'I'm finally going to Hawaii. What should I do there?'
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, October, 2004
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In June 2003, Louise Zahorsky ran into Deleano Benjamin at their 45th high school reunion in Worthington, Minn. The old friends hadn't seen each other since the 40th reunion. They caught up, discussing news both good (Louise's husband, Gerald, was retiring in a year) and bad (after battling breast cancer in the early '90s, Louise recently found out she needed further treatment).
"If you could travel anywhere," Deleano asked Louise, "where would 'anywhere' be?"
He had barely finished speaking when Louise blurted out, "Hawaii!" But it would never happen. Gerald didn't want to be on a plane for the long trip, and besides, it would cost too much.
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So Deleano told a story. His mother had wanted to go to Hawaii for her 50th wedding anniversary, but Deleano's father was reluctant to spend the money. "My mom finally told him that she was going," Deleano said. "She'd ...
