Category: TCC News

The Travelers’ Century Club is pleased to welcome the following new members to the club: Al Saleh, Zuhoor Allen, Cathy M. Allen, Michael Carnahan, Thomas Friedland, Thomas Andrew Kritsch, Ruth Kritsch, Thomas N. Larson, Kriss McGuirt,Don Pakis, Frederick Pataky-Kosove, Joan Lynne Sulaiman, Ali Warren, Robert (Bo) Wydro, Dorota For privacy reasons, addresses and emails are…

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After being postponed a year, the largest International Meeting ever is being planned for the beautiful country of Malta. This event will be fun and interactive; it will connect you with TCC members worldwide. Great food, sightseeing, and information sessions are part of the weekend! In an effort to determine pricing, venues, and number of…

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Destination Zooms will be regular virtual meetings focusing on one or more Travelers’ Century Club countries. Whether you have a destination on your bucket list or just want to reminisce about being in a particular place these discussions will be of interest to you. The initial offering will be Malta, where our international meeting will…

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Charles Merkel (St. Louis) and Steve Fuller (Kansas City) are planning a three-day regional meetup in Chicago, Illinois, from Oct. 23 to 25. Understanding member concerns, Steve did a site visit to the Swissotel in Downtown Chicago and was thoroughly impressed with the hotel’s attention to the current health concern. Further, they are offering a…

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China WeChat anyone? This group of formidable travelers talks to each other every day. They hope to be recognized as the first Chinese speaking chapter. France Vive la France! Vice President Steve Fuller is excited about the enthusiasm coming out of France. Area members are hoping to build the club’s first dedicated French-speaking meetup. Oceania…

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For those of you who are new to the club, we really do prefer to meet in person, but because no one knows when this will happen, we’ve become quite good a connecting through video conferencing. For the most recent updates on when your chapter will meet, follow us at travelerscenturyclub.org. We only need to…

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Our much cherished long-term Board member and Past President Pam Barrus has stepped down from the board. Pam joined the board of directors in 2004, and was our president in 2012-2013. In 2016 Pam stepped up to take over the rudderless Centurian news- letter and single-handedly revamped and ran it for the last four years,…

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Fortunately, we have been able to integrate our passion for travel with our professional lives. Bernie specializes in medical education, teacher preparation and community development, and Eileen’s includes high school teaching, principalship and having worked summers at a travel agency. Over the span of four decades, both careers afforded us the opportunity to teach, live…

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Did you know that we are doing live TCC interviews? Using our Facebook platform with new technology, board member Stefan Krasowski has been conducting an average of two interviews a week since April. Stefan researches his long list of potential interviewees (members, high-profile travelers and industry experts) for interesting stories or advice. At approximately 30…

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Frances and I met in 2012, and realized almost immediately that we both had an enthusiastic appetite for extensive and far- reaching travel. I’m an organist and choral director, and Frances and I met at a choral festival in Wellington Cathedral, during the time that I worked as Cathedral Organist in southerly Dunedin. I’d already…

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