That’s why I qualified my suggestion, nevertheless he may not have ever combined the two as I suggested.
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Having travelled extensively for work over the years, even when flying business class and staying in upmarket hotels; it was no fun at all being away from home and hearth.
Yes it is quite something I agree ( we lived in DH from several years and so all the usual places are quite familiar).
Voorlinden gallery was one of my faves…
(Probably bollox Dutch I just wrote but because my wife is Dutch, I was able to get an NL passport but had to do so many hours of studying and take exams …painful not so much for me but of the immigration people having to listen to my weird Dutch….)
Jazeker, en ik moest zelfs de taal leren om na de Brexit Nederlands te worden!
It’s a language Im not comfortable with and wished I had learnt Vlaams when we were in Brussel.
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Yup indeed!
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There are quite a few JL restaurants that are being revamped with a change of ownership to a company called Benugo. The reason I know this is that my brother works in the JL restaurant at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol. He has been there for nearly 30 years and at the beginning of May the restaurant changed from being run by JL and is now operated by Benugo.
The Chichester restaurant is due for a revamp - in fact it’s either already completed or is due to be done by the end of this year.
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Anyone who thinks going away on business is fun hasn’t done it.
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Oh…we still have a place in Statenkwartier in Scheveningen and I spent many many hours cycling by the dunes……het was erg leuk!
I spent a happy day there in 2026. After visiting the Panorama and taking lots of photos inside, I walked to the beach and tried to find the site where the original painting was made on that glass cylinder. Then made a set of panoramic photos. Also recall an excellent fish resto on the prom despite not usually very keen on Dutch food.
And if all that wasn’t enough, the previous day at TU Delft, I’d met for the first time someone to whom I’m still married…
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Yes, I think this is what he was raving (positively) about, the new refurbed, remenu’d one.I do have a Benugo gold card tucked away somewhere that I was given (sorta like a VIP loyalty card that gets you discounts and free stuff) I wonder if he could make use of it there or if because it’s a JL it’s not accepted.
Should that have included the words ‘is enjoyable’ after ‘business’?
If so, I agree.
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Thank you, yes. I’ve edited my post.
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I’ve travelled a bit for work. Generally I found that it was interesting, stimulating, often very hard work but very worthwhile in terms of personal development and experience. I would work alongside local people, try new foods, get cultural insights, sometimes get to play tourist too. Sure it’s absolutely not like having an all-expenses paid holiday, and I’d usually work harder than normal, but all worth it.
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@MikeyPotts Ik vind het en leuke taal maar praat heel slecht 
het is maar niet zo moeilijk of je reeds duits en engels kun verstaan.
Very 
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Ja, dat klopt helemaal. Mijn vrouw, die uit Limburg komt, spreekt ook vloeiend Duits, naast Frans en Engels….I feel quite stupid but try my best to follow and keep up by watching Dutch quiz shows…I’m okay with this until the questions are on Dutch culture…
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My son lives in Limburg (Reuver) and is currently in the process of getting his passport, just waiting on his exam dates. He’s not worried as totally fluent, been speaking since he was a teen. Sadly he’s broken up with his girlfriend and wants to move back to France, where he was born, lived for most of his life (bar 7 years back in Oz 7-14) but f+&%#£% can’t without a EU passport because of Brexit 
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Good luck
with his exams!
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Thanks Vero 
The ‘one’ thing (or at least one thibg) we missed when we went back to Oz was old stuff (particularly my husband)! If you’ve grown up in Europe / the EU you’ll not even realise that it is all around you. In Oz, with a few exceptions, mainly in the big cities, there are no lovely old buildings to look at, walk past, visit. No castles to visit on a Sunday. I was fine as used to it but hubby really missed it after a while!
Aussie wine is far more homogeneous as well, although generally excellent. I say that, and we moaned about it but I now, here rarely drink anything other than my local Bergerac or Bordeaux wines 
. At least in Oz you can get a good variety of French wines, the opposite is not true!
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