Funniest thing

June 2007 issue

Funniest Thing for June

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 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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November 2008 issue

Funniest Thing for December

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 US, 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:

Before the start of an organized tour of Italy, my father and I decided to spend a few days in Rome on our own. Neither of us spoke a word of Italian, but we had...

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January 2006 issue

Funniest thing for January

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 GARY WEAVER of Upland, California:

It was an overcast, chilly, late afternoon in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I had strayed from the flock and was exploring in an off-the-beaten-track area while...

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February 2006 issue

Funniest Thing for February

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 KEN LEVINE of Chicago, Illinois:

In November 2005 I went to the Bo Tung Xeo restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I ordered some type of marinated beef.

When the beef was brought to the...

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March 2006 issue

Funniest Thing for March

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 happens to be an ITN Contributing Editor, JUDITH ANSHIN of Sacramento, CA:

One morning at breakfast in Agra, India, I hung my purse over the back corner of my chair. Later, engrossed in the table...

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April 2006 issue

Funniest thing for April

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 PAUL MAJOR of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:

Back in 1968 I went to Europe with my mother. I was 20 and in charge. Feeling very responsible, I researched the destinations and learned handy phrases in...

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May 2006 issue

Funniest Thing for May

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 JANE YOUNG of Williamsburg, Virginia:

We love to travel in Africa. There’s always a surprise waiting!

On safari in Botswana with Ker & Downey in July 1999, my husband and I arrived at Pom Pom...

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June 2006 issue

Funniest Thing for June

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 MARTY PEREZ of Stockton, California:

While coming into Copan, Honduras, on a recent “Route of the Maya” trip with Overseas Adventure Travel, I spotted an interesting old green truck, overgrown...

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