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As far as the bike trip's progressing, i've looked into my itinerary and it's looking rather rushed, so i'm now trying to get sufficient time off work to have the whole of February off next year, which will give me one month off before my retirement day on 1st March. If that all works out, i'm going to book an 8-10 week return trip to NZ and will look to do the USA/Canada leg later in the year, possibly as a RTW, for a further 8-10 weeks. One of the problems i've discovered with RTW tickets, which has caused this change of plan, is the big difference in baggage allowance on a RTW, compared to a standard Business Class return.