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Urban Polo star Ross Ainsley s life in travel
15 Mar, 2021 11:02 PM
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When international borders open again, NZ-based international polo player Ross Ainsley is planning to visit Iran. Photo / Getty Images
When international borders open again, NZ-based international polo player Ross Ainsley is planning to visit Iran. Photo / Getty Images
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What do you miss most about travel right now?
The sense of freedom.
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What was a standard family holiday like when growing up?
We are a horse-mad family and so our holidays were centred around going to shows, competing in showjumping events and any other thing to do with horses.
Travel memories from urban polo player Sam Hopkinson - a life in travel
17 Feb, 2021 10:46 PM
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Broome s Cable Beach in the Kimberley, Western Australia provided Kiwi polo player Sam Hopkinson s most memorable sunset. Photo / Jarrad Seng
Broome s Cable Beach in the Kimberley, Western Australia provided Kiwi polo player Sam Hopkinson s most memorable sunset. Photo / Jarrad Seng
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Where are your strongest memories from the first overseas trip you ever took?
The first trip I took for polo was to the UK to work as a groom for Ross Ainsley, one of the world s best polo players. I flew from Auckland to Dubai to London on a freight plane carrying 12 polo ponies, three racehorses and a very large Rolls Royce for a member of the Dubai royal family. I remember spending most of the trip sitting in the Rolls Royce with the seat laid back. It was the closest to travelling First Class I would ever get! I arrived in London at 5am on a freezing cold foggy morning. Afte