Originally Posted by
CarmenOM
Going beyond the immediate refund issue, at some point in the coming weeks or months you might talk with the widow about her taking some other international trip in the future, perhaps with her daughter or a friend. Since she is an inexperienced traveler a small group tour or river cruise might be best for her. I can personally attest to the therapeutic value of travel after the death of a spouse.
Her daughter thought about taking the trip with her mom anyway, but at a little later date since it's still fresh.
I was tearing-up pretty good, because their half-packed luggage was sitting on the bed in their guest room (which used to be this particular daughter's bedroom). It was the same luggage they used on their honeymoon 50 years earlier. They never had time to use it much, with the farm and family. ;-(
Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.