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And over a week later you've contributed to a grand total of one thread.

I've looked back through this thread and there's nobody talking trash. I have described my experience with him and I've been clear about positive aspects of that experience. That's hardly talking trash.

Welcome to a chat forum. This is how this works, we chat. People are able to use their judgement as to how much notice to take of a particular forum member. Like anywhere, it takes time to build up a reputation. Plus, if you look around some other threads here you'll be able to see a lot of discussion about how flawed the RM review system is.

Your argument for how good a guy he is seems to be that he'll get a round in when you're out for a drink. That's a very low baseline ...

I'd say Colin Firth is a better call. His pictures are pretty accurate.

And one of those reviews is mine. I've always said that he's good at what he does (although far from being the best in London IMO). I liked his blunt/business-like approach which is why I persevered to meet him initially, thinking that a similar ethic would continue. I'm happy for you that you get on so well and work well with him as a regular. My experience is that he's unreliable about replying to messages and cancelled a meeting that had been arranged well in advance (with deposit paid) at the very last moment without explanation. To be fair to him, he instantly refunded the money. I had a great time with him, which is why I left a 5star review and would be happy to see him again if he were more reliable. Your experience is obviously different.

That's true of any message board, though. By and large, trolls get bored and toddle away if they're ignored. Personally, I really value the input of the providers who post here and I think Mr Cross sounds like he has interesting things to say. Plus, there's always the possibility of his finding work here. I've met a couple of providers through this site, one of whom is likely to become a firm favourite.

The gentleman in question seems more than capable of defending himself.

He's a really nice guy, very friendly and approachable and a fantastic top. He's done some porn and just released his first scene with Falcon.

Anyone got any experience of what he's like as a top?

I lived in Belfast for over a decade and loved the place.

I tend to waver between discovering somewhere new and going back to somewhere I know I'll love.

If you want proximity to Paris then Istanbul and Bucharest are probably a bit far away. Europe isn't really that big compared to other continents but can still take a chunk of time if you're traveling by train. More interesting views than planes though. I use RomeToRio to work out travel plans to start with. I'm not sure about rain, to be honest. I'm English and I lived in Ireland for over a decade so rain is just something I accept as a fact of life and generally ignore. The climate section of Wikipedia pages is generally a good guide. The only European city I can remember being kept indoors by rain recently is Bucharest and that was only one day so I went to a spa.

I feel the same about Chitwan. Not the most exciting part of Nepal but my home for a while so it's special to me.

Dubrovnik was like a Game of Thrones theme park the only time I visited. Kotor is a much more interesting walled city. And if you can sail into it or out of it, that's incredible. Salzburg is ok. I tend to think of it as a work city cos I've only ever been for conferences. Graz is nice, as is Bern, Belgrade, Tallinn, Helsinki, Krakow, Munich etc but I don't think they're as interesting for a flying visit as the others I listed.