Category: TCC News

How does one come to travel to travel to all 193 independent countries in the world? As a child my greatest adventure was traveling to Vigo to buy caramels and chocolate, or later I would travel further into Spain with my parents on holiday—all quite normal for a young Portuguese boy. It wasn’t until after…

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By Sonja Gregurek Born in Orange, California, Sonja fell in love with travel at age 5 through cross-country trips throughout the lower 48 states with her grandparents, parents, and siblings. Tokelau was #301 on the TCC list. First Things First: You’ll Need a Permit Permit fee $100NZD per person and items 1-4 listed below. Boat…

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Our congratulations to those Club members who have reached higher levels of countries visited. Well done! Diamond Members (300 or more countries) James D. Navratil Arvada, Colorado João Paulo Peixoto Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal Platinum Members (250 or more countries) Barbara O. Champion Houston, Texas P. Kay Champion Houston, Texas Paul Groner Santa Ana,…

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The Travelers’ Century Club is pleased to welcome the following new members to the club: Allen, Jerry Allen, Nan Arnemann, Roger Bandley, Nancy Baqué, Achim Bierley, John “Charles” Burnett, Nicholas Churchley, Barbara Clemmer, Diana M. Clemmer, Robert W. Cook, Daniel Cook, Kimberly L. Corbett, Steven Day, Julia Evans, Judith M.E. Fathelbab, Asem Fisher, Nancy Harbaugh,…

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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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I am fascinated by every aspect of the places I travel to – the history, military conflicts, politics, what people do for a living, their language, currency, cities and towns, unique architecture of homes, temples, churches, their food, national dress, music, dances, local art, museums, art galleries, religion, customs and of course, the flora and…

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By Pamela Barrus This is part of a continuing series of some of our more challenging places to get to. Is it difficult? It’s not difficult but the Ogasawara Islands (known as the Bonin Islands during the time of American occupation) lie off the beaten path some 1000 km southeast of Tokyo. There are no…

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Our San Diego chapter has become one of our most well attended chapters in no small part due to its founding coordinator, Jeff Ward. The board and local members would like to thank him for all his work for the last five years. Stepping into the job is TCC past president (2016-2018) Gloria McCoy. She…

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The board extends an enormous thank you to David Barry, who has recently retired from the board after 20 years of service. The board will truly miss his humor, intelligence, and kindness. Raised on a farm in Indiana, Margo Bart caught the travel bug early in life thanks to family vacations. She came west to…

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Our congratulations to those Club members who have reached higher levels of countries visited. Well done! Diamond Members (300 or more countries) Judith Endeman El Cajon, California Platinum Members (250 or more countries) David C. Brezic San Diego, California Sven Dressel Premnitz, Germany Diane M. Jarrett Newport Beach, California Richard J. McMullen Woodland Hills, California…

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