Let him go abroad to a distant country let him go to some place where he is not known. Don't let him go to the devil, where he is known. Samuel Johnson
Often, before returning home, I would take a long and roundabout way and pass by the peaceful ramparts from where I had glimpses of other provinces, and a sight of the distant country. Pierre Loti
To meet an old friend in a distant country is like the delight of rain after a long drought. Chinese Proverb