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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TCC ‘Destination Zoom’ Meetings to Focus on Algeria (April 17) and Brazil (May 15)
The next “Destination Zoom” meeting for TCC members is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, 2021. This month’s virtual gathering investigates Algeria, the largest country in Africa. It is a country emerging from years of being largely off limits due to a brutal civil war in the 1990s, subsequent problems of violence and kidnapping, and issues…
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Dominique Laurent: Our new Francophone Chapter Coordinator
Dominique Laurent graduated from Centrale (one of the top engineering schools in France), from MIT (International finance MBA) and from the Sorbonne (PhD Economics). He held finance jobs for most of his career. His favorite working years were for Total, a major oil company, which provided him with opportunities to travel abroad quite a lot…
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SoCal Members Together in Spirit for November 2020 Meeting
Twenty-three members joined a November 2020 virtual meeting of the Southern California (San Diego) Chapter. TCC member Diana Trombley presented a fascinating program on “Indigenous Peoples From Around the World.” Her magnificent photography and background information on the indigenous peoples overcame the boundaries of a Zoom meeting. We are together with TCC spirit.
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Report From the February 2021 Canada Chapter Zoom Meeting
Hello World Travelers, What a pleasure it was to have Gord Miller — one of Canada’s most famous sportscasters — join us for our Zoom call on Feb. 28. Gord spoke with us from Ottawa in his hotel room following his play-by-play broadcast of the Ottawa Senators/Calgary Flames game the night before. He recounted a…
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Revised Meeting Schedule for the Central Europe TCC Chapter
The Muenster meeting previously scheduled for April 17, 2021, has been postponed until Sept. 4. Details will be provided in June. The meeting in Prague previously scheduled for Sept. 4 has been postponed until 2022, hopefully in the spring.
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From Our Newest Members
Harold “Hal” Hart Marshall, Wisconsin, USA I joined the Navy when I was 18 to see the world. My 65th birthday is around the corner and now I’m trying to see the parts of the world I’ve missed.Thinking back to the late 70’s and those thick guidebooks I used to purchase prior to a trip,…
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March 2021 Club News
Meet Frances Francesc Borrull, Our New Mediterranean Chapter Coordinator My life has been blessed with combining my two great passions: travel and railways. When I was young, Inter-Rail passes enabled me to travel by train across Europe. Once married, my wife and I took trips to Asia, the Middle East and North America, and work…
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Member Spotlight: Randy Williams, San Diego, Calfornia
I really wish I had written down the exact moment a decision was made to visit every country in the world. You would think the date (or even year) of such a major decision and milestone in my life would’ve been somehow recalled, recorded, noted, or even scribbled down on a napkin at very least.…
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Destination: Islands to Dive and Explore on Land
By Lana and Tim Skeet Scuba divers have their own bucket list. Whether it is pelagics, macro or wreck diving, these are deciding factors in their next destination. Here are three spectacular dive destinations, and what is amazing is that these also offer “topside” sights to see. Chuuk Lagoon, Federated States of Micronesia Regarded as…
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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: Albright, David Ray Bell, Michael D. Bengier, Cynthia Bonnet, Edna Vazquez Brickley, David Chenault, Luisa de Varona Collins, Cynthia Cazort Forensky, Richard Gazarian, Ric Harada, Rodney Hasey,Richard Ivy, Catherine Mattocks, D. Gene Maxwell, Ray Maxwell, Irene Moenne, Tasnim Koraisha Moenne,…
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Well Traveled: March 2021
Our congratulations to those Club members who have reached higher levels of countries visited. Well done! Gold Members (200 or more countries) Patrick Dewilde Sint-Niklaas, Belgium D. Gene Mattocks Lincoln, CA, USA Silver Members (150 or more countries) Ric Gazarian Chicago, IL, USA Kanchana Srinivasaraghavan Carbondale, IL, USA
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New Info File 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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Your Centurian: Seeking Ideas and Suggestions
Is there something you would like to see in future issues of the Centurian? Maybe you would like to see more member features or destination pieces? We would like to hear from you. This could even include “how to?” articles in aspects of the travel industry, points programs, insurance, medicine, cooking, philanthropy, photography, scuba diving…
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Oceania Chapter Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 24
One of our new members, Susan Turnball (Apia Samoa), has kindly agreed to be the key presenter at our Oceania/Australia Chapter Zoom meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 18:00 AEST. Contact Chapter Coordinator Robyn Antill for login information. Agenda: Update on Norfolk Island mini-conference – 20 – 21 March 2021 Quick hello with folks…
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Report From the February 2021 TCC UK and Ireland Zoom Lockdown Meeting
The TCC United Kingdom Chapter held its first Zoom Lockdown meeting on Sunday, Feb. 7. There were 18 members in attendance, including members from the Central European and Oceania Chapters. Our group shared various stories about the impact of the pandemic on travel and on daily life. It was interesting to compare and contrast different…
