Author: morris
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Don Parrish Visits 22 Countries in 2011
With travel to 22 countries last year, Chicago-area member Donald M. Parrish, Jr., completed visits to 312 of the 321 TCC destinations, thus becoming a Diamond member. He also completed travel to the UN list of 193 countries. Parrish started his international travel in 1957, to Mexico, and ended with his stay in Mongolia in…
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Getting Involved With TCC
How to be an Area Coordinator – You should be a dues-paying member for several years. It’s a volunteer position, primarily communicating with TCC members in your local area. The only requirements are to arrange social gatherings (lunches, dinners, cocktail or coffee receptions, excursions, etc.) in a member’s home or restaurant; arrange programs (speakers or…
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Club Announcements: This ‘n That
The 2012 TCC Roster of Members will be mailed to members in early December. It contains an updated History of the club. Send any corrections to TCC Headquarters Invoices for the 2013 Dues will be mailed the end of December and are due on receipt. Southern California luncheon meetings in 2013 are on the…
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Promoting TCC Membership
While traveling, TCC members usually encounter other travelers who like to talk about all the places they have visited. Do you ever stop them and ask if they think they have been to 100 countries? They usually have not heard about the Travelers’ Century Club. (If they have, you may be pleasantly surprised to find…
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Clarifying Country Counts
TCC Headquarters often gets questions about how to count countries that have been divided or “retired,” and whether one must visit the “new” country to get credit. Others have asked if stopping in an airport for a connecting flight counts as a country visit. TCC Past President Kevin Hughes has provided us with a good…
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A Message From the President
Stuck on one of those long-haul flights not too long ago, I discovered the movie The Big Year. Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black play fanatical birders who give up their daily lives to see who can spot the greatest number of bird species in a calendar year, and thereby gain the title of…
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A Message From the Chairman
It hardly seems like another travel year is closing, but it’s time again for us to wish a Happy Holiday Season to all TCC members worldwide. Dues bills for 2013 will be mailed in December. Some of you paid your dues for 2012 the last quarter of this year. You must pay your 2013 dues…
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An Invitation to the December 2012 Southern California Luncheon
Award-winning documentary filmmaker and TCC member Craig Forrest will be the speaker at the Los Angeles area TCC Meeting on Dec. 8 at Lawry’s restaurant. “Passport, Camera, Ready to Travel” is his subject. He will show clips from The Amazing Race, the Discovery, Travel and History channels, and Animal Planet – followed by questions/answers and…
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Report From the November 2012 Arkansas Meeting
“Souvenirs From Our Travels” was the program chosen by Steven and Anna Clift , who hosted the Nov. 3 Arkansas Chapter luncheon-meeting. Their spaceous North Little Rock home provided the perfect setting with their beautifully displayed extensive collection of travel mementos. Eleven members and four guests responded to the program, each presenting varied and interesting…
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Colorado Chapter to Meet on Thursday, Nov. 29
The November 2012 meeting of the Colorado (Denver) chapter of the Travelers’ Century Club will be on Thursday, Nov. 29, at the White Fence Farm in Lakewood. Here are the details: White Fence Farm 6263 W. Jewell Ave., (303) 935-5645 Between Sheridan and Wadsworth Dinners are complete with baked potato, kidney bean salad, pickled beets,…
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