JOHN & CHERYL

Australia

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February 15th 2008
Between New Zealand and Australia we were able to watch the SuperBowl, live—ahhh the wonders of modern communications. At an enormous cost, the ship picked up the satellite feed from the NFL Network so we saw the game but none of the ads. There were three betting pools on board—none of which we won. But it was fun to see such an exciting game especially from halfway around the world. After ... 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