Category: Message From the President

2017… aanother glorious year for new travel adventures! My December message highlighted my adventures traveling through Central America in 1992, a time when travel warnings were, “The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens that the level of kidnapping, crime, and violence remain critically high.” Continuing our travels on a local bus in El…

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During this holiday season and throughout the New Year, I wish you joy, happiness, and safe travels. Have you had travels that were not exactly safe and made you question if you would be celebrating the next holiday season? That happened to me in 1992. The destination: Central America. The travel advisories: The Department of…

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Can you think of any place other than a TCC event where you would learn about a marathon in Pyongyang, North Korea? No, neither can I. That is the privilege of TCC membership…sharing travel experiences and opportunities that in other settings the response would be, “Why would you ever go there?” My information came from…

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As members of the Travelers’ Century Club, we all enjoy adventure and travels to new destinations to add to our life experiences (and country numbers). Some of us like to thoroughly research the next destination and others like the element of surprise. Have you ever had the experience of arriving at an unexpected sight? I…

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As members of the Travelers’ Century Club we are all connected by our love for travel, and I am honored to be your new president. Travel brings us closer together, provides new perspectives and opportunities as we share our adventures and defining travel moments in our lives. Have you had heart-stopping experiences in your travels?…

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Fifty years ago I got my initial passport in anticipation of my first trip to Europe with my parents and brother over the Christmas holidays. Of course, I was already well on my way to qualify as a member of the Travelers’ Century Club with three countries on my personal list – the United States,…

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Over the course of the past year and a half, as I sat down to compose my quarterly President’s Message, I have always had several constant factors in mind, several of which I have actually noted in these columns. I always remember that I have an audience (or at least I hope to have one!)…

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One of the great advantages of membership in TCC is the opportunity for travelers to actually meet face-to-face in local chapters and “tell travel tales.” At our March meeting in Newport Beach, California, I handed out a survey sheet with this simple question: Please list one of your travel experiences which you would describe as…

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I recently read an online travel article wherein two correspondents rated the indigenous cuisines of “the 48 countries” of Europe (they obviously were not using the TCC Approved List or they’d have had more to consider!). The “usual suspects” were at the top and bottom of the list with Italy edging out France for the…

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“He/She loves me … He/She loves me not!” Accompanied by the plucking of flower petals, this romantic exercise continues until all the petals are gone and the fate of one’s love interest is resolved favorably … or another flower is selected in a classic case of “seeking a second opinion!” I sometimes wonder if a…

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