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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June 2021 Arkansas Chapter Update
The Arkansas TCC Chapter met on July 12 at the home of Marcia and Steven Clift. The topic was favorite ideal travel mate. The adjectives included compassionate, flexible, varied interests, able to entertain yourselves at times, and compromising on early risers and late risers. And the all-time winner: a sense of humor. A book entitled…
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Illinois Chapter Scheduled for June 26 in Edgewater
Hello Chicago Travelers Century Club Members, I have been authorized to serve as an acting Coordinator for the Chicago Chapter. Since the TCC board has approved in-person meetings if the conditions warrant, I say it’s time to get together. Let’s do it! We will hold an Illinois Chapter luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. on…
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Oceania Chapter Virtual Meeting on Wednesday, June 16
The Oceania/Australia TCC Chapter will hold a meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, June 16, at 18:00 AEST. Contact Chapter Coordinator Robyn Antill for login information. Agenda: Brief introductions around the e-room: name, location etc. TCC News/Virtual Explorations/Photo Contest Presentation: Guest Speaker Fran Clark Presentation: For the last 12 years, Fran has been living out of a suitcase.…
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Texas/Oklahoma Chapter Presentations Shed Light on Malta, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana
Coordinator Jerry Allen reports that members Bob Young and Nathan White revved up the group about their past trips to Malta. Bob spoke about the a historical walk through Valetta, while Nathan spoke about his travel challenge of driving a manual transmission on the opposite side of the road from what he is used to.…
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Oceania Chapter Update: Zoom Calls and Norfolk Island Weekend
Five Oceania Chapter members captured a new country! Coordinator Robyn Antill reports that members made a weekend trip to Norfolk Island in January: The highlight for TCC Oceania this quarter has been our recent trip to Norfolk Island (External Territory of Australia.) The TCC Destination Zoom calls have been popular with the group, even if…
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June 2021 Atlanta Chapter Update
The Atlanta TCC Chapter met on Saturday, April 24, at the home of member Lynn Thomas. Coordinator Kelly Thomas reports, “We were excited to see each other in person, and we shared stories of our favorite trips we could never re-create, discussed online resources for finding travel information. Our next meeting will be Saturday, July…
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Canada Chapter Update: Global Adventures With The Planet D
Hello World Travelers, On May 15, we were very fortunate to have Dave and Deb of the famed Planet D blog as our esteemed guest speakers. Their credentials include: chosen by Forbes as top ten travel influencers in the world, and back-to-back gold medalists by the Society of American Travel Writers and the North American…
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TCC Perspectives: Three of Our Newest Members
BRYCE LODER Nome, Alaska, USA It would feel presumptuous talking “numbers of countries” with people who didn’t have a passion for travel, but among TCC members it’s no big deal. I did my medical training as a doctor in Kansas, El Salvador and Mexico before we had email or easy communication to arrange study in…
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Combined Northern California and Florida Meeting to Feature Presentation on West Africa
Greetings Travelers! Our speaker for June 5 is Kent Kuran. Kent has been a member of the Northern California group since 2017 and has now moved to Boca Raton and will participate locally there. He has graciously offered to present on his trip via Zoom to West Africa to the combined group of the Northern…
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Travelers’ Century Club News Roundup
TCC VIRTUAL EXPLORATIONS Previously known as Destination Zoom, the TCC Virtual Explorations Committee is calling for volunteers! Do you have experience in program development, production or promotion? We can use your help and ideas! If you are interested and able to work on any of these stages in the process, we could use your help…
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Destination Focus: Japan, a Cultural Understanding
By Pauline Chakmakjian Pauline Chakmakjian is a Visit Kyoto Ambassador. The photos of the Heian Shrine and Bamboo Meal were taken by Pauline. As with every Olympics, various cultural highlights will be presented with respect to the host country. The Tokyo Olympics has experienced an unusually turbulent period of preparation with COVID-19 interfering with plans…
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Member Spotlight: Pirkko Schildt, Espoo, Finland
We each have a moment where it all began, and for my husband Lauri and me, it was while we were on a packaged Christmas tour through South Africa and eSwatini (previously Swaziland) in 1998. In the same group we met a man traveling solo who at some point told us that he was on…
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Well Traveled: June 2021
Our congratulations to those Club members who have reached higher levels of countries visited. Well done! Gold Members (200 or more countries) Alesh Benkovic Ptuj, Slovenia James Kitchen Chapel Hill, NC, USA Mehraj Mahmudov Baku, Azerbaijian Jonathan Shier Melbourne, Australia Zhong Zhong Jinhua, Zhejiang, China Silver Members (150 or more countries) Fulchand Kishorbhai Hejam Mumbai,…
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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: Bangham, Neil Anthony Blanche, Patricia Blugerman, Guillermo Carpenter, Karen Renee Eickmann, Christian Finney, Jonathan Hejam, Fulchand Kishorbhai Kitchen, James Kitchen, Ron Mahmudov, Mehraj Petrone, Aldo Potor, Judith H. Sanford,Donald Shi,Congming Shier, Jonathan Snead, Gloria Steinberg,Isla Steinkamp, Peter Taylor,Anne Terry, Marilyn…
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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…
