Published on Jan, 2025
Our group of 3 people visited Washington from Australia back in October 2024, but I have only just gotten around to writing this review.
I booked this tour on the basis of previous reviews, the more detailed offering, the small group size and that it would have the insight of a veteran. What I didn’t realise when booking, is just how fabulous and insightful this tour would end up being. No one else had booked that day so it was just the 3 of us with Eric.
I’ve travelled quite a lot in my life and would rank the time we spent with Eric Hommel at Arlington as one of the best tours I have EVER taken.
Eric is generous with his time, and in sharing his intimate knowledge of Arlington and its workings. He will ask you if you have any time restrictions up front as he has a tendency to go overtime. The pace of the tour is comfortable, yet in talking with Eric the time passes quickly.Truth be told I could have spent the entire day there with him, but I was conscious of his time and that he had already given so freely of it.
You will see all the major highlights of Arlington and more, but you will experience it at far more personal level and will walk away with a much deeper understanding.
Eric genuinely cares about Arlington and those interred there, as well as his guests, and the world events that led us to where we are now.
I subsequently discovered Eric had also written a book “The Losing Game: How to Lose a War and Fail Veterans” which I later purchased and have just now finished reading. Having completed it, I’m even more grateful that I booked this Arlington Cemetery tour with him and realise what a gift his time was to our group.
If you want to take a tour with someone who is intelligent, humble and extremely personable, who genuinely cares and has a tremendous amount of insight this is the tour for you. You will walk away not only having taken a tour or Arlington, but with first hand accounts that will touch you.
Eric - if you read this review. Thank you again for the generosity of your time, knowledge and in sharing your insights and experience. This tour stay with me forever.
