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Embarking on the ride of a lifetime, four Kiwis have entered an international rally to find adventure.

Warming to Wisconsin

FUR COATS: Robbie and Maria Ryan-Young keeping warm with their Alaskan malamutes.

Maria Ryan-Young lives in a 200-year old farmhouse in Milwaukee with her husband and their "snow dogs".

'Booze and bongs' to luxury sailing

EVOLVING TOURS: Katrina Barry, Contiki managing director, (right) with a fellow member of a Contiki tour group in Europe.

The travellers are still young but the trips are classier.

From Taranaki to Texas

AMERICAN DREAM: Theo, Kim, Harry and Garth Wilson in San Antonio.

Kim Wilson and her family are living out their American adventure in Corpus Christi after winning a work permit.

More Kiwis heading on holiday

WIDE HORIZONS: Overseas holidays are back on Kiwi’s shopping list a survey has found.

The number of Kiwis planning to take overseas holidays is increasing sharply, according to a survey by TripAdvisor.

MILE HIGH MOVIE ETIQUETTE: With so many in flight video options available, most airlines have a bit of something for everyone.
SIZZLING: The smell of a few sausages on the barbie always evokes that summer nostalgia
TRAVEL MISTAKES: One in five need help on holidays, according to one insurer.
LIGHT FANTASTIC: Camping under the aurora borealis north of the arctic circle in Lofoten.
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