Category: Texas

Thirty members and prospective members of the Texas and Oklahoma TCC Chapter enjoyed a luncheon meeting at Cafe Blue in Bee Cave (Austin), Texas, on Jan. 12. Ann Marie Ellis shared an engaging narrative with photos of her time living in Oriente, Cuba. The historical transition from pre-Castro times to today gave members a new…

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Pacific Northwest Chapter Co-Coordinator Stefan Krasowski, Texas Chapter Co-Coordinator Paul Clites, and members from San Antonio and Austin gathered for a casual meetup on Feb. 20, 2019, in San Antonio. Stefan completed a trip in the Southwest by driving to San Antonio from Big Bend National Park. The food was Tex-Mex; one member ordered the…

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The Texas & Oklahoma TCC Chapter will meet on Jan. 12, in Austin. Here are the meeting details: Date: Saturday, Jan. 12 Time: 10:45  a.m. to 2:30 p.m. RSVP: Preferred RSVP is byDec. 20 to be sure that we will meet the venue’s minimum attendance requirement. Deadline to RSVP is Jan. 8 to notify the…

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Twenty-six members and prospective members attended the Texas & Oklahoma TCC Chapter’s fourth quarter 2018 luncheon meeting on Nov. 2 at Rudy Lechner’s German Restaurant in Houston. We tried a new agenda format of four 15-minute presentations rather than the traditional single one-hour presentation. Attendees were very pleased with this format. Mark Russell’s presentation on…

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The Texas & Oklahoma TCC Chapter will meet on Saturday, Nov. 3, in Houston. Please note that the date has changed from the previously announced date of Nov. 10. Here are the details: Date: Saturday, Nov. 3 Time: 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. (restaurant doors open at 11:00) RSVP: Preferred RSVP is by Oct. 9…

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Members and guests shared stories about St Pierre and Prince Edward Island, fraud calls revealing favorite souvenirs, Amelia’s DNA tests, travel delays made good with a pool in the room, Rick’s cafe in Casablanca, creative ways to get through flights, National Geographic experts, Camino de Santiago highs and lows, explorer descendants in Antarctica, amazing guides…

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I hope you can attend the upcoming quarterly meeting of the TCC Texas & Oklahoma Chapter from 10:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, in Dallas. We are repeating the venue of our Dallas meeting of last October due to excellent feedback. Details are below. I hope that the majority of you will…

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I hope you can attend the upcoming quarterly meeting of the TCC Texas & Oklahoma Chapter in San Antonio on Saturday, April 14, from 10:45 a.m. to  2:30 p.m. The meeting will take place in the sun room at Paesanos 1604 Restaurant, 3622 Paesanos Parkway., San Antonio, TX 78231 [Google map]. Please RSVP (click the red…

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Thirty members and guests attended The Texas & Oklahoma Chapter’s 1Q 2018 luncheon meeting on January 13 at Beck’s Prime Restaurant in Houston’s Memorial Park. Our featured speaker was fellow TX/OK chapter member Scott Gaille (energy lawyer, university faculty member, and author of textbooks and novels), who presented the topic “Strangest Tales Around the World.”…

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The Texas & Oklahoma Chapter’s 4Q 2017 luncheon meeting was held Oct. 14 at Magliano’s Little Italy Restaurant in Dallas. In total, 34 members and guests attended and enjoyed some fine Italian food. Our featured speaker was fellow TX/OK chapter member Dr. P. Kay Champion, MD who presented a fascinating story titled “Trapped in Yap.”…

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