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Trip Advisor, I'll admit it, I have never been much of a fan using it for SCUBA specific questions.
TA "Forums" seem good for general destination advice, but the questions and answers I see relating to SCUBA destinations are very much so geared to the answers that you would give to a group of Pod People, fresh off the cruise ship.
Trip Advisor Forum posters seem to be towards the Resort Course end of the spectrum of vacationers. Very few people there are in search of dive vacations, they are more looking for some diving while on vacation.
This might be a bit off topic, but here I believe is the proof.
If you say Chicago, anywhere worldwide, the first thing anybody says is "Al Capone". The second thing they say is "pizza". (Tied with hot dog)
When you say "Pizza", what is the destination? After New York and Chicago, I'm pretty well done.
Trip Advisor came up with a list at TripAdvisor Serves Up America's Top 10 Cities For Pizza <-Click on this if you want a goofy list of the "best pizza"
San Diego was #1, NYC was #4, and Chicago wasn't in the Top 10.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
San Diego #1? I been to those places. A good feed, but very Falicornia.
I know that the supporters and proponents of Trip Advisor point to the fact that the ratings are a collective opinion of many people. Can't hardly disagree, but after you read it you have to wonder some times- which people are they?
This thread might now diverge at least two different ways:
1) Where is the best Pizza?
and/or
2) Is Trip Advisor to be trusted for SCUBA specific advice?
In that this is :sblogo:, feel free to diverge to your own third discussion.
TA "Forums" seem good for general destination advice, but the questions and answers I see relating to SCUBA destinations are very much so geared to the answers that you would give to a group of Pod People, fresh off the cruise ship.
Trip Advisor Forum posters seem to be towards the Resort Course end of the spectrum of vacationers. Very few people there are in search of dive vacations, they are more looking for some diving while on vacation.
This might be a bit off topic, but here I believe is the proof.
If you say Chicago, anywhere worldwide, the first thing anybody says is "Al Capone". The second thing they say is "pizza". (Tied with hot dog)
When you say "Pizza", what is the destination? After New York and Chicago, I'm pretty well done.
Trip Advisor came up with a list at TripAdvisor Serves Up America's Top 10 Cities For Pizza <-Click on this if you want a goofy list of the "best pizza"
San Diego was #1, NYC was #4, and Chicago wasn't in the Top 10.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
San Diego #1? I been to those places. A good feed, but very Falicornia.
I know that the supporters and proponents of Trip Advisor point to the fact that the ratings are a collective opinion of many people. Can't hardly disagree, but after you read it you have to wonder some times- which people are they?
This thread might now diverge at least two different ways:
1) Where is the best Pizza?
and/or
2) Is Trip Advisor to be trusted for SCUBA specific advice?
In that this is :sblogo:, feel free to diverge to your own third discussion.