Hilton, Aldwych, London. The guest speaker will be Graham Hughes, whose subject will be “Around the World at Ground Level.”
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Southeast Florida Chapter to Meet in Golden Beach on Sunday, March 17
Hello Fellow Travelers, Our Next Spring Social Meeting will be hosted with Refreshments provided by Dr. Lee Duffner at his Lovely Golden Beach home on Sunday, March 17, from 2-5 p.m. There will be a Program to follow. RSVP me at (305) 772-1309 or email jannovar@hotmail.com. —Jan Novar, Area Coordinator
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Arkansas Meeting Scheduled for Saturday, May 11
The next meeting of the Arkansas Chapter will be on Saturday, May 11, in Hot Springs Village. We will meet for lunch at Tanners on the Green at 12.30. Dessert and meeting will be held at the home of Walter and Dolena Kann. Visitors are welcome. For reservations, call Dolena at (501) 922-1632. Directions will…
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Sarasota Area TCC Update
Area Coordinator Lillian O’Leary reports that the next meeting of the Sarasota-area chapter will be on March 27, with lunch at the University Park Country Club. At the Jan. 23 luncheon, Dr. Mike Kasum gave a talk about his new book, which is available online at www.fingertiptravelguide.com. He said those who read the guide can become…
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Report From the January 2013 Meeting in Denver
At the January 17 meeting at Piccolo’s Cafe, David Van Treuren showed photos from his recent trip to Uganda and Rwanda, where he trekked to follow gorilla families, reports Area Coordinator Bonnie O’Leary. He also showed photos of rare bird species and talked about the men who searched for the origins of the Nile. At…
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Northern California Members to Meet at the Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco
The March 2 luncheon meeting of the Northern California chapter will be at the Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco, reports Area Coordinator Tim Carlson. New TCC Board Member JoAnn Schwartz will give a presentation on the Caribbean. At the December 1 lunch in Berkeley, Cynthia Reed gave a report on climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro.…
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More TCC Publicity
Articles continue to be written about TCC, which helps acquaint travelers with our organization and new members are the result. Eastern Canada Area Coordinator Rick Shaver sent us two articles. One, from Canada’s leading travel trade e-magazine, TravelHotNews.com, interviewed Rick with the title, Five Minutes with the Travelers’ Century Club – Canada, by Jovana Arnaut.…
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Club Announcements: This ‘n That
Members have long considered Diego Garcia to be the most difficult TCC destination to visit. That may change. According to newspaper articles, as part of enhanced US Australian military cooperation, the Coco Islands would replace the US’s present Indian Ocean base of Diego Garcia, which the US leases from the British; it is due to…
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Texas Chapter Adds Oklahoma
When Texas Area Coordinator Kim-Kay Randt returned to her family home in Oklahoma for Thanksgiving, she saw friends who travel extensively but have refrained from joining TCC since there was no chapter in the area. She said, “Well, you know what they say – you can take the girl out of Oklahoma, but you can’t take…
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New TCC Chapters Established in Indiana and Western Canada
We are pleased to announce new TCC chapters in Indiana (Indianapolis) and Western Canada (Calgary, Alberta), which brings our total number of chapters to 19 – four of which are international chapters. Visit the Indiana chapter page (www.travelerscenturyclub.org/chapters/indiana-indianapolis) and the Western Canada chapter page ( www.travelerscenturyclub.org/chapters/western-canada-calgary) to learn more about our new area coordinators, Frank Basile…
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Change of Guard in Northern California Directors
The TCC Board of Directors, at its December 10, 2012, meeting, appointed JoAnn Schwartz to fulfill Tim Carlson’s term on the Board of Directors. She has been attending the last several TCC board meetings and Southern California lunches and is a regular attendee at the San Francisco-area luncheons. Tim Carlson will remain as Area Coordinator…
