Category: TCC News

By Andre Silveira Mafra Silva Andre lives between London and Lisbon. He just finished a one-year sabbatical to explore Oceania. Taipei is an excellent and alternative hub to connect Europe and North America and East Asia and Oceania. Ever-growing China Airlines currently flies 90+ destinations glob- ally. There is a good chance to transit in…

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I was a seven-year-old in Stockholm when my primary school led a one-day excursion to the nearby Åland Islands. Upon learning that the islands belonged to Finland, I had to count the number of countries I had visited until then. The year was 1962­ — the exact occasion I started to count countries! My father…

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By Philippe Izedian Philippe is an American who enjoys seeing historical sites, nature, and modern lifestyles on his quest to tackle the TCC list. The small, oil-rich country of Equatorial Guinea does not lie at the top of most people’s “must travel” lists. However, given it is home to two TCC territories, this Central African…

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Our congratulations to those Travelers’ Century Club® members who have reached higher levels of countries visited. Well done! Diamond Members (300 or more countries) Yimin Du Hefei, China Liliana Echevarria Pleasanton, CA, USA Platinum Members (250 or more countries) Beat Fehr Oberwil, Switzerland George Harry Kemker, Jr. Largo, FL, USA Gold Members (200 or more…

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As of 2012, members must go to the TCC Forum to access the TCC Info Files. The Forum requires a user name and password to log in. TCC will continue to mail the Info Files to those who have paid the additional $10 ($85 domestic and $95 international). Back issues of the Info Files are…

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The Isle of Man Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 2 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada) The November Virtual Exploration presentation will be on the Isle of Man, a self-governing British Crown Dependency that is located in the Irish Sea roughly equidistant between England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. We will have two speakers for this topic…

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Timeless Treasures: An Exploration of Archaeological Travel Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 2 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada) We are looking forward to two experts in the field of archaeology to speak to us at the October Virtual Exploration. Please join us to hear about what to see and why as we virtually visit many…

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Forward by Tim Skeet, Editor I attended my first TCC meeting in Newport Beach, CA in 2009 and Pam Barrus was one of my first introductions to this wonderful club. Full of energy, I gravitated to her passion for travel and I clung to every story she told — humbled. When I “inherited” the editor…

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By Bjørn Watne Bjørn is a Norwegian who lives most of his life out of a suitcase between the Nordics and Asia; his list of TCC territories is only surpassed by his airline miles. Travel to Haiti on July 9, 2024, was a concern not only because of a hurricane looming on the horizon, but…

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By Joanruth Baumann A retired marine engineer and university professor from an island off the Washington coast, Joanruth has traveled, worked and lived abroad all her life. Landing on this Mediterranean island in mid-May, Lampedusa is the southernmost political point of Italy and a welcome break from the constant activity of Italy proper. The stunning…

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