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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Texas/Oklahoma Chapter Luncheon Meeting in Houston on Saturday, Nov. 3
The Texas & Oklahoma TCC Chapter will meet on Saturday, Nov. 3, in Houston. Please note that the date has changed from the previously announced date of Nov. 10. Here are the details: Date: Saturday, Nov. 3 Time: 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. (restaurant doors open at 11:00) RSVP: Preferred RSVP is by Oct. 9
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Report From the September Eastern Canada Meeting in Toronoto
Hello World Travelers, We welcomed the fall season at our TCC Eastern Canada meeting on Sept. 8 by first acknowledging Joyce Poth and Kevin Bryan as our newest TCC members. We were then treated to a magnificent account of Mike and Donna Hill‘s five-year sailing odyssey around the world. To set up the presentation, Mike
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Details Announced for November 2018 Meeting in London
Dear Travelers’ Century Club Member, The Travelers’ Century Club United Kingdom Chapter will be holding our next meeting on Sunday, Nov. 4, returning to the Terrace Bar, a private meeting room upstairs with an outdoor balcony and panoramic view of the Thames and St Paul’s Cathedral, at the Doggett’s Coat and Badge 1 Blackfriars Bridge
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Seattle Pacific Northwest Chapter Fall 2018 Event
The Seattle Pacific Northwest Chapter will meet on Sunday, Sept. 16, at 1:30 pm in Seattle-Bellevue. Dave Nuttall spent two weeks on an uninhabited barrier island, with no fresh water, to the east-southeast of Point Barrow to film and photograph polar bears. Dave will give a short presentation on the bears, why they are in
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Western Canada Chapter Update: Cinco de Mayo One Day Late
Western Canada TCC Coordinator Tim Skeet reports: “Our smallest chapter with the largest area got together for a ‘one day late’ Cinco de Mayo celebration on Sunday, May 6. Mexico was the theme of the get-together, but Vanuatu, Lord Howe Island, vacation rentals and airline mileage reward programs were also discussed.”
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Photo From the June Meeting of the Arkansas TCC Chapter
Arkansas members met at Samantha’s Tap Room & Wood Grill on June 9 in Little Rock. In attendance (from left to right) were: Aaron Lubin, Steven Clift, Marcia Bingham, Linda Bell, Judith Clelland, Charles Merkel and Bill Clelland.
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Bastille Day in Dallas: A Successful Texas & Oklahoma Chapter Gathering
Members and guests shared stories about St Pierre and Prince Edward Island, fraud calls revealing favorite souvenirs, Amelia’s DNA tests, travel delays made good with a pool in the room, Rick’s cafe in Casablanca, creative ways to get through flights, National Geographic experts, Camino de Santiago highs and lows, explorer descendants in Antarctica, amazing guides
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Report From the May 2018 TCC Gathering in St. Louis, Missouri
The St Louis TCC Chapter met for lunch on May 19 with 14 members and guests at the Edgewild Restaurant & Winery. Glenn Detrick, former Associate Dean and current Adjunct Professor at Washington University, led us in a discussion on how we can learn from our travel experiences to develop both perspective and an informed
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Philadelphia TCC Chapter Celebrates Its First Decade
The Philadelphia Chapter happily celebrated its 10th anniversary on Sunday, May 20, with a cocktail party in the garden of Chapter Coordinator Jane Berryman’s historic colonial home in the Old City section of the city, followed by a four-course roast suckling pig banquet at Amada, culinary home of Iron Chef Jose Garces. Twenty-three people were
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Diverse Destinations Discussed During Annual Chicago-Area TCC Gathering
Since 1991, Tom Flannigan has hosted the annual Illinois meeting at his home in Winnetka. The group chatted about travel to Kaliningrad, Bhutan, Albania, Azores, and Sri Lanka.
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TCC Member Spotlight: Patti Van Humbeck, Campbell River, B.C., Canada
I am fascinated by every aspect of the places I travel to – the history, military conflicts, politics, what people do for a living, their language, currency, cities and towns, unique architecture of homes, temples, churches, their food, national dress, music, dances, local art, museums, art galleries, religion, customs and of course, the flora and
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Destination: Ogasawara Islands
By Pamela Barrus This is part of a continuing series of some of our more challenging places to get to. Is it difficult? It’s not difficult but the Ogasawara Islands (known as the Bonin Islands during the time of American occupation) lie off the beaten path some 1000 km southeast of Tokyo. There are no
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Successful Summer Meeting of the Indiana TCC Chapter
The Indiana Chapter had an outstanding meeting on Saturday, Aug. 25. The activities began with an enjoyable reception and lunch, during which time the members exchanged travel stories and anecdotes. After a fine lunch, we heard and saw an excellent presentation by Dr. Rick Bein about the Amazon River. — Frank Basile, Indiana Chapter Coordinator
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August 2018 Meeting Report: Cuba and Uzbekistan in Vogue Among Sarasota-Area TCC Members
The West Florida TCC Chapter met for lunch on Aug. 23. Attendance was strong despite the absence of our seasonal members. Two destinations in particular have the attention of most of our chapter. Many members have recently traveled to or have upcoming travel to Cuba. This is rather expected given our proximity to the island
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A New Chapter Coordinator for San Diego
Our San Diego chapter has become one of our most well attended chapters in no small part due to its founding coordinator, Jeff Ward. The board and local members would like to thank him for all his work for the last five years. Stepping into the job is TCC past president (2016-2018) Gloria McCoy. She
