Category: Northern California

Thirty-three Northern California members and guests gathered at Trader Vics on Saturday, Dec. 4, for the annual holiday luncheon. The chapter welcomed new members Jason Wang and Amy Sinclair. Everyone enjoyed the travel ambiance of Trader Vic’s and especially the presentation by member Nick Bowles and his cousin Maria Chapman who shared their experiences in…

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Almost 30 Northern California members and guests gathered at the Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco on Saturday, Oct. 4. This was the first in-person meeting for the NorCal Chapter since March 2020. We delighted in the camaraderie of our members while enjoying a great presentation by husband and wife team Jack Mormon and…

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Dear Travelers, Does Bali Ha’i call to you? Great, because we are in for a treat. TCC members Bobbi Laufer and Charles Merkel are teaming up to take us island hopping across the Pacific! Destinations include Tuvalu, Kiribati and Tonga. Will we discover paradise or not? Tune to on Saturday, Aug. 7, at 11 a.m.…

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Greetings Travelers! Our speaker for June 5 is Kent Kuran. Kent has been a member of the Northern California group since 2017 and has now moved to Boca Raton and will participate locally there. He has graciously offered to present on his trip via Zoom to West Africa to the combined group of the Northern…

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During out April 10 meeting, TCC NorCal member Mark Blum, took us to a very remote part of the world, Pitcairn Islands. His excellent presentation explained the history of this exotic place made famous by HMS Bounty. Mark’s knowledge and love of the sea and sailing added an exciting dimension to this presentation which included…

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The Northern California Chapter and Washington D.C. Chapter joined forces via Zoom to welcome NorCal member Indy Nelson as our speaker. Indy has the distinction of being the youngest (24 years and 3 days) and fastest (539 days) to travel to all sovereign states. He traveled to 197 countries during an 18-month period by age…

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Please mark your calendars with these TCC NorCal meetings: Saturday, Feb. 6: Indy Nelson will discuss how he traveled to every country. Saturday, April 10: Mark Blum will present about his travels to Pitcairn Island. Further information will be emailed to you at a later date.

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Dear Travelers! On Dec. 12 at 11 a.m. Let’s celebrate the end of 2020 and look toward a New Year! Two ideas to get into the holiday spirit which we encourage you to do: Choose a festive backdrop by searching on “Zoom Christmas backgrounds free.” Wear something festive like your (ugly) Christmas sweater. Planning in…

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NorCal member Bill Hubbs was the featured speaker at the Northern California TCC Chapter’s Zoom meeting on Saturday, Sept. 12. Bill is a Spacecraft Designer (System Engineer, PhD) with a passion for exploring Latin countries. His favorites are Brazil and Argentina. He will discuss his recent travel back to Rio De Janeiro. He has traveled…

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Although we cannot meet in person right now, we can still stay connected virtually. To accommodate schedules we currently have the following Zoom meetings scheduled. All times are in Pacific Daylight Time. Wednesday, July 8 @ 6pm Saturday, July 11 @ 10am Wednesday, July 15 @ 6pm Email us at TCCNorCal@gmail.com if you would like…

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