Worldwide Foreign Travel Club

Category: History

Reverse chronological list of prior years activities.

Summary | 2010 Presentations
- China and Thailand (Bangkok); Barb Krasiecko & Ed Hibner | Dec 16
- Indonesia: Java, Bali, Lombok; Sally & George Sonnischsen | Dec 2
- Eastern European Cities; Frank Kraft | Nov 18
- Rio (Brazil) to Santiago (Chile), South America; Ruth Wigle | Nov 4
- Indonesia: Flores and Borneo; Dragons and Orangutans; Sally & George Sonnichsen | Oct 21
- Africa: Capetown to Senegal (including Benin, Gambi, Ghana, Namibia, Togo); Charlie & Diane Jacobson | Oct 7
- Social: A Taste of Wines from Around the World at ABC Liquors | Sep 23
- Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar; Barb Krasiecko & Ed Hibner | Sep 16
- Cities of the Baltic Region: Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm, Skagen; Frank Kraft | Sep 2
- India: Bangalore to Mysore and Kerala (Wildlife Refuge); Robert & Marilyn Paluszak | Aug 19
- Northwest Africa: Cabo Verde, Canary Islands (Spain), Madeira (Portugal), Morocco and Ceuta (Spain); Charlie & Diane Jacobson | Aug 5
- Turkey (Istanbul) and Black Sea; Frank Kraft | Jul 15
- Adventure in the High Arctic: The Circumnavigation of Spitzbergen; George & Sally Sonnichsen | Jul 1
- Israel; Allen Menke | Jun 17
- India: New Delhi to Pushkar, Jaipur and Agra by car; Robert & Marilyn Paluszak | Jun 3
- Vietnam to Cambodia: Saigon to Chau Doc by car; water taxi on the Mekong to Phnom Penh; Robert & Marilyn Paluszak | May 20
- Grand Tour of Europe: A Taste of England, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France; Barb Krasiecko & Ed Hibner | May 6
- Thailand and Cambodia: Angkor Wat and The History of the Khmer Empire; Bev & Larry Wehrheim | Apr 15
- Iceland, Greenland (Denmark), Newfoundland (Canada): Following the Path of the Vikings; Diane & Charlie Jacobson | Apr 1
- Social: China Buffet | Mar 19
- Bicycling Around the World; Jacky & Ward Budweg | Mar 4
- Jordan; Frank Kraft | Feb 18
- South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana; Pat Cronenberg | Feb 4
- Singapore and Malaysia (Genting & Cameron Highlands); Robert & Marilyn Paluszak | Jan 21
- European River Boat, Christmas Markets; Walt & Arlene Pietras | Jan 7
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Summary | 2009 Presentations
- Christmas Around the World: A sharing of member photos and memories | Dec 17
- Kenya and Tanzania; Jerry Sundin | Dec 3
- Australia; George Erikson | Nov 19
- Russia: Palaces of St. Petersburg; Frank Kraft | Nov 5
- Turkey; Ed Hibner & Barb Krasiecko | Oct 15
- Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro: Dalmatian Coast; Kevin & Patty Vogt | Oct 1
- Train Trip: Munich (Germany), Salzburg (France), Innsbruck (Austria); and Switzerland; Martin & Rosemary Geoskowitz | Sep 17
- Panel Discussion: How to turn photos into a presentation; Charlie Jacobson, Robert Paluszak and Judy Mitchell | Sep 3
- Cambodia; Cheryl Seyfert | Aug 20
- Greece: Cruising the Greek Isles; Ed Hibner & Barb Krasiecko | Aug 6
- Guyana (ECOtourism); Charlie & Diane Jacobson | July 16
- Borneo; Suzann Sports | July 2
- Australia: Blue Mountains and Great Ocean Road Drive; Robert & Marilyn Paluszak | June 18
- Tahiti: Papeete (French Polynesia) and the South Pacific; Frank Kraft | June 4
- Egypt: Nile River; Frank Kraft | May 21
- Antarctica; Jerry Sundin | May 6
- Galapagos Islands (Ecuador); Claire Andrews | Apr 16
- Trip Around the Ancient World, Part II; Pat Cronenberg | Apr 2
- Social: Spring Fling, a Hula Luau, Lake Miona Center | Mar 19
- True North and Back to the Barrens, Canada; George Erickson | Mar 5
- Trip Around the Ancient World, Part I; Pat Cronenberg | Feb 19
- Cook Islands and Fiji; Robert & Marilyn Paluszak | Feb 5
- Copper Canyon, Mexico; Sue Scipsone | Jan 15
- No meeting | Jan 1
January 1, 2020
Summary | 2008 Presentations
- Canadian Arctic; Diane & Charlie Jacobson | Dec 18
- Montenegro; Frank Kraft | Dec 4
- Russia; Bev & Larry Wehrheim | Nov 20
- New Zealand; Marilyn & Rob Paluszak | Nov 6
- Panel Discussion: Packing and Computer Access | Oct 16
- India; Charlie & Diane Jacobson | Oct 2
- Social: International Buffet, Churchill Center | Sep 18
- Norway; Frank Kraft | Sep 4
- Panama; Tom & Judy Mitchell | Aug 21
- Guatemala; George Green | Aug 7
- Freighter Travel: LA to New Zealand, Robert & Marilyn Paluszak | Jul 17
- China; Kevin & Patty Vogt | July 3
- Egypt; Larry & Bev Wehrheim | Jun 19
- Easter Island; Suzann Sports | Jun 5
- Ethiopian Adventure; Charlie & Diane Jacobson | May 15
- Round the World in 400 Days; Marilyn & Rob Paluszak | May 1
- China: Li River; Frank & Joan Kraft | Apr 17
- Bhutan; Charlie & Diane Jacobson | April 3, 2008 (The inaugural Meeting of the Worldwide Foreign Travel Club!)
January 1, 2020
Summary | 2020 Presentations
- No meeting | Dec 17
- France: The Unknown Notre Dame (Paris); history, architecture and iconography; Mike Mocella | Dec 3 | Zoom
- No meeting | Nov 19
- The Falklands (UK), A long way to go to fight a war; Dr. Sidney Soclof | Nov 5 | Zoom
- No meeting | Oct 15
- UK Narrow Boats, Al Brown; and Freighter Voyage across the Pacific, Robert & Marilyn Paluszak | Oct 1 | Zoom
- No meeting | Sep 17
- France: The Walled City of Paris — then and now; Mike Mocella | Sep 3 | Zoom
- No meeting | Aug 20
- Four lesser known European cities: Meteora (Greece, George Sonnichsen); Lucca (Italy, Scott & Suzanne Duncan); Zaragoza (Spain, Charlie & Diane Jacobson); and Ghent (Belgium) by Robert & Marilyn Paluszak | Aug 3 | Zoom
- Norway: Adventure in the High Arctic: The Circumnavigation of Spitzbergen, A prior talk revisited; George Sonnichsen | Jul 16 | Zoom
- Launch of the new wwftc.com and Rob’s Favorite Travel Websites; moderated by Robert Paluszak | Jul 2 | Zoom
- France: Burgundy; Mike Mocella | Jun 18 | Zoom
- Travel Tips, Stories and General Q&A | Jun 4 | Zoom
- History of the Panama Canal; Dr. Sidney Soclof | May 21 | Zoom
- No meeting | May 4
- No meeting | Apr 16
- No meeting | Apr 2
- No meeting | Mar 19
- Annual Social: Poland | Mar 8
- No meeting | Mar 3
- Uruguay; Dr. Sidney Soclof | Feb 20
- Turkey; Scott & Suzanne Duncan | Feb 6
- France: NE Alsace-Lorraine; Mike Mocella | Jan 16
- Traversing the Panama Canal: Charlie & Diane Jacobson | Jan 2
January 1, 2020