Category: Message From the President

The holiday season is upon us, and after a year of thwarted travel plans, it sure is easy to skip past 2020 and look to the hope of 2021. However, as travelers, are we not wired to embrace this type of adversity? Meaning, if we get excited about going to Socotra or enjoy the struggle

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The “Codex on the Flight of Birds” was written by Leonardo da Vinci 515 years ago. He said: “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” So true! Airline travel provides most of us with

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Today is April 10th, 2020, barely a soul on earth is traveling internationally. Can you believe that? We are grounded. What has happened? Future TCC members reading this message 50 years down the road need to know that the world has just been brought to its knees by a cunning virus known as Covid-19! This

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Have you ever invested so many hours into planning what to write, you’ve read it and then say to yourself, “That just does not sound good enough?”or “I think that’s already been said.” I flossed the TCC archives and read every past president’s first message dating back to 2012. If I simply adapted those messages

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It hardly seems like another travel year is closing, but it is that time again for us to wish you a Happy Holiday Season. A special thanks to all our Coordinators and those organizing smaller groups, for their hard work and for the many meetings held this last year. And most of all, thanks to

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“What is your favorite country?” This is the question that we are probably asked more than any other. If you are like most Travelers’ Century Club members it is a difficult question to answer as you probably do not have a favorite country and have enjoyed, or at least come to appreciate in various ways,

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How did you first hear about the Travelers’ Century Club? When the Travelers’ Century Club was first established, the original club members were, for the most part, clients of Hemphill Travel Services or known by the club founders, Bert Hemphill and Russ Davidson. Since then the assumption has been that members have largely heard about

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What is your favorite way to travel? At a high level each trip probably falls into one, or a combination, of the following types: group tours, private tours, or independent travel. As a member of the Travelers’ Century Club, you have probably at one time or another tried them all. Like you, over the years

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It hardly seems like another travel year is closing, but it is that time again for us to wish you a Happy Holiday Season. A special thanks to all our Coordinators for their hard work and for the many meetings held this last year. Many thanks to TCC Vice President Tim Skeet and Mediterranean Chapter

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While there is not a trip I’ve taken that I regret taking, the truth is travel is not always fun and it is not always easy. Sometimes it forces us to face our fears and learn how to overcome, or at least temporarily manage them, to get by. Here are some examples. Sea Sickness On

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