What's the furthest from home you've been?

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I live in the UK, and the furthest I've been would be Marrakech. It was when we were on a Mediterranean cruise, we docked at Casablanca and travelled by coach, that had no air conditioning. I was also at the worst part of the month for a lady, and toilets were few and far between, and very basic. I wouldn't say it was the best day of my life, but it was certainly an experience. :-)
 

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Oh, don't you just love Barcelona.  I've been there a couple of times--I love that city!  
It was remarkable.  I was there with my ex for 10 days.  Aside from all the wonderful Gaudi/Picasso/food/architecture/fun in general - we took the trip out to the monastery up at Montserrat which was incredible.  We wanted to see Dali's residence but didn't realize it was closed during the winter months (we were there in November).  That was a bummer for me - he's one of my favorite artists but at least we got to the Picasso museum, which was equally enjoyable - albeit much different :)

I think we saw every Gaudi building there is lol.

One of my favorite restaurants was Los  Caracoles (the snails).   We chanced upon it one night, saw pigs being roasted in the window and decided to give it a try.  We had NO idea how famous it was at that moment - been there well over 100 years.  It's the only place we ate (which were many) that I remember in detail.  Other meals were good but this one was over the top fantastic!
 
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BTW - my partner and I have been trying to plan a big vacation for 2014 and this thread will probably give me ideas so keep those answers coming!
 

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BTW - my partner and I have been trying to plan a big vacation for 2014 and this thread will probably give me ideas so keep those answers coming!
We got to see Montserrat, too--incredible!  

I'm trying to plan a big vacation for 2014 as well--hubby's 60th birthday!  We're thinking South America.  I've been to Peru, and also Belize and Guatemala in Central America.  We're thinking Chile maybe....anybody been there?  
 

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Amsterdam for me, next time we go to Holland im pushing for Rotterdam because theres no way I want to go back to Amsterdam
 

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Barcelona, Spain.  Best trip of my life.
Oh, don't you just love Barcelona.  I've been there a couple of times--I love that city!  
I'll be going there in March, to start a cruise. I may have to plan a couple of extra days just to see Barcelona.

The furthest I've been from home is New Zealand. That's traveling from the U.S., or Scotland or Austria where I've also lived.
 

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I'll be going there in March, to start a cruise. I may have to plan a couple of extra days just to see Barcelona.

The furthest I've been from home is New Zealand. That's traveling from the U.S., or Scotland or Austria where I've also lived.
My parents traveled a lot after they retired and New Zealand was one of their favorite places.
 

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Somewhere to the west of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (don't really know how far) several hundred feet underwater.
 

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Morocco. Did you go to the souk? If yes what did you buy? I hate toilets abroad.
 

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I'll be going there in March, to start a cruise. I may have to plan a couple of extra days just to see Barcelona.

The furthest I've been from home is New Zealand. That's traveling from the U.S., or Scotland or Austria where I've also lived.
Oh you should, if at all possible.  Even if you just pick out a few highlights it will be worth it.

BTW, I love cruising - just haven't been quite that far on one yet.  Done a crazy amount of Caribbean Islands, Bermuda, and Mexico/Hondurus/Belize.  Would love to be able to do a European one some day.

And New Zealand is one of our dream destinations.  

Ahhh! Someday when I'm retired - which at this rate won't be for far too long.
 
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Morocco. Did you go to the souk? If yes what did you buy? I hate toilets abroad.
Haha! I was just watching an old Margaret Cho special on HBO and in it she rants about the toilets in India.  It's is the ultimate destination for my BF - he's Hindu - but he knows there's no way he'll be able to get me there with the condition of my knees right now.  Squatting - is NOT an option 

 

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I would like to go to India and take one of the tours on elephants to find tigers.  People don't always find one but I would like to go while there are still some left in the wild.  Even if I didn't see any tigers there is other wildlife still in India.  There are even a few lions but they are different from the ones in Africa.  They don't form prides the way they do in Africa.  Probably because there isn't enough food in one place to support a pride so they are spread out and each lion fends for itself or a female has to fend for her cubs as well.
 

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The U.S. is the furthest I ve been.... but one day, im determined to go to Antarctica..
 

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I would like to go to India and take one of the tours on elephants to find tigers.  People don't always find one but I would like to go while there are still some left in the wild.  Even if I didn't see any tigers there is other wildlife still in India.  There are even a few lions but they are different from the ones in Africa.  They don't form prides the way they do in Africa.  Probably because there isn't enough food in one place to support a pride so they are spread out and each lion fends for itself or a female has to fend for her cubs as well.

I felt so sad riding an elephant I couldn't stand it over a minute. ...I wish I haven't even done that one minute. ..poor sad elephants!
I guess it depends if ur an animal lover (or a cat lover only)...
 

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I am an animal lover but unfortunately they are the only way to safely get close to a tiger.  I have seen people on nature shows doing it.  The elephant and tiger have kind of a truce.  The elephant is too big for the tiger to attack and the elephant isn't a carnivore.  It isn't 100 percent safe but it is the safest way to do it.
 

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I was watching a PBS special about tigers. The tiger jumped and tried to grab the mahout as it went over the elephant's back. It grazed him and tore his shirt all to pieces.
 

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I was watching a PBS special about tigers. The tiger jumped and tried to grab the mahout as it went over the elephant's back. It grazed him and tore his shirt all to pieces.
I've seen that one.  There is another one where a tiger on a reserve would charge an elephant.  Of course the elephant backs off and in one case a little girl fell off of the elephant.  The tiger wouldn't get that close to the elephant so they were able to get her back up on the elephant.  They had even nicknamed that tiger Charger.  It's not 100 percent safe, nothing is especially where wildlife is concerned but it is the safest way to get close to a wild tiger.  If one can be found that is.
 
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