| I've traveled to Hawaii twice, now. Both
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| | If you have time, there's a better way.
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| times, I've flown.
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| | Don't just go to Hawaii to vacation,
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| The first time I went to Hawaii, we lived
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| | vacation TO Hawaii.
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| in Nebraska. It wasn't exactly the middle
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| | Take a cruise, board a luxury ship and
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| of nowhere, but you could see the middle
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| | cruise to Hawaii. The trip takes about 2
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| from our place. Normally, flying anywhere
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| | days from the west coast of the USA, and
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| meant driving to a major airport - either
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| | you arrive rested and refreshed (if you
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| Omaha or usually Kansas City.
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| | can stay out of the disco!).
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| This time, we had a family emergency and
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| | Counting the commuting time, plane
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| had to get to Honolulu pronto. So we took
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| | changing, luggage hauling, taxi catching
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| a commuter plane from Kearney, Nebraska
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| | and so on, the amount of real time spent
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| to Denver. From Denver, we flew to Los
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| | is about the same.
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| Angeles and changed planes. From L. A. we
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| | If you choose to begin your Hawaii cruise
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| continued to Honolulu. Elapsed time by
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| | at a mainland port, you'll board the ship
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| the clock, about 8 hours. Real time, more
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| | somewhere between Vancouver, Canada and
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| like 13.
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| | Ensenada, Mexico. You'll check into your
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| The second time we went to Hawaii, we
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| | cabin, then enjoy a buffet lunch while
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| lived in Florida and the airport was only
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| | you wait for your luggage to arrive at
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| 40 miles away. We flew from Fort Myers to
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| | your cabin. You'll unpack once, then
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| Houston, Texas. In Houston, we changed
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| | relax and enjoy until it's time to
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| planes for a long, non-stop flight to
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| | disembark and head home.
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| Honolulu. Again, the clock time was about
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| | I can tell you this - next time we go on
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| 6 hours. Real time, more like 12.
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| | a Hawaiian vacation, we'll vacation to
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| Both times, we arrived exhausted and
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| | Hawaii and enjoy the cruise to Hawaii as
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| jet-lagged...
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| | well as the final destination.
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