<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by oldpenny16:
Oh he does do his own washing out, but friends who have gone on his tours say that they are RUSTIC! At least these days he is willing to admit that it's not a sin to prefer an en suite bathroom!
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Rick Steves is well into middle age now and his advice, tours, etc. have altered accordingly.
I always figured he didn't mind a room with only a sink in it because he's tall, he's a guy, and so he can easily pee in the sink. Not so easy for those of us with the other kind of equipment! (However, I've managed it many a time. Once I even stayed in a place in Belfast where the nearest toilet was down TWO steep flights of stairs! Boy did that sink come in handy in the morning!
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Kathy