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3 Dec 2012
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Hi guys,
I'm not newly joined member here, so you can count me as real person and member of the HUUB, I guess
I traveled Iran last year, and after entering Iran from Armenia, I was passing by Urmia. There I met Hossein.
I can say that I'm shocked by this bad stories about Hossein. My experiance was totally opposite!
Hossein is real enthusiast, a person really wanting to help. He want to help even if he is not sure how, and that is this guy biggest sin. But aren't all Iranians like this?!?
On my way back, I passed Urmia one more time, and again met Hossein. All time I used his SIM card that he gave me when we met for the first time.
Obviously there are two sides of every story. This are my experiences, and I'm really glad that I met him.
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5 Dec 2012
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Iran
Once I've arrived Iran from Armenia, i get in contact with Hossein from Urmia. The gay also rides a bike and he is very interested in traveling. For the first view days in Iran, i was living with Hossein and his family in Urmia. Together we visited the countryside, lakes and his friends. I also was invited for a wedding. For me it was the chance to know quickly about life and people in this wonderful Country.
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5 Dec 2012
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I cant comment on the chap in question but I have crossed Iran.
The Turkish/Iranian border isnt that bad, certainly not as bad as the Turkmenistan or Russian border.
I too was scared into getting insurance by my contact, 100 odd dollars for the week but I doubt I really needed it.
I was stopped a couple of times by the police and they werent interested in seeing papers, more curious about where I had come from.
All in all one of my favourite countries that Ive travelled through and I would certainly go back
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8 Dec 2012
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Friendly but for a price
A mate of mine stayed at Hossein's place for one night last September. An interesting experience according to him but he was a little surprised when Hossein's father requested 50 USD for the home stay (plus money for petrol and other bits and bobs) on departure.
Probably worth the experience but would have been better if known beforehand...
Not sure others have had the same request.
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12 Dec 2012
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Hossein contacted me on Facebook to ask me to edit my last message because "its not good for him"... Asking my mate to pay 50 bucks for his 1 night stay was a mistake of his father apparently... Good to know but I doubt my mate will see his money back any time soon...
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12 Dec 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jeroen berghuis
Hossein contacted me on Facebook to ask me to edit my last message because "its not good for him"... Asking my mate to pay 50 bucks for his 1 night stay was a mistake of his father apparently... Good to know but I doubt my mate will see his money back any time soon...
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I find it interesting that this banned/ex HU member is badgering people through other social media to change their comments. I will draw my own conclusions.
He'll probably be contacting me next.
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12 Dec 2012
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Originally Posted by jeroen berghuis
Asking my mate to pay 50 bucks for his 1 night stay was a mistake of his father apparently...
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It was not a mistake!!!
He asked us for 80 usd for two days!!! We give him 60 and we really regret it!
We also had bad experience with changing the money in the bank, missing around 100 bucks at that day exchange rate. We realize it too late in Isfahan. Also, we were a taxi for his family.
You will not miss anything if you skip Urmia and Hossein
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14 Dec 2012
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Similar experience as others
Hi Guys
Hossein has asked my to request Jereone deletes his comments.
I've just read through all this and all that Jereone says is true.
Also the insurance thing, yes around 100 Euro for a week or two is fairly expensive. I didnt think there was any alternative so didnt go looking elsewhere. This was the last insurance I bought for this trip.
My biggest concern was with the tripmeter and GPS mileage being reset on my bike when I foolishly loaned Hossein the bike for what i thought was 10 minutes. Turned out more like 5 hours! Never doing that again. for anyone.
Left me with a bad taste in my mouth but I put it down to experience, smiled and carried on.
Hossein and his family are nice, but to be perfectly frank, if I'd had known that it would cost me, I probably wouldn't have gone there in the first place.
For more on this, read my blog here.
Perth to Perth: Welcome to Iran! here's the bill.
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30 Dec 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NejcT
He asked us for 80 usd for two days!!! We give him 60 and we really regret it!
We also had bad experience with changing the money in the bank, missing around 100 bucks at that day exchange rate.
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we told that they have to charge every day and they accept it happily
and i took him to the bank for changing money and official rate was low,thats surly is not my Fault
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13 Dec 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jeroen berghuis
Hossein contacted me on Facebook to ask me to edit my last message because "its not good for him"... Asking my mate to pay 50 bucks for his 1 night stay was a mistake of his father apparently... Good to know but I doubt my mate will see his money back any time soon...
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What the F***? How can you make a mistake in asking for that money? Maybe the amount was wrong....
I'm so dissapointed about Hossein!!! That he is contacting people so hard shows me just that the conclusion we'd drawn has been absolutly right!!! Btw he is still contacting me after every single post here, that it isn't the truth, pretends stupid explanations and says it will hurt his "reputation" and so on....
Man, they only one who hurts your reputation are you self!!!
He is very desperately trying to care about the "business" that he is obviously loosing ...
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Originally Posted by NejcT
It was not a mistake!!! ....
You will not miss anything if you skip Urmia and Hossein
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I totally agree....
Take the east side along the lake and visit Tabriz!
That's what I'm going to do next year!
Ciao
Alex
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13 Dec 2012
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Yup, two of us now giving this guy and Urmia a miss due to the postings here. Even if he'd been up front about charges, that would have been fine - no-one minds paying for food/accommodation/help but pretty much everyone resents being duped and/or ripped off.....
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