Originally Posted by
Raffles
I should stress that my kids, 11 and 14, who have done well over 100 nights each in super-luxe hotels agree with my thoughts. It's not just middle aged grumpiness. Worth noting that they preferred Ras even though a desert rat came into our tent one night, gave birth to a stillborn baby in my wife's suitcase, and left again …..
I guess an 11 year old, no matter how many nights they have spent in "super-luxe hotels", is still an 11 year old. A dead baby rat in mom's suitcase? That's like the highlight of the trip!