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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, Mexico or the Caribbean.) 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 PEGGY PARKER of Milwaukie, Oregon:

On a bus tour of Spain in the early ’70s, I was fortunate enough to have as a fellow traveler a delightful woman who just happened to be African-American...

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This month’s winner is BOB PHILLIPS of Tillamook, OR:

While visiting Chuncheon in the mountains east of Seoul, I took a bus south from town and spent a couple of hours walking around a forested area that included a few...

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This month’s winner is the Rev. RICHARD LEONARD of New York City, New York.

In 1982, my wife, Polly, and I took part in a 17-day journey through China sponsored by General Tours. It happened that the airplane trip from...

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This month’s winner is ARTHUR McGONAGLE of Hollis, New Hampshire:

On a Rhine cruise aboard a Dutch-crewed ship, we heard an announcement over the intercom: “For you early risers, the coffee bar opens at 6 a.m. Have a...

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

In the year 2000 my oldest sister and I decided to treat our youngest sister to a trip to Paris. Our Air France package deal included airfare plus five...

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This month’s winner is DON WRIGHT of Newberg, Oregon:

An indication of 35 years of marriage? At 40,000 feet over the Pacific, I rose from my seat and my wife asked, “Where are you going?” I just told her, “To the...

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This month’s winner is DAVID RIEGERT of Reno, Nevada:

In 1993 my wife and I sailed with Renaissance Cruises from Singapore to Bali, whereupon we were promptly introduced to the joys of driving in Asia. As our bus pulled...

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This month’s winner is BILL O’CONNELL of Castro Valley, California:

Some years ago when my wife and I were on a Brendan tour of Ireland, we stopped overnight at Waterford. We didn’t get to see the glassmaking because...

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