Category: TCC News

Virtual Explorations Leadership Update The board of directors expresses sincere appreciation to Charles Merkel for his creation of Virtual Explorations and his tireless efforts poured into building a program born out of COVID-19, when members could only dream and plan future travel possibilities. Following Charles’ retirement, programs have continued seamlessly under Sherri Donovan and Cathy

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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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Our congratulations to those Travelers’ Century Club® members who have reached higher levels of countries visited. Well done! Diamond Members (300 or more countries) Pamela Barrus Aliso Viejo, CA, USA Sherri Donovan Oyster Bay, NY, USA Luis Filipe Gaspar Lisbon, Portugal QingYuan Wang Jinan, Shandong, China Platinum Members (250 or more countries) Fulchand Kishorbhai Hejam

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The Travelers’ Century Club is pleased to welcome the following new members to the club: Rex Baker Anne S. Barnes Mark D. Basile John Howell Bill Debbie Black Celisa Bryant Cass Butler Javier Cajiga Ian Cox Frank Dalton Khalid Daoud Oliver Deobald R. Stephen Doan Dennis Edelman Jill Engel-Cox Glen Engel-Cox Murray Garrard Rafael de

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He who travels alone is never alone. I’ve carried this motto with me since I was a child. My father was a train conductor, and as children, we traveled around Switzerland with him and to neighboring countries. I’m curious about how my own TCC sequence began — it is not entirely known to me what

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By Cathy Shelton and Sherri Donovan Cathy and Sherri are the dynamic coordinator duo for the New York City chapter and event organizers. Co-coordinators Cathy Shelton and Sherri Donovan welcomed over 100 members from around the world to the TCC New York Regional Meet-Up “New York Neighborhoods” from July 10–13, 2025. The program included 15

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By Cathy Shelton and Sherri Donovan Cathy and Sherri are the co-organizers of the 2025 TCC New York Meet-Up Brooklyn is the largest borough in New York City, with over 200 languages spoken in one of the most culturally diverse urban areas in the world. Since 1931, residents jump up in the West Indian Day

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By Tim Skeet Centurian Editor “You wouldn’t believe who Carol and I ran into at the 1876 Wild West Bucket of Blood Saloon in historic Virginia City, Nevada? Rodney and Colleen Lineweber!” This email from Michael Sholer reminded me of the time Lana and I ran into Nico Coratella at the Brest Fortress in Belarus.

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Meet New England Co-Coordinator Philippe Izedian Since I was young, I read blog posts and stories from travel legends such as Lee Abbamonte, Don Parrish and Charles Veley — all of whom spoke about the TCC. As soon as I qualified for provisional membership in early 2021, I submitted an application, joined local meetings, and

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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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