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Fall 2023 New York Chapter News and Updates
The September New York Chapter luncheon featured a trio of engaging speakers spotlighting Libya, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Click the link below for more photos from the event, along with updates on upcoming chapter activities: Fall 2023 New York Chapter Meeting Recap and News Update » Save these dates: Nov. 2 Meet-Up at Kobrick Coffee, 6
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Joint Meeting of the Illinois TCC Chapter and the Circumnavigators Club of Chicago
The Circumnavigators Club of Chicago invites Chicago-area TCC members to join them for a dinner and presentation on Wednesday, Sept. 20, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Cliff Dwellers Club overlooking Millennium Park in downtown Chicago. The venue is located on the 22nd floor of 200 South Michigan Ave., with discounted parking available at
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Save the Dates for 2024-’25 in Central Europe!
With far-flung members across the continent, the Central European Chapter typically organizes two destination meetings each year. Typically, the Autumn (or Fall) Meeting is held in a German city and the Spring Meeting occurs in a European city outside of Germany. The weekend festivities usually begin with a Friday evening welcome dinner, continue with country
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Update From the Central Europe Chapter Meetup in Hamburg
Central Europe Coordinator Armin Schreiner welcomed attendees to Hamburg in August. The group enjoyed breathtaking views from the “Dancing Towers” of the Elbe River. Afterwards, everybody convened to the Rickmer Rickmers, a historic tallship built in 1896. Area host Joerg Werda introduced Hamburg as Germany’s “Gateway to the World,” and Martin Blankemeyer shared Islamic holy
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Report from the Central Europe Meeting in Oslo in May 2023
Twenty-two members united from eleven countries to attend the Central Europe regional meeting in Oslo in May 2023. Coordinator Armin Schreiner thanks country host Bjørn Watne for his meticulous organization. The very traditional Oslo bar and restaurant Asylet, built in 1730 as a merchant’s house in the lively district of Grønland, was the perfect meetup
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Central Europe Convened in Aachen at the Steinfeld Monastery in September 2022
Chapter leader and event coordinator Armin Schreiner welcomed members to the Steinfeld Monastery, a historic German cloister between the cities of Aachen and Cologne (in the Eifel mountains). A reception included sparkling wine in the monastery’s historic cloister, a truly “magical” venue. Presentations were delivered on Saturday by Patrick Dewilde on South Africa, Joachim von
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Destination: Wallis & Futuna
By Susan Turnbull Susan is an ER nurse on a yearlong sabbatical to travel the globe with her husband, Gary. Susan was joined on this trip by fellow member, Melanie Thomas-Armstrong. Wallis and Futuna is a French Overseas Collectivity located in the South Pacific Ocean, 280 kilometers northeast of Fiji and 370km west of Samoa.
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Special Feature: The World is Our Classroom
By Bevin Clare Bevin is a professor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health. She homeschools her two children while wandering the globe. “Oooh, you better get travel out of your system before the little one arrives!” This is a common phrase spoken to those of us who are expecting a baby. That was never
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From the Centurian Editor: Remembering David Horne
By Tim Skeet, Past TCC President The greatest TCC benefit is the opportunity to meet genuine people in this wonderful travel fraternity and New Zealand member David Horne was standout and those who knew him would agree. The Oceania chapter grieves the loss of David who passed away in March at the age of 81.
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From Our Newest Member: Bill Datema, St. Louis, Missouri
St. Lucia marked my 100th country in December 2022! My love for understanding world cultures was inspired by my father’s family, who emigrated to the US from the Netherlands in 1949, and my mother, who loved traveling. At age 14, I read about explorer John Goddard in Life magazine, who had established a “Life List”
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