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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Colorado TCC Chapter to Meet in Mid-October
Greetings and Happy Fall! The last 2024 meeting of the Colorado TCC Chapter will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 17, at Café de France in Denver (2730 S. Colorado Blvd. in the University Hills mall). Our presentation topic will be “Walking on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela.” Vanessa Petsuch will speak…
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Details Announced for October 2024 Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Chapter Meeting in Blue Ash, Ohio
Our Fall Meeting will be on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m. at the Blue Ash Community Center, 4433 Cooper Road in Blue Ash, Ohio. Dr. John and Karen Shrader will give a presentation about their world travel adventures as they seek out birds and mammals across the globe. Ask about their Borneo adventure! We…
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‘Great South African Train Robbery’ Presentation Planned for October SW Florida Chapter Meeting
Join us for our next meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at noon. Contact amandatd@yahoo.com for more details and to RSVP. We will have a special presentation from our fellow member and train expert, Tom Kennedy, on “The Great South African Train Robbery.” Tom has an incredible background, having worked as a railroad consultant in 47…
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September 2024 Georgia Chapter Update
The Georgia TCC Chapter gathered on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Buckhead condo of co-coordinator Drake Anderson. Members recounted their latest travel adventures, including an epic nine-month cruise that left everyone in awe. The group’s passion for exploration was palpable as they discussed their next destinations.
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Report From the Fall 2024 Arkansas Chapter Meeting
The fall 2024 meeting of the TCC Arkansas Chapter was held on Saturday, Sept. 7, at the home of Marcia and Dr Steven Clift. We expected more than a dozen to attend, but football weekend in Arkansas cut the number of attendees. It was a wonderful time — in fact our meeting extend to three…
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Report From the September 2024 Canada Chapter Meeting in Toronto
Hello World Travelers, I am happy to report that we had a very eventful TCC Canada meeting in downtown Toronto recently. We warmly welcomed a new provisional member, Rosemary Fleming of Toronto, Ontario, and two new members, Ben Hsu from Calgary, Alberta, (via Zoom) and Barbara Benke from London, Ontario (via Zoom). We also congratulated…
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Plans Announced for October 2024 TCC Gathering in the Texas Hill Country
Fellow Travelers Century Club Members! The next meeting of the Texas/Oklahoma/Louisiana TCC Chapter will be held in the Texas Hill Country at the Driftwood Estate Winery on Saturday, Oct. 12. The chapter was last here twelve years ago when Kathy and Gary Elliott hosted us at their vineyard. This in-person meeting will be a “Show…
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Journeys to Japan’s Remote Ogasawara Islands: Discovering Chichijima and the Legacy of Iwo Jima
At the September 2024 Southwest Florida (Sarasota) TCC Chapter meeting, two presentations were given on trips to the Ogasawara Islands, also known as the Bonin Islands, a remote Japanese archipelago. The presentations highlighted two areas: Chichijima, the main island favored by tourists for its natural attractions, and Iwo Jima, a restricted military base and the…
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September 2024 New England Chapter Update
The New England TCC Chapter met on Saturday, Sept. 7, hosted by Christine Kloner and Noel Hewitt at their lovely home in Bristol, Rhode Island. The weather was perfect as we enjoyed the garden, buffet, and most of all conversing with fellow travelers. Noel shared the storied history of Bristol and its strong connections to…
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Three New TCC Members Welcomed at July 2024 Colorado Chapter Gathering
Helene Eckstein and Bill Humphries opened their Genessee home on July 18 to a robust crowd of 22 TCC members and guests, where the chapter celebrated its 35th anniversary. Attending their first meeting, new members, Linda Lusk, Dean Miller and John Wetherington were welcomed. The guests indicated their intent to join the club, too. The…
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May Weekend in New York Featured a Festive Lineup of TCC Activities
What a weekend! New York Chapter Co-Coordinators Cathy Shelton and Sherri Donovan assembled a two-day event with David Langan as the guest of honor presenting “Stamps around the World.” David is one of the few members who have completed the full TCC list. A sold-out crowd met on Lexington Avenue at a quaint, sunny pub…
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July 2024 Kansas City Chapter Update
The Kansas City TCC Chapter met on July 13 to discuss serendipitous travel experiences. Linda Mack of Omaha recounted a wonderful story about traveling to Sweden with her parents. They happened to locate the former house of her grandparents. Trivia: British historian Colin Thubron’s thesis stated that the European Middle Ages were ushered in and…
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Central Europe Chapter Gathering at the Speyside Whisky Festival in Scotland
Members from six countries congregated in Scotland for a masterfully organized weekend around the Speyside Whisky Festival. Iain Grist, a former whisky salesman and coordinator Armin Schreiner, who used to arrange professional whisky tastings, co-hosted the weekend events. The Rothes Golf Club was the base for various spirit tastings and unusual distillery tours. One highlight…
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Member Feature: Pamela Barrus, Aliso Viejo, California
Forward by Tim Skeet, Editor I attended my first TCC meeting in Newport Beach, CA in 2009 and Pam Barrus was one of my first introductions to this wonderful club. Full of energy, I gravitated to her passion for travel and I clung to every story she told — humbled. When I “inherited” the editor…
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Destination: Haiti
By Bjørn Watne Bjørn is a Norwegian who lives most of his life out of a suitcase between the Nordics and Asia; his list of TCC territories is only surpassed by his airline miles. Travel to Haiti on July 9, 2024, was a concern not only because of a hurricane looming on the horizon, but…
