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Old 7th April 2010, 09:16
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Suspicious me

Whenever I read such posts, whether it be here or Tripadvisor, I am immediately suspicious that this has been posted by a tour guide himself or a relative and 9 times out of 10 my suspicions are confirmed.
There always seems to be a typical pattern of glowing praise for the guide and far too little information about the experience of the day to day routine.
The itinerary is typical of what a guide will offer with no description of what the traveller actually experienced hich could so easily have gone into pages.
This is a warning to all those who are unfamiliar with travel review sites and this is just a typical example of tricks used by guides in many countries, particularly when the poster has only ever done 1 review.
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