posted by Travel Cat on Jul 27
We all love to travel - but have you travelled enough?
I know these days we are supposed to be cutting down our travel, but if you work abroad or have been around the world - you may find you already qualify!
I myself (a wanderlust victim) love the buzz of traveling - however, I am very, very, very short of the membership requirements - only about 75 countries short!
So Whats the Century Club all About?
Well - as it’s Romanesque name says: You need to have travelled to at least 100 countries - more if you want to show off! There is Silver Membership on offer for travellers to 150+ countries. Needless to say, there is also a Gold Membership - only available to those lucky few who have visited more than 250 countries in this lifetime!
Frighteningly - there is even a special award for some one visiting over 300 different countries - and this year it went to a lady from New York…
What Makes a Country a Country?
If you want to start counting your achievements, you need to check their listings to make sure you are not cutting yourself short as Alaska for example counts as separate territory to the US mainland states.
So to give you a rough guide: In North America there are 6 ‘countries’. These are Alaska, Canada, Mexico, Prince Edward Islands, St Pierre + Miquelon and the US itself. There are 7 countries in Central America, 13 can be found in South America and a wonderfully warm 29 are awaiting you in the Caribbean. However, don’t stop there - as even if you trekked or bussed your way from north to south - you would still find yourself 45 short!!!
The European mainland has a whopping 67 in total - so a train ride around most of the countries here (after all those mentioned above, of course) and you could apply to join!!!
How Many Are There?
There are currently 317 territories listed on the site - and as a result of travel these days - there are thousands of members.
The Travellers Century Club holds meetings throughout the year, debating about travel-related issues and problems, and the site itself is filled with related information and maps, etc, for all the locations they list as being ‘valid’.
Only been to 75 countries on the list - well don’t feel left out! The Club lets you come and sit in on any meeting - as long as it has any seats left after the ’real’ members have had a look-in.
Think You Qualify?
Go Visit their site (pay $100 to join and $50 yearly dues thereafter ($60 if non-US)). or just scan through all the useful data and facts they have on the Travelers Century Club site.
Right - I just need to get round South-East Asia and the whole of Africa - and I might see you at the next meeting!!!!!!
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