Category: TCC News

The Mediterranean TCC Chapter is having a meeting in Madrid on Saturday, Oct. 7. Details will be provided when available. – details to be provided later. Questions about the event may be directed to Chapter Coordinator Francesc Borrull (info@tccmed.com).

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The Oceania/Australia TCC Chapter will hold a hybrid meeting in Auckland on Monday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m., with Zoom-based participation available to those who are unable to be in Auckland for the event. Dinner/snacks will follow after the Zoom call. Please come and join us in New Zealand if you can. It is a…

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By Michael Sholer, Past President and Board Member The Travelers’ Century Club is honored to salute one of our most dedicated volunteers, Charles Merkel, as he begins his tenth year of service as our St. Louis Chapter Coordinator and third year as producer of our Virtual Explorations (VE) monthly travel program. Charles revitalized the St.…

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By JoAnn Schwartz and Bjørn Watne JoAnn — an American from California and the current Secretary for the TCC. Her favorite destinations are those off the beaten path. Bjørn — 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…

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Cathy Shelton: Growing up, I attended the annual “Foreign Fair” in Chicago featuring country booths. I was hooked! High school choir tours netted me first Canada, followed by seven countries in Europe.College brought internships to Finland (and travel to Scandinavia) and Malaysia roaming the hippie backpack trail from Bali to Kathmandu guided by Tony Wheeler’s…

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I was born into a family of strong, stubborn women. So, when I told my parents in March 2017 that I was quitting my job to travel the world indefinitely, it did not come as much of a surprise. As a child, my family traveled often — mostly by car throughout the continental United States.…

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Since 1980, I’ve flown more than 11 million actual miles for business and pleasure and I’ve learned to expect the unexpected. To date, this has included from among many incidents: Racing across the wide Congo River in a chartered small speedboat to get from Brazzaville to Kinshasa, with my driver shouting continuously, “Watch out for…

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I have always wanted to travel and live overseas. Perhaps it was from my father regaling me with stories of living in Asia during the 1960s on Royal Australian Air Force postings. My first overseas trip was to Hong Kong when I was twelve. An explosion to the senses, Wanderlust set in. In my early…

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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 Club members who have reached higher levels of countries visited. Well done! Diamond Members (300 or more countries) Suzanne Frye New York, NY, USA Ruslan Margolin Lake Worth, FL, USA Hugh Randall Scottsdale, AZ, USA Platinum Members (250 or more countries) Meredith B. Amon Portland, OR, USA Dominador Buhain Quezon City,…

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