I wanted to get in touch with you while the trip is still very fresh in my mind. To say it was glorious is an understatement. There can always be tweaks to anything in life, but this trip was pretty close to perfect for us.
Much of the credit goes to Ariel Stolar, who had to have been the PERFECT guide choice for our family of “the three girls” as he affectionately called us.
He was such a dear human being that we felt our missing brother on the trip, Andy, was with us in his person. HE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE SOLICITOUS TO OUR MOTHER! He was there at every turn to offer her a strong arm for walking, speaking loudly to accommodate for her hearing and generally arranging whatever he could (including taking her shopping in the Arab market – not an easy task!) to make the trip as perfect for her – as she was the honored guest – as he could. He is a GEM. I cannot imagine any other tour guide rising to his level and I have had several excellent previous tour guides in Israel. He is indeed a very special person as well as being an excellent, superbly-informed, and easy going-fun guide, companion and now FRIEND for life.