<strong>Susan Lee:</strong> In April 2020, CNN Travel's Maureen O'Hare spoke to Susan Lee (pictured) for the first time in more than 10 years.
Susan Lee: In April 2020, CNN Travel's Maureen O'Hare spoke to Susan Lee (pictured) for the first time in more than 10 years.
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<strong>North American Blizzard:</strong> Back in December 2009, O'Hare had been stranded by snow storms in New York following a work trip.
North American Blizzard: Back in December 2009, O'Hare had been stranded by snow storms in New York following a work trip.
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<strong>Google Hangout, 2009:</strong> O'Hare made video calls back home as she scrambled to get new flights at the busiest time of the year.
Google Hangout, 2009: O'Hare made video calls back home as she scrambled to get new flights at the busiest time of the year.
Matt James
<strong>Planes, trains and automobiles:</strong> A delayed Greyhound bus to Albany, New York, meant O'Hare was about to miss her three connecting flights to Detroit, then London, then Belfast.
Planes, trains and automobiles: A delayed Greyhound bus to Albany, New York, meant O'Hare was about to miss her three connecting flights to Detroit, then London, then Belfast.
Claire Perry
<strong>The O'Hares:</strong> But thanks to a car ride from Lee and her mother, Judy, O'Hare was able to join her family in Ireland in time for Christmas Eve.
The O'Hares: But thanks to a car ride from Lee and her mother, Judy, O'Hare was able to join her family in Ireland in time for Christmas Eve.
Thomas O'Hare
<strong>Mother and daughter:</strong> In April 2020, Judy was living in Albany, a couple of hours away from where Susan was quarantining.
Mother and daughter: In April 2020, Judy was living in Albany, a couple of hours away from where Susan was quarantining.
Susan S. Lee
<strong>Friends reunited: </strong>Lee and O'Hare caught up over Zoom from their homes in New York and London, but they hope to meet again in person one day.
Friends reunited: Lee and O'Hare caught up over Zoom from their homes in New York and London, but they hope to meet again in person one day.
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