Funniest thing

April 2010 issue

Funniest Thing for April '10

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 EDWARD PUSATERI of Chicago, IL:

On my first trip to Rome, decades ago, I decided to take a bus to one of the historic sites. I got on the bus, moved toward the rear and steadied myself near the back door in order to exit...

May 2010 issue

Funniest Thing for May '10

This month’s winner is NED JOHNSON of Seneca, SC:

On our first trip to Hong Kong, we took a subway ride. Being a bit unsure about the subway system, we asked a fellow passenger if he was familiar with the system. After assurances that he rode...

June 2010 issue

Maybe in three weeks

This month’s winner is LINDA J. TANNER of Bonita Springs, Florida:

On my first of eight trips to Africa, I went with a girlfriend to Kenya. I had arranged with my husband to call him in Minnesota at a specific date and time. When the chosen...

January 2004 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 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 MATT HAUCK of Rector, AR:

After arriving in Barcelona, I sat in a park near the Ramblas with our luggage while my wife went to find a local hotel for us to stay in.

A vendor was selling snacks, so I...

August 2010 issue

Funniest Thing for August '10

This month’s winner is GEORGE N. GIANOPULOS of Fresno, CA:

A couple of years ago, my wife and I and two of her female cousins were traveling around Greece. I had rented some sort of car — small, cheap and ugly — to drive around the areas of the...

February 2004 issue

This month’s winner is DON THOMPSON of Garden Grove, CA:

In Paris a few years ago, my wife and I were just completing a marvelous visit to the Orangerie (Monet’s “Water Lilies” are an absolute must) and were in the gift shop looking...

October 2010 issue

Tonight, you don't have to.

This month’s winner is LINDA LEMIEUX of Elk Grove, CA:

My husband, Pete, and I rented a car and drove around Europe for 30 days in September 2000. When we arrived in Pisa, we found all the hotels were full because a music festival was going on...

March 2004 issue

Funniest Thing for March

This month’s winner is NORMAN L. ROGERS of San Anselmo, CA:

Four of us were dining one night in Italy at a restaurant in Greve, Tuscany. We are very experienced in deciphering Italian menus and had a menu translator as backup. It was...