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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Well Traveled: March 2017
Our congratulations to those Club members who have reached higher levels of countries visited. Well traveled! Diamond Members (300 or more countries) Hongyu Yang Arlington, Virginia Platinum Members (250 or more countries) Stefan Krasowski Jersey City, New Jersey Thomas Straub En Den Haag, Netherlands Gold Members (200 or more countries) Jan Moester Santa Monica, California…
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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: Batty, David Bechtold, Elizabeth Bryan, Rick Callanan, Maureen (Mary) Carroll, Margaret Casey, James Causey, Earl and Diane Davies, Detlef Davison IV, Thomas Devaraj, Vivek Bellur Doil, Barbara K. Dranchak, John Foltz, Richard Freed, Michael Garrido, Daniel Glassman, Laurel Gordon, Steven…
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The Serenity of Meeting TCC Members On the Road
Southern California member Don Tomajan was on a recent tour of Sicily when a fellow traveler, Dorothy McLeod of Winnipeg, Canada, casually asked Don if he had ever heard of the TCC. Well, of course! They compared number of countries and locations, and she said she had him beat.
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Meet-Up in the Philippines
Three Filipino members of the TCC got together for the first time to discuss their shared passion for travel. Dominador Buhain, Odette Ricasa and Sonriza Ford met at Dominador’s Manila home and talked about their future travel plans. After their meeting over breakfast, Sonriza and Odette visited the Book Museum cum Ethnology Center in nearby…
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March 2017 St. Louis Chapter Meeting in Chesterfield
At our spring St. Louis Chapter meeting, Dr. Arline Segal from the TCC Kansas City Chapter will talk about her trips to North Pole, Easter Island, Tristan de Cunha and more. Here are the details: Date: Saturday, March 18, 2017 Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Place: EDGEWILD Restaurant & Winery, 550 Chesterfield Center, Chesterfield,…
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An Invitation to the March 2017 Los Angeles Area Meeting
Our next quarterly meeting of the TCC Charter Chapter (Los Angeles/Orange County) will be held on Saturday, March 11, at the Mozambique Steakhouse in Laguna Beach, where popular presenters Diana and Dennis Trombley will share adventures and stories on the Galapagos Islands, Colombia and Ecuador. Theirs will be an in-depth program which includes the new…
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Festive Holiday Crowd at December Los Angeles TCC Luncheon
An overflow crowd of 90 people from as far away as New Zealand, Hawaii, Texas, Minnesota, Missouri, New York and North Carolina joined local Californians at our Annual International Holiday Luncheon in Beverly Hills on Dec. 10, 2016. Past President Kevin Hughes presented a fascinating video documentary of his 66-day circumnavigation of Antarctica. Six new…
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Chicago Area TCC Chapter to Celebrate 20-Year Anniversary
Illinois Chapter Coordinator Thomas Flannigan will host a meeting at his home on Saturday, March 25, from 1 to 3 p.m. This gathering will mark the 20th anniversary of the chapter’s first meeting. held in September 1997. We will have a meeting Saturday, march 25, 2017 at our house, 1-3 PM. This will mark the 20th anniversary of…
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Highlights From the January 2017 Pennsylvania Chapter Meeting
Philadelphia-area TCC members met on Jan. 29 at Indonesia Restaurant. The guest speaker was Linda Resnick, founder of Women International Leaders, a micro-lending nonprofit based in the city. The group was profiled at length recently in The Inquirer‘s Sunday Business Section. In addition, here are the key take-aways from the meeting: We welcomed new member Mark…
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March Meeting Planned for Miami Area TCC Members
The Southeast Florida TCC Chapter will meet on Sunday, March 19, fro 2 to 5 p.m. at Marlene Cross‘s house on East Coast of Florida. Contact Chapter Coordinator Jan Novar for details.
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West Florida Chapter Shares African Travel Experiences
The Florida West Coast chapter of the Travelers’ Century Club held a luncheon meeting on Thursday, Feb. 16, at the University Park Country Club in Sarasota. Members shared experiences and travel tips for South Africa and Around the World trips. Our next luncheon is planned for Thursday, June 8, at 12:30, also at the University…
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May 6 Meeting Planned for Indianapolis Area TCC Members
The next meeting of the Indiana TCC Chapter will be on Saturday, May 6, from noon to 3 p.m. at Seasons 52 Fresh Grill in Indianapolis on the north side. We are pleased to have Kevin Hughes as our speaker. RSVPs should be sent to Chapter Coordinator Frank Basile at basilef@att.net or phoned to (317)…
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Two New Members Introduced at Arkansas Chapter Mini-Meeting
An informal mini-meeting of the Arkansas TCC Chapter was held on Jan. 20 at Guillermo’s Coffee House in the conference room. All chapter members were invited to meet two new members, Henk Klipscheer and Tim Gaughran, and to discuss travel options to Madagascar and Seychelles. This was a very eventful three-hour “hard to leave testimonies…
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San Diego Chapter to Meet on Saturday, Feb. 11
The San Diego Chapter’s first meeting of 2017 will be on Saturday, Feb. 11, at Gloria McCoy’s. Contact Chapter Coordinator Jeff Ward for details.
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Arkansas Members Reflect on Missed Opportunities During Fall 2016 Gathering
The fall 2016 meeting of the Arkansas Chapter of TCC was held on Nov. 5, following lunch at Samanthas Restaurant in Little Rock. We began with tributes to former coordinators: Anna Clift, who passed away this year and Walter Kann in 2014. The topic, “Regrets, I’ve had a few,” had members listing sights and areas…
