I have had some "interesting" experiences when traveling. More NCNS issues than I would experience here, and I definitely stand by my earlier theory on a grading curve for reviews relative to city size - the smaller the city, the lower the threshold to get good reviews. I think there are good and bad reasons for this. The good is that since there is less to choose from, the best ladies, no matter how good they are, get 8s, 9s, and 10s. So in some cities there may not really be any true 10s, but the best 7s get 10s.

The bad is that the community is small, so if you piss someone off by being a tough grader, you may never get to see anyone. So everyone gets good scores.

And all that is aside from the fact that there really are regional differences in style, so a lady who does not travel and gets herself all done up to be the hottest little thing in town, maybe is the hottest little thing in town, may be presenting something that would get a big, old hoot here.

Anyway, it sounds like you probably are in some smaller cities.

After resisting at first, I am increasingly going with agencies when I travel. Still tend to look for the Indies first, but I end up with an agency more often than not. Even then, I have had some strange experiences, but the selection and availability seem much better. And there is usually an agency or two serving every city if you look a bit.

happy trails,
zig