Here are the results of ITN’s latest annual “Where Did You Go?” This for the year 2010.

Now, in years past, we held it down to sovereign nations only. We didn’t want to look like others who recognize 325 or so entities, as the list just gets too unwieldy, but this year we didn’t put in that requirement, so you’ll have to wade through a few more.

Yes, we know that Sicily is part of Italy and that Tahiti is in French Polynesia. Whatever the readers put down is what we recorded....

The ITN game currently in play is “Which Countries Did You Visit in 2010?” There will be a bevy of prizes for the lucky selectees. E-mail your entry to ArmondNoble@yahoo.com or write to Country Game, c/o ITN, 2116 28th St., Sacramento, CA 95818-1940. Be sure to include your name and ZIP code. Don’t be tardy; deadline is February 28, 2011.

We’ll also be offering prizes for the winners of our next essay contest. In 300 words or fewer, write on “I Prefer Paris.” The deadline for that is...

There is a hobby that could be considered a cousin to travel, and that is Amateur Radio. Your voice can go to the far reaches of the globe, prompting responses from people on the air, and you never leave your chair.

In the US there are about 650,000 FCC-licensed Amateur Radio operators. Upon passing an examination, they each were issued their own distinctive call sign, the prefix of which identifies the country they are in.

For example, US call signs begin with W, K, A or N....