A Formal Evening on the Cruise

To the High Seas

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January 9th 2008
I searched everywhere in Bangkok for a Panama Hat, I envisioned wearing one when we boarded the cruise to Australia. It just seemed to be appropriate to make the change from backpack travel to classic travel. But unfortunately I couldn't find one. So it was bareheaded when I boarded the ship. The ship was the size of a whole town. It holds 2600 passengers and 1200 crew, all in all about th ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more