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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Introducing the New Area Coordinators for Texas and Germany
Many thanks to Kim-Kay Randt for all her hard work on behalf of the Texas chapter. New coordinator Paul Cline lives in Houston with his wife Nancy. It was 1962 and I was ten years old, an only child, and living on a farm in outback Missouri. My parents decided I should meet my extended…
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The Antarctic Conundrum: By Kevin Hughes
“The way the TCC looks at Antarctica is all wrong,” said one club member, “It’s just one place.” Or is it? Certainly, looking at a map or satellite image of the continent, it is only one place, but as usual it takes governments to screw things up. As the world began the exploration of Antarctica…
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TCC Member Spotlight: Audrey Walsworth, Missouri
Audrey Walsworth is one of the few women who have completed the TCC list of countries and territories. People often ask me how all this came about, that one day I would complete the Travelers’ Century Club list. Well, that was never the plan. Everything just evolved. I was a young mother living in rural…
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Chapter Focus: Eastern Canada (Toronto)
One of the advantages of TCC membership is the opportunity to attend chapter meetings throughout the US, Canada, the UK, and Germany and share stories with like-minded fellow travelers. You can expect a warm welcome at any of our meetings. If traveling, be sure to check out chapter dates on our website. Meet the Eastern…
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An Invitation to the December 2016 Los Angeles Area Meeting
At our Annual December Holiday Luncheon at Lawry’s The Prime Rib in Beverly Hills, the guest speaker will be former TCC President Kevin Hughes, who will present a fascinating film documentary on his historic 66-day odyssey around the “White Continent” aboard the Russian icebreaker, Kapitan Khlebnikov. This “Circumnavigation of Antarctica” will feature the historical sites…
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Chinese Food on the Menu for November 2016 Colorado Chapter Meeting
The November meeting of the Denver TCC Chapter will be held on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m. at the Imperial Chinese Restaurant (431 S. Broadway in Denver, tel. 303-698-2800, www.imperialchinese.com). Our speaker, Brenda Gottschalk, will take us to Uzbekistan and the Golden Triangle. In September we had a small but enhusiastic turnout to hear Iman Jodeh…
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Fall 2016 Arkansas Chapter Lunch on Nov. 5
The fall 2016 meeting of the Arkansas TCC Chapter will be held on Nov. 5. The meeting will be held at Samantha’s Tap Room & Wood Grill at noon. The topic will be “Regrets – I Have a Few” – borrowing from Sinatra – as Dolena points out. She is sure everyone has more than one…
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October Indiana Chapter Meeting Featured Excellent Presentation on Papua New Guinea
The Indiana Chapter had another excellent meeting on Saturday, Oct. 22. 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 Rick Bein on Papa New Guinea.
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At September Kansas City Gathering, Father and Son Speakers Discuss Recent Trip to Russia
The Kansas City Chapter of the Travelers’ Century Club met on Friday, Sept. 30, at Trezo Mare Restaurant. Approximately 30 guests were in attendance. The speaker was coordinator Steve Fuller and his son, Christian Fuller. They discussed their recent trip to Russia. The trivia question asked to name one of the two countries besides the…
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A Lively September Meeting of the Pennsylvania TCC Chapter
The Philadelphia TCC Chapter met on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Feasterville, Pennsylvania’s famed Samarkand restaurant, for a purely social meeting of great food, live music, belly dancers, and some TCC members showing off their moves on the dance floor. Thanks for George and Jill Kyle and Lion and Donna Curran for suggesting this lively venue for…
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Report From the September 2016 Toronto-Area Meeting
Hello World Travelers, I am pleased to report that at our September meeting we had a terrific turnout, informative, passionate guest speakers, a new member officially receiving his 100 country pin, the presentation of a 150 country pin to one of our own, and some hilarious “creepy crawler” stories! Sam Blyth, Chairman of the Bhutan…
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Next Arizona Chapter Meeting Set for Sunday, Oct. 16
We had our second informal dinner meeting of the summer at Zimbergers at the Biltmore Fashion Park in central Phoenix. Everyone was taking a break from their travels and had plenty of stories to tell. Indeed, one member is closing in on a second traveling milestone: visiting every county in the United States! Our next…
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It’s a Small World: September 2016
Meet-Up in the Philippines Six visitors from America got an upclose look at the life of a distinguished Travelers’ Century Club member in February, when they visited Dominador D. Buhain at his home in Quezon City in the Philippines. Mr. Buhain welcomed the TCC group with an official ceremony recognizing the first Philippine TCC meet…
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St. Helena, The Royal Mail Ship, and the Airport
By Kevin Hughes Gleaming in Cape Town’s morning sun, white with a yellow stack and dark blue from just below the main deck to the waterline, the RMS St Helena was British — very British — with a British captain and officers and “saints,” as the St. Helenans are called. That was in the 80s…
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TCC Member Spotlight: Juan Pons, Barcelona, Spain
The TCC can boast of many remarkable members who travel the world for the sheer love of it. In this issue we profile Juan Pons, a devoted traveler who finds no island is too remote to set foot on. The following is translated from a recent interview in Spain. Juan “Tino Tafao” Pons is one…
