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Member Tribute: Charles Merkel
By Michael Sholer, Past President and Board Member The Travelers’ Century Club is honored to salute one of our most dedicated volunteers, Charles Merkel, as he begins his tenth year of service as our St. Louis Chapter Coordinator and third year as producer of our Virtual Explorations (VE) monthly travel program. Charles revitalized the St.…
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A Conversation About: Pakistan
By JoAnn Schwartz and Bjørn Watne JoAnn — an American from California and the current Secretary for the TCC. Her favorite destinations are those off the beaten path. Bjørn — a Norwegian who lives most of his life out of a suitcase between the Nordics and Asia; his list of TCC territories is only surpassed…
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Meet New York Chapter Co-Coordinators Cathy Shelton and Sherri Donovan
Cathy Shelton: Growing up, I attended the annual “Foreign Fair” in Chicago featuring country booths. I was hooked! High school choir tours netted me first Canada, followed by seven countries in Europe.College brought internships to Finland (and travel to Scandinavia) and Malaysia roaming the hippie backpack trail from Bali to Kathmandu guided by Tony Wheeler’s…
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Member Spotlight: Katelyn Jarvis, Loveland, Ohio
I was born into a family of strong, stubborn women. So, when I told my parents in March 2017 that I was quitting my job to travel the world indefinitely, it did not come as much of a surprise. As a child, my family traveled often — mostly by car throughout the continental United States.…
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Meet the Arizona Chapter’s New Coordinator: Hugh Randall
Since 1980, I’ve flown more than 11 million actual miles for business and pleasure and I’ve learned to expect the unexpected. To date, this has included from among many incidents: Racing across the wide Congo River in a chartered small speedboat to get from Brazzaville to Kinshasa, with my driver shouting continuously, “Watch out for…
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From Our Newest Members: Susan Turnbull, Apia, Samoa
I have always wanted to travel and live overseas. Perhaps it was from my father regaling me with stories of living in Asia during the 1960s on Royal Australian Air Force postings. My first overseas trip was to Hong Kong when I was twelve. An explosion to the senses, Wanderlust set in. In my early…
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June 2023 Photo Contest Winner: Dorothy Thompson, Richland Center, Wisconsin
Congratulations Dorothy! This was a difficult theme, but with 40 photos to choose from, yours received the highest rating among members. You’ve not only brought honor to the Chicago chapter, but you have won a year of free dues for yourself. Thanks to everybody who submitted their wonderful “city life” theme photos for the June…
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New Info Files Added to the Members-Only TCC Forum
As of 2012, members must go to the TCC Forum to access the TCC Info Files. The Forum requires a user name and password to log in. TCC will continue to mail the Info Files to those who have paid the additional $10 ($85 domestic and $95 international). Back issues of the Info Files are…
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Well Traveled: June 2023
Our congratulations to those Club members who have reached higher levels of countries visited. Well done! Diamond Members (300 or more countries) Suzanne Frye New York, NY, USA Ruslan Margolin Lake Worth, FL, USA Hugh Randall Scottsdale, AZ, USA Platinum Members (250 or more countries) Meredith B. Amon Portland, OR, USA Dominador Buhain Quezon City,…
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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: Robert E. Alger Jr. Meredith B. Amon Thomas Anderson Megan Averbuch Aneil Bedi Allison Bergstrom Abhijit Bose Stephen A. Breheny Arlene Butler Bryce William Caster Wade Channell Don J. Connot Linda Crawford Omar Darwazah William Datema Andrew Fialdini Jerrold Freed…
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