Funniest thing

March 2012 issue

Following directions
During a visit to Spain in October ’11, two friends and I picked up a rental car in Valencia, then headed south to tour the Andalucía region for a few days. I had printed out Google Maps directions for each of our planned drives, but, as a backup, we requested a GPS with the car. The rental agent gave us a portable one, telling us that the built-in GPS on our car’s dashboard didn’t work.
April 2012 issue

The wool over your eyes

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 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

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 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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July 2012 issue

How much is that kitty in the window?

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 MARY KARYL of Honolulu, HI:

I found the Turkish people to have a wonderful sense of humor as well as to show creative salesmanship.

While window-shopping on a trip to Turkey, I was peering through a jewelry store...

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July 2004 issue

Funniest Thing for July '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 DONNA JUDD of Fullerton, CA:

BIRTH CONTROL — I was chatting with our third-world-country guide about children, my two and his four. When he mentioned that he was one of 13 himself, I commented on the difference...

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August 2012 issue

Challenging undertaking

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This month’s winner is LESLEY TAMULEVICH of East Haven, CT:

My husband, Kevin, and I live at sea level and recently traveled to Cuenca, Ecuador, which is located nearly 8,500 feet up in the Andes Mountains. We did not realize the effect that...

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