To commemorate 20 years of International Travel News, we take pleasure in offering the “Trod the 24” award.

RULES
The world is divided into 24 time zones, starting at the meridian of zero degrees longitude at Greenwich, England. Each time zone is 15 degrees wide. For the sake of this award, half-hour zones and out-of-zone artificial time changes will be ignored.

This award is based on the 24 true, world-map time zones of 15 degrees each. Consult a current Atlas or world map.

The applicant must have actually walked on the ground at a location in each of the world’s 24 time zones. The country in which you reside does not count. (Readers who live in any of the contiguous 48 states may count Alaska and Hawaii. Readers in Alaska and Hawaii, if you live in one, you may count the other.)

APPLICATION
Those who have visited all 24 zones may apply by sending a letter, and/or map, listing each country — along with a city or specific location — that was visited in each time zone.

Also indicate the year of the visit.

There is a fee of $7 to cover the cost and mailing of the 8″x10″ certificate (suitable for framing), mailed unfolded.

The application should be addressed to Trod the 24 award, c/o ITN, 2120 28th St., Sacramento, CA 95818.

Those receiving the Trod the 24 award will be listed in ITN.

SPIRIT and INTENT
This is a true traveler’s award and it is called “Trod” quite intentionally. Please do not diminish the feat (pun intentional) of others by entering a country for award credit if (for example) your only contact with that country was when the aircraft landed for fuel and you never even left the plane.