What is the most distant place from your home that you’ve visited? - General Discussion Discussion

[–] Kowalski (58020) 4 years ago

QUEENS,NY AND THE SURROUNDING BURROUGHS....LIVED THERE FOR 2 MONTHS,MET MY NOW WIFE,MOVED HOME TO CALIFORNIA.OTHER THAN THAT...IDAHO,VEGAS.

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[–] GlenEllyn (21085) 4 years ago

Not bad. Did you drive from coast to coast?

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[–] Kowalski (58020) 4 years ago

FLEW...I DIDNT HAVE A LICENSE THEN...LATE BLOOMER IN THAT DEPT...DIDNT GET MY LICENSE UNTIL I WAS 26.

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[–] GlenEllyn (21085) 4 years ago

Well, I have a nephew who is in his 40s (OMG, am I that old??) and he does not have a driver's license, so there you go.

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[–] Kowalski (58020) 4 years ago

MY WIFE IS 55 NOW...NO LICENSE...I DRIVE HER TO AND FROM WORK EVERY DAY.

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[–] GlenEllyn (21085) 4 years ago

I like knowing that it can be done - no license. My nephew works at a university and also lives near campus, so yes, he makes it work. He's not afraid to walk places, or use public transit, so good for him.

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[–] yatzo376 (7449) 4 years ago

Bless you

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[–] AmeriGirl26 (12299) 4 years ago

I can't choose between Hawaii or Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I think Hawaii is further away, geographically speaking.

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[–] GlenEllyn (21085) 4 years ago

Where did you visit in Hawaii? We (meaning my ex and I) visited Oahu, Maui, the Big Island, and Kauaʻi I liked .Kauaʻi the best because it was quieter than the other islands. I'm sure it's all very different today.

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[–] AmeriGirl26 (12299) 4 years ago

Maui. My parents visited the islands several times when my brother and I were very little, because my grandparents had a time-share place they could stay....until it was wiped out by a hurricane. I don't remember much beyond walking into the ocean with mom in our bathing suits.

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[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

Around 2,500 kilometres ( 1,550 miles ). Melbourne to central North Queensland.

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[–] GlenEllyn (21085) 4 years ago

Australia is huge, so much larger than most folks think. I used to have a penpal who lived in Queensland. Townesville, specifically. I enjoyed chatting with him. He ended up coming to the US after meeting a gal (online) from Oklahoma. She treated him like crap and last I knew, he was trying to get back to Australia.

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[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

Yes I have never been to Perth (Western Australia), it's just too far away with too much nothing in between. Australia is a little bit smaller than America but of course most of Australia is arid wasteland. I think America would be a wonderful place, so much variety and beauty.

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[–] GlenEllyn (21085) 4 years ago

Do you have any plans to visit the US? On your bucket list, perhaps? I agree that there is lots of variety here. I would like to visit Australia some day. Not that it's likely, but one can dream...it's what I would do if I won a $million. Australia and New Zealand are top of my list.

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[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

No, travel is a young person's game and then I didn't have the money. Now I have the money but I'm too much of a wreck to be able to travel comfortably. Personally I would go to Europe before Australia, so much more to see and do and in a smaller space !

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[–] GlenEllyn (21085) 4 years ago

True, Europe has more variety in a smaller area.

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[–] overseas7 (3524) 4 years ago

Which countries in Europe would you like to visit?

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[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Holland, Russia, Austria, Italy, the former Yugoslavia and Greece.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (33837) 4 years ago

Australia from England last August via Singapore. Flew back via San Fran, so ended up flying round the world.

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[–] GlenEllyn (21085) 4 years ago

You are a world traveler, Andy!

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[–] overseas7 (3524) 4 years ago

I am from Europe, the most distant place I have been was Mexico.

PS: MN is Minnesota, right?

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[–] GlenEllyn (21085) 4 years ago

Yes, MN is Minnesota. I usually try not to abbreviate because not everyone knows, and we do have chatters from outside the U.S.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

That would either be Greece or Turkey. Whichever is furthest away from Australia.

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[–] GlenEllyn (21085) 4 years ago

That's a long haul, either place.

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[–] 10200 (656) 4 years ago

I love to travel. Ive been all over the world but the farthest places I've visited are China and then two years ago I took a trip to Africa that included a safari just outside of Kruger.

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[–] Furienna (3322) 4 years ago

Capri, Italy.

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