Spenger’s Fish Grotto in Berkeley is always one of the more popular restaurants for the San Francisco Chapter. Fifty-two members met on June 3 to hear Margo Bart speak on “The Arctic: Inuit, Ice and Wildlife.” As always, her photography was superb. Linda Byers was also recognized for her achievement in reaching the 150-country milestone.
The Texas/Oklahoma chapter luncheon meeting was held on July 15. This amazing meeting started immediately for each member upon entering the front door of Carolyn Barkley’s “travel museum” home in Austin, Texas. Carolyn brings quality memorabilia and souvenirs home from all of her travels. She has very tastefully displayed literally hundreds if not thousands of
We had a surprisingly highly attended meeting at Zimbergers on May 9. We have two informal dinner meetings in the hot months when attendance is low, because of the heat and travels. Members enjoy them because of the informality, and because we avoid what would be about five months between meetings. Dr. Dedrie Polakof delivered
On June 8 the West Florida Chapter held a luncheon meeting at the University Park Country Club in Sarasota. Amanda Davis just returned from South Africa where she and her husband toured for three months. Tom Kennedy had lived in South Africa for 30 years and was a railroad consultant. He and Amanda shared some
Members from the Barcelona area met at the medieval “El Forn del Senyor” in Altafulla to enjoy wine and food prepared by Chef Javier and to discuss their latest travels.
Longtime New York Chapter Coordinator Lynn Simmons has announced that she is actively looking for someone to take her place. If any members in the New York area are interested, please contact Lynn or the TCC.
Surrounded by darkness and deathly sub- Arctic temperatures of negative 50 degrees, my friend and I were huddled together in a wooden sledge while being dragged violently across the empty tundra by an old Sovietera snow mobile. It was the Siberian winter and we were somewhere north of the Arctic Circle in the Yamal Peninsula.
One of the advantages of TCC membership is the opportunity to attend chapter meetings throughout the US, Canada, and Europe 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 Web site. Meet the Indianapolis, Indiana
The 2017 TCC Membership Directory is now online! You’ll find it in the members-only section of our Web site. Unlike the printed directories of the past, this one will be updated throughout the year as new members join. Members do have the option of not appearing, so this is not the definitive list for those
As announced in the June edition of the Centurian, the rescheduled International Meeting will be held next year. We now have the dates for that: Oct. 6-7, 2018. Mark your calendars! The board is now working on the program, and details will be announced in the Centurian.
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