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Zhonghuà Rénmín Gònghéguó
Mar 2000
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On your home continent, what was the northmost, southmost, westmost and eastmost you've ever travelled to? Ever left your hoem continent? Where to? Also tell us second and third ranks! For me:
Northmost: Bodö (where's that letter in ascii?) in the north of Norway. Crossed the polar circle, saw elks, polar plains (like tundra, 1,000m above sea, way cool!) and fjords. Didn't get as far north as Narvik or the Lofotes (sp?) though, would have liked that record. Apart from that, Hirtshals in Denmark on another holiday.
Southmost: Naples, the sh!ttiest city of Europe.  Italy is bad with waste, but that city tops it all. Climbed the Vesuv, saw a sunset over the sea with Naples in nice blue light. That was on a school trip to Rome with an extra tour to the Vesuv. Aaprt from that, been to the Côte d'Azur (Nice, Antibes, Cannes, Monaco) as well as Lake Garda and the Adriatic, seen Venice and Padua too.
Westmost: Paris. Not much too say, a bit overrated methinks, I was only 14 or 15 though, might be because we lived in la Défense. Been to Disneyland as well  . Apart from that, said Côte d'Azur trip was quite far in the west, as well as 2 Amsterdam visits, one of which was a polymeet.
I intend to top this with London and, if possible, Manchester
Eastmost: Kosice, Slovakia. Was a student exchange programm in school, quite nice town (German founded anyway) and landscape. Apart from that, Budapest, Danzig. Hungary is filthy, the Polish baltic coast a dream.
Share your touristic climaxes! 
PS: Never left the continent.
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David Floyd
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The bottom of a large bottle of beer
Jan 1970
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North: Washington, DC
South: Orlando, FL
West: San Francisco, CA
East: Washington, DC
Also been to the UK.
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Cruddy
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North: The Grapes Inn Pub, Yorkshire.
West: Land's End
East/South: Sinai... Is Sharm El Sheikh Africa or Asia?
Mind you, I reckon MtG, Lornestar or maybe Dissident are going to have the records by a long way... Lord Merciless is a definate contender too.
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Alinestra Covelia
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I sense the dodgy presence of Bing - a presence I've not felt since...
Feb 2000
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I've been as far north as Cold Lake, Canada, and as far south as LA in USA (eastwards limit New York City).
In Europe I've been as far north as Durham, UK and as far south as Rome, Italy. I've been to France, Germany, and Switzerland as well.
In Asia I've been as far north as Hohhot in Inner Mongolia, and as far south as Indonesia. Within China, I've been to Harbin (extreme northeast, nearly on the border with Russia - very cold!) down to Hong Kong (the armpit of China - wet and smelly), along to Lijiang in the west (beautiful scenery - we stepped off the plane and the airstrip seemed suspended in a sea of mists between two breathtaking mountain ranges).
I've never been to South America, Africa, or Australia.
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Neutrino
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Austin, Texas, USA
Jun 2002
time: 23:29
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North America:
N: Vancouver, Canada
E: New York City
West: Hawaii
South: the Mexican town just across the border by Del Rio, TX
Asia:
N: Seoul, South Korea
E: Tokyo, Japan
S: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
W: Xi'An, China
Australia:
Sydney
Last edited by Neutrino on 02-07-2003 at 03:11
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Eli
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Israel
Jul 2000
time: 07:29
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Eurasia :
North - Moscow
West - London
East - The Dead Sea
South - Eilat
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Provost Harrison
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The farce is strong with this one.
Feb 2000
time: 05:29
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Northmost: Newcastle, Tyne and Weir...quite sad really as it is only about 200km north of where I live already...and that is only once, the only time I have been north of Yorkshire, and that was to drop Scabrous Birdseed at the ferry terminal
Southmost: Giza, Egypt...yeah, where the pyramids are...that is the furthest south I have been.
Eastmost: Famagusta, Cyprus...well, not into it as it is Turkish occupied but right up to the border...I don't think I have been further west than that...
Westmost: Lisbon, Portugal...and what a nice city too I thought...I've never crossed the Atlantic, but in terms of anywhere inhabited in Europe, this is pretty much as far west as you can get...
So there you have it. I was almost going to have Israel as my eastmost as I was going to go on holiday once there as a kid but had to withdraw at the last moment...
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Adalbertus
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Cologne, Germany
Feb 2001
time: 06:29
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Europe:
North: Edinburgh
West: Carnac (Hi, Big Crunch. Saw the Monoliths also), or Blackpool
East: Sounion (Greece, east Attica)
South: Pylos (Greece)
Of course, in the air, I went further down south, north and west, as you can see:
North America:
North: San Francisco
South: San Diego
East/West: Not worth to mention, except you accept changing planes at Chicago...
Africa: No extension worth to mention, I've been in Luxor.
Except: Karnak (a village 3 km north of Luxor, and still the old Thebes you all know from Civ. Haven't been in Thebes, Greece, yet.)
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lightblue
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L'Boro, UK
Oct 2001
time: 05:29
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In Europe:
North: Reykjavik, Iceland
South: Barcelona, Spain
West: Aberystwyth, Wales
East: Nizhni Novgorod, Russia
In the Americas:
North: Edmonton, Alberta
South: Guayaquil, Ecuador
West: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
East: Portland, Maine
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Buck Birdseed
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Khoon Ki Pyasi Dayan (1988)
Nov 2000
time: 05:29
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On this continent:
North: Umeå, Sweden (will go futher this summer)
South: Capri, Italy
East: Moscow, Russia
West: Bristol, UK or if it counts Keflavik, Iceland
Worldwode:
North: still Umeå
South: Somewhere on the road between Cape Town and Port Elisabeth, South Africa
East: Pemba, Tanzania
West: New York City, USA
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01-07-2003 20:00
) was the Burmese-Thai border while the furthest east Thessaloniki in Greece. The north and south info remains the same.
or Guingamp or Carnac, France.
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