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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.

Dario Dolce, the ex-Bel Ami star, is based in Bratislava. He's on RM and well worth seeing. If you're visiting Bratislava, make sure to visit the UFO.

I'm in England but love to travel around Europe, particularly Eastern Europe. Bucharest is a fantastic city- interesting architecture in a number of styles, the biggest spa in Europe (Therme), great day trips (Carpathian Mountains, Bran Castle, Peles Castle), friendly people, much cheaper than the bigger/Western European cities. I've not been since the war in Ukraine so I don't know how much that has affected things. Timisoara, another city in Romania, is just beautiful. Glasgow is a fun city, a bit rough around the edges, and for my money more interesting than Edinburgh. Not that Edinburgh is a bad city, just a bit more sedate. If you're looking at Scotland though, you need to see the scenery- the Isles, Glencoe etc. I love Loch Leven and there's a lovely little hotel by the waterside and an incredible seafood cafe very close. Vienna is a fantastic choice. Loads to see and do. It's very close to Bratislava, a city I adore. Easy journey by train and even nicer is the catamaran trip along the Danube. There's lots of interesting cities in Eastern Europe to consider,: Ljubljana, Riga, Vilnius, Kaunas, before you get to the heavy hitters of Prague and Budapest. Reykjavik is incredible but quite pricey. Blue Lagoon is closed just now but the Sky Lagoon is just as good. Athens if you've not been before. Istanbul is amazing. My favourite is Malta. It has it all- architecture, food, scenery, beaches, friendly people and English is one of their official languages if that's a concern. There's a friendly gay scene in Valetta although it's small as you'd expect. Enjoy your trip.

For me, the north is more interesting than the south. Tromsø in particular is a great base. Nordkapp is worth seeing if you're going further north. Bergen is beautiful too, with a lovely little lake just above it.

HunkyLeo is a great provider, both as a masseur and an escort Maciek is a nice guy but couldn't get hard, which isn't great when you're hiring a top.

I think he's still in Thailand. Pity, as I'll be in London soon...

In my experience, he's an unreliable flake. Make sure you have a backup plan if you decide to risk it.

(Maciek). Really nice guy but couldn't get it up.

ChrisOfLondon is good if you get to meet him, but difficult to make arrangements with and unreliable once they're made. Likely to cancel at the last minute, although he's good about paying back the deposit. I'd advise a backup plan if you do decide to go for it.

Unfortunately, he's very unreliable in my experience. I arranged to meet him in London, all seemed fine and then confirmed it. On the day, no response to messages or calls until over an hour after we'd arranged to meet with "sorry, I decided to go out for the day with friends and haven't checked my phone." Very cute, but not worth the risk of flaking.

Joel Hart in Manchester. Pretty much identical story. Arrangements made a few weeks out, all agreed. Agreed to confirm the week before and the day before, all good, still in the diary and good to go. On the day, no response to messages until after we were due to meet and then just "not available".