• For the record, Natan wanted to take the ferry boat to Uruguay (1 hr). Maggie wanted to see the famous Sunday Market in San Telmo. So we ended up in San Telmo’s market – a flea market with a lot of junk, what a waste of time. Again, we set at a café around the plaza where we met 2 Israeli couples and cheat chat with them for a while.
• We walked back to the city center for more sightseeing.
• Afternoon was dedicated to R&R at the hotel.
• Maggie decided she could not leave BA without buying something. While leaving the hotel for shopping, we met an Israeli couple from Palo Alto in the hotel lobby. We talked with them for few minutes and gave them our Buenos Aires tour book since they just arrived with no written material.
• Maggie bought a sweater. On the way to the pub, after the shopping Maggie’s wallet was stolen. That killed the mood for the rest of the day and evening – financially not a big loss (about $70), however, the necklace that was placed in the wallet the day before was still in the wallet in addition to the Visa and ATM cards. The feeling of being violated and the hassle of cancelling the cards stayed with us for few days.
• On the way to dinner talked to a policewoman about the pick pocketing. She took us to the police station where nobody spoke English – what a waste of time and energy.
Adventure Life has been an extraordinary travel resource for us over the years and today was no exception. Our River Cruise booking was handled by Jess (who has been our personal trip planner for several years) the same day as our inquiry. Suggestions were given for cabin choice and pre-trip options (that were not shown on the cruise line's website) like airport transfers and prepaid gratuities. Trip insurance recommendations followed and we were assigned a travel co-ordinator till the end of the tour. All we have to do is show up! Great service from friendly folks.
APtravelwell
1 day ago
My representative Kevin was very responsive generally and in crafting our itinerary to our specific priorities.
Rocco Labella
1 day ago
Although there was a lot of paper work, I received help and guidance when I needed it.
Donna Kirby
2 days ago
Our travel was flawless! The rider pickup (airport, hotel, ship) was seamless. Jane's recommendation for Emerald Cruise Sakara was everything I wanted but the experience was soooo much more. Adventure Life took care of each and every detail and this was the easiest of all my travels.
Anne Petty
3 days ago
Follow up was effective any questions were answered in a timely manner