Funniest thing

January 2013 issue

Just nod and drive on.
By Madge Christensen

Tell ITN about the funniest thing that ever happened to you while traveling in a foreign country. (ITN prints no info on destinations in the United States.) There are no restrictions on length. The ITN staff will choose each month’s winner, who will receive a free one-year subscription to ITN. Entries not chosen cannot be acknowledged.

This month’s winner is MADGE CHRISTENSEN of Greenwood Lake, NY:

Back in 1997, before there were GPS units in rental cars, my husband and I stopped a lovely young couple to get directions to a B&B we had reservations for in a small town in...

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February 2013 issue

Paper or plastic?

Tell ITN about the funniest thing that ever happened to you while traveling in a foreign country. (ITN prints no info on destinations in the United States.) There are no restrictions on length. The ITN staff will choose each month’s winner, who will receive a free one-year subscription to ITN. Entries not chosen cannot be acknowledged.

This month’s winner is GLORIA HELMUTH of Tulsa, OK:

My husband, Ed, and I visited the Arabian Gulf area in November 2012. Upon first arriving at the Doha, Qatar, airport, we entered the queue to go through the Immigration line. As we handed...

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March 2013 issue

The two-step

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This month’s winner is REYNOLDS BRANDER of Grand Rapids, Michigan:

About 20 years ago while visiting London, my wife and I were leaving the play “The Mousetrap” when I came face to face with a sweet, older Englishwoman, and it was one of those right foot, left foot, right foot...

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April 2013 issue

Render unto Caesar. . .
By Sol Gold

Tell ITN about the funniest thing that ever happened to you while traveling in a foreign country. (ITN prints no info on destinations in the United States.) There are no restrictions on length. The ITN staff will choose each month’s winner, who will receive a free one-year subscription to ITN. Entries not chosen cannot be acknowledged.

This month’s winner is SOL GOLD of Las Vegas, NV:

While on a tour of Turkey about 10 years ago, I was walking through the ruins of Pergamum with another tour member when we were approached by a young local man who asked if we would like to...

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April 2012 issue

The wool over your eyes

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This month’s winner is SUSAN GOLDEN of Lewisville, NC:

My husband and I traveled the length and breadth of Holland armed with railpasses and a Museum Card in October 2011. A Dutch acquaintance in our city recommended we visit one of the West...

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May 2012 issue

Speaking the same language

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This month’s winner is SHEILA MONK of Richland, MO:

In Chiapas, Mexico, 10 of us were visiting the only village nearby that our guide knew was having festivities on that day, Ash Wednesday. We were delighted to be welcomed warmly by the...

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June 2012 issue

Rubber stamping exemplified

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This month’s winner is NANCI SCHEITHAUER of Santa Fe, NM:

During a lovely cruise through the Greek islands and Turkey I had bought some jewelry and trinkets, mainly on the island of Rhodes. I was flying out of Europe through Nice, France, and...

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June 2004 issue

Funniest Thing for June '04

Tell ITN about the funniest thing that ever happened to you while traveling in a foreign country. There are no restrictions on length. (ITN prints no info on destinations in the U.S., Canada or Mexico.) The ITN staff will choose each month’s winner, who will receive a free one-year subscription to ITN. Entries not chosen cannot be acknowledged.

This month’s winner is LISA PETTY of Eagan, MN:

My brother Jeffrey and I were in Agadir, Morocco, where our cruise ship had stopped for one day. Knowing beforehand that we wanted to go to Taroudant, about 100 kilometers inland, our...

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