Funniest thing

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 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...

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 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...

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 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...