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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Member Spotlight: Jorge Sánchez, L’Hospitalet de LLobregat, Spain
Most people can only imagine walking out their front door with no money in their pocket with the only goal to learn as much as possible about the world, and not returning home for years. Imagine keeping this up for the next forty years. Meet Jorge Sánchez, a legendary traveler from another era who has
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36-Hour Transit: Brisbane, Australia
By Susan Turnbull Susan is a nurse and member of the Oceania Chapter living in Brisbane, Australia. Brisbane is not only a hub with direct flights to the Indo-Pacific, but a sunny, laid-back, friendly city that offers urban charm. Most long-haul flights arrive in Brisbane in the early hours of the morning. Fear not, Brisbane
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Destination: Bamako, Mali
By Ed Hotchkiss Ed is a member of the New York Chapter and a published photographer on the New York Subway network. Mali’s tourism used to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, especially to Timbuktu and the Dogon Country. This dramatically declined in 2012 when weapons flowed into the country from Libya after the
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TCC News and Member Updates
Member Snapshots: Middle East and Africa To… … South Asia and America! New Co-Coordinator Joins the TCC’s Virtual Book Club Miriam Nadel has joined Ed Hotchkiss as a co-coordinator for the virtual TCC Book Club to moderate monthly discussions. Miriam has been a TCC member for ten years and a member of the Washington, D.C.
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Well Traveled: March 2026
Our congratulations to those Travelers’ Century Club® members who have reached higher levels of countries visited. Well done! Diamond Members (300 or more countries) Yanping Liang Shenzhen, China Platinum Members (250 or more countries) Xian Ni An LaSalle, QC, Canada Bobbi Laufer La Jolla, CA, USA Peter M. Narins Los Angeles, CA, USA Maureen L.
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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: Jessica L. Adams James E. Alver Terry Appenzellar Jeffery Averill Jr. Kendall A. Bailey Nancy Barkwell Debra Elizabeth Beckett Jeannie Burns Buckner John H. Caldwell Barry Thomas Cervantes Yan Yin Cherry Chan Shawn Michael Clankie Heather Collinson Jean Quill Cook
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New Info Files Added to the Members-Only TCC Forum
As of 2012, members must go to the TCC Forum to access the TCC Info Files. The Forum requires a user name and password to log in. TCC will continue to mail the Info Files to those who have paid the additional $10 ($85 domestic and $95 international). Back issues of the Info Files are
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Save the Date for June 2026 Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia Chapter Meeting in Jacksonville
The Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia Chapter will meet for lunch on Monday, June 8, at the Seasons 52 restaurant in Jacksonville. Come aboard with us for a presentation on traveling the rails in Switzerland entitled “Ten Days Lost in the Swiss Alps (But the Trains Were on Time),” given by chapter members Paul Cosgrave and Robin
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Lunar New Year Celebration Planned for Feb. 21 in Hollywood, Florida
Our second Southeast Florida TCC Chapter of 2026 meeting is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 21, and our theme is “Celebrating the Lunar New Year,” which officially starts on Feb. 17. It’s the year of the Fire Horse. I need to make a reservation for our group and need to know by Monday, Feb. 16, if
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Upcoming Texas/Oklahoma/Louisiana Events Include ‘P/Q’ Picture Zoom and a Presentation on Easter Island
On a November afternoon last year, 23 Texas/Oklahoma/Louisiana TCC Chapter members and guests met at the Lakewood Yacht Club to hear David Eickhoff present his recent trip to Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi. Topics included gorilla hiking in Uganda, watching the Royal Drummers of Burundi, and visiting the pygmy villages of Uganda. Mark Russell showed contrasting
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Report From Our February 2026 Meeting in Jacksonville
The Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia TCC Chapter gathered in Jacksonville on Feb. 2 for a lunch meeting featuring a presentation by Olivia Carter-Pokras, a TCC member from the Washington, DC Chapter. Olivia and her husband Bob Pokras shared tips and highlights from their trip last year to Mauritius, Reunion and Madagascar. She also provided information on
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Miami-Area Members Visit a Local Nature Area for Their First Chapter Meeting of 2026
The Southeast Florida TCC Chapter held its first meeting of 2026 on Sunday, Feb. 1, at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center located in Crandon Park on Key Biscayne in Miami. This is a hidden gem in Southeast Florida. It’s fun to play tourist and learn about our unique and interesting fragile environment located
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An Invitation to the March 2026 Charter Chapter Meeting in Laguna Beach
Our next quarterly meeting of the TCC Charter Chapter (Los Angeles/Orange County) will be held on Saturday, March 14, at the Mozambique Restaurant in Laguna Beach. Bill Altaffer (“The World’s Most Traveled Person”) will present a fascinating program on “Adventures in Albania and Kosovo” which he visited last September. These amazing (yet underrated) nations feature
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Report From the 2025 Charter Chapter Holiday Luncheon in Beverly Hills
The Charter Chapter (Los Angeles/Orange County) gathered for its Annual International Holiday Luncheon at the festively-decorated Lawry’s The Prime Rib Restaurant in Beverly Hills, California on Dec. 13, 2025. A celebratory crowd of nearly 75 (including 14 guests) came from seven states and two foreign nations as we recognized four members who had reached advanced
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January 2026 Update From the Southwest Florida (Sarasota) TCC Chapter
The Sarasota-area TCC Chapter kicked off 2026 with a presentation by Washington, D.C. based member Olivia Carter-Pokras. Olivia spoke about a trip a month prior that she and her husband, Bob, took to Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. She shared what they learned about traveling in the Guianas, with especially helpful advice on using local
