Over the last four years I've bought three Macs and, in various combinations and renewals, I've also bought the Apple Care Protection Plan and One to One. With the two laptops, I've taken advantage of these two programmes from Johannesburg to San Diego via Munich, even England, and many stops in between. I've never paid Apple a penny for repairs or training and if you want training then you should see the tutorial set up in San Francisco.
Macs have their detractors but they have no equal in terms of international back up, training and location convenience.