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Old Feb 13, 2006, 2:49 am
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Swanhunter
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Originally Posted by Raffles
Business travel is, generally, painful!.
Bloody hard work it is, but can - depending on where you go and how long - give you an insight into another country that just won't get by going there on holiday.

Originally Posted by Raffles
Leave the US and come to sunny Europe. Get yourself a well paid job with 25-30 days holiday per year (UK) up to 35 days per year (good old France and Germany). Forget that '10 days leave per year' nonsense in the US!

Spend the money from your well paid job on 5-6 weeks of overseas holidays per year. And think of all of those exciting weekends away you could have if you were based in Europe as well! You can probably fly to 20 different countries within 3 hours of London.
Sound advice!
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