Category: TCC News

By Sonia and Sarah Zimmermann Sonia is a French and German teacher, realty renovator and student completing her third degree. Sonia and her 11-year-old daughter, Sarah, live in Melbourne, Australia. At 40 countries and territories, Sarah hopes for a TCC youth group in the future. Lord Howe Island A UNESCO heritage island and marine park…

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We sometimes just stumble upon fellow travelers halfway around the world who happen to be the only other tourists. On a recent Aurora cruise to Antarctica, Arizona member Mary Heil and Argentinian member Guillermo Blugerman connected for a shared experience on the great ice continent. This happened again when André Woldt from Netherlands went to…

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Dylan Pond, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For the past four years, I’ve traveled mostly overland. Renting vans or camper trucks for a few weeks, driving through regions, has delivered fond memories like living in a van and surfing everyday up and down the coast of Japan.At 26 years old, I go to law school, work full- time,…

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The Travelers’ Century Club is pleased to welcome the following new members to the club: Alviso, Arlene Amdahl, Debi Askew, John Barth, Joseph Catlin, Steven De Lange, Jerry De Wasch, Gérard Esposito, Richard Fabling-Wallace, Judy Hotchkiss, Edward Huh, June Jimenez, Jose Manuel Lepeltier, Emmanuel Orthmann, Peter Patrician, David Riley, Lisa-Jane Ross, Meredith Ross, Steven Ruecker,…

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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! Platinum Members (250 or more countries) Wen-Hung Saricie Kuo Taipei City, Taiwan Gold Members (200 or more countries) Arlene Alviso Arcadia, CA, USA Jerry De Lange Arcadia, CA, USA Linda Smith Tabb Champaign, IL, USA Hifziye Zincir Washington, DC,…

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“The Timbuktu School for Nomads” with Nicholas Jubber, originally scheduled for our March 19 Virtual Exploration, has been canceled due to the unavailability of the speaker. Luckily, we have been able to secure a fantastic replacement: Alain Honnart of the Francophone Chapter of TCC, whose presentation will focus on “A Trek of Discovery thru Mali’s…

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The Travelers’ Century Club list of countries and territories now stands at 330 with the sub-division of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Why? Situated in the western Caribbean, these two islands are recognized separately under rule 3, which states: “Federations: A geographic entity which is a federation of separate geographically definable entities, each of which is…

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The 2022 Virtual Explorations series kicked off the year with an impressive presentation by writer, food critic and television personality, Simon Majumdar. Focusing on the “World of Food,” Simon shared ten world cuisines that have inspired his travel journey. Following the presentation, the breakout rooms were active for an hour as Simon stayed to answer…

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By Riza Rasco Riza Rasco is co-founder of the Philippine Global Explorers, a nonprofit organization in the Philippines, and Explore Africa For Impact, a public benefit and social enterprise. At the time of writing, Venezuela is accessible to certain nationalities — a tough country to visit. Travel challenges are compounded by shortages of gasoline, food,…

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