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A. I was in Cairns (and Port Douglas), Australia, for six months filming "The Thin Red Line." Before I went, I read up on the deadly snakes and saltwater and freshwater crocodiles and killer spiders that hang out in your boots, jellyfish and great white sharks. So I got off the plane expecting "Land of the Lost," but found it so peaceful and relaxing and the people so lovely that I almost let my guard down. Then I met the giant fruit bats swooping over our heads like freaking pterodactyls. The guys I was shooting with and myself were carrying pizzas and that sustaining image of us screaming like little girls, while dodging those monsters, is a horror takeaway from an otherwise idyllic place.

Q. Where have you traveled to that most reminded you of home?

A. London, probably. The pace. The congestion. I lived there for a year filming "Band of Brothers" in 1999. I really loved it.

Q. What do you hope your daughter remembers from her travels?

A. I want her to understand that traveling internationally changes who you are for the better and for all times. She's been to a lot of places. I want her to know a hundred people's personal stories from a hundred different places. And then from that be able to glean that which we all have in common and then that which is special to her home. I want her to have a worldview and to be an independent thinker. Scratch that, she's already way too independent of a thinker for me.

Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?

A. The Amalfi Coast is amazing. I loved Positano so much, and I'm taking the family in June. Capri. My god -- the food, culture and history.

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(Jae-Ha Kim is a New York Times bestselling author and travel writer. You can respond to this column by visiting her website at www.jaehakim.com. You may also follow "Go Away With..." on Twitter at @GoAwayWithJae where Jae-Ha Kim welcomes your questions and comments.)

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