CNN  —  Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in March 2025. It was republished in July 2025 to include a corresponding episode of CNN’s Chance Encounters podcast featuring Beverly’s story The first time Beverly Carriveau saw Bob Parsons, she felt like a “thunderbolt” passed between them. “This man stepped out of a taxi, and we both just stared at each other,” Beverly tells CNN Travel today. “You have to remember, this is the ‘60s. Girls didn’t stare at men. But it was a