I think I could just about cope with a Hawaii posting! I did 3 Sydney ones and thought they were just grand, but that was on 747. I always thought 707 got the best deal with the nicest and most exotic trips. On VC10s, the drawback of the aeroplane was being mainly Afrika Corps! I never liked it, and never did, and don't now. Thankfully now it is just a mountain top on a horizon!
Being brought up on Hawaii-50, I always thought it the most exciting place. I was overwhelmed to be on my first trip there, so I went onto Waikiki Beach near Diamond Head in 1972, hired a longboard and swam out pretending I knew what I was doing. Carefully watched the others and repeated, and I was away. Couldn't wipe the grin off my face- surfing off Diamond Head, and in Paradise!