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Hi Hossein,
Yes, it is true that I mentioned we had planned to visit you but after reading the forums decided probably not.
I sent you a PM/email that did not get answered, before all this stuff came out on the forums.
OK, so can you confirm:
1. Do you charge people to stay with you? I don't think this is a problem if you do, but people like to know how much you charge and that this is the case before they arrange to stay with you.
2. Of course there are two sides to every story; you have given your side of it for the rider that says he was put out on the street even though he was sick. Only you and he will know exactly what happened there.
3. Do you take commissions on insurance and money that is changed? It would appear that some riders have had issues with this.
I think if you want to make a business out of hosting motorcycle travelers, it is not a problem but most people would prefer you to be honest about this and tell them this is the case as well as outlining any fees you charge for services before they agree to you helping them.
Please answer these points.
Thank you.
DS
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And you dakar you are still my friend
but the matthias is not only one of dudes i hosted more than 100 groups of travelers it means sometimes i host 1 person and sometimes 5 person and just 3 group had bad memory also i just asked some of travelers to write about me here although there is tens of peoples
we take care about you while you were sick and took the doctor,give you food and etc for free,and you just told that you dont have money and you will stay here and find work to working then sleeping nights in our place
because of this we afraid
and on that they when you left our place you were ok not sick
BTW my account is working because i am not that person you describe for every person
there is peoples i even dont know them but they are judge me and writing about me,this persons are:
vicky250gt
chris
Docsherlock
CourtFisher
Giacomo
ilesmark
how cool is this,is it fair?
again i say if i did mistake for few of travelers which are sad about me i am sorry and excuse me
My main goal is to be helpful for riders in a strange country
Overlanders,Meeting Mr.Hossein
i wish everybody have a good start in 2013!
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30 Dec 2012
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Originally Posted by Docsherlock
can you confirm:
1. Do you charge people to stay with you? I don't think this is a problem if you do, but people like to know how much you charge and that this is the case before they arrange to stay with you.
2. Of course there are two sides to every story; you have given your side of it for the rider that says he was put out on the street even though he was sick. Only you and he will know exactly what happened there.
3. Do you take commissions on insurance and money that is changed? It would appear that some riders have had issues with this.
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Hi Sean
Regarding your Queries:
1.yes,i charge people only for staying which is included with breakfast and lunch and the price is only 25$ but the hotels are a bit more
so,with this you can count on me about my supports at the borders,and etc.
2.about the rider,i dont want to speak more as you said only i and he will know exactly what happened here.
3.i dont take any commissions for insurance and exchange even i dont let riders to ride own bikes because of traffic and so on
i take them with my car or motobike and spending my fuel its not problem for me
my main goal is to be helpful for travelers nothing else
best wishes
Hossein
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31 Dec 2012
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Originally Posted by hosseinthebiker
the price is only 25$ but the hotels are a bit more
so,with this you can count on me about my supports at the borders,and etc.
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 Not true at all! Hotels around are (for example Salmas) 10 dollars for a bed and breakfast. With bed!
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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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Why do I have informations from the Isfahan, that the money rate at that day was not so bad at all?
And in my calculations missing just around 100 dollars?
Overall, I'm off from this conversation. You don't need to apologize cause it is not worth.
People can read this thread and they will choose if they will come or not.
My only suggestion to the people who will changing the money with him, go with him to the exchange office (not the bank) and change it there, but stay next to him. Don't let that he is going alone with excuse that you are a foreigner and there is a lot of paperwork. There are no complications at all for the foreign people.
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did you accept for charging place or not?
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Not true at all! Hotels around are (for example Salmas) 10 dollars for a bed and breakfast. With bed!
Why do I have informations from the Isfahan, that the money rate at that day was not so bad at all?
People can read this thread and they will choose if they will come or not.
My only suggestion to the people who will changing the money with him, go with him to the exchange office (not the bank) and change it there, but stay next to him. Don't let that he is going alone with excuse that you are a foreigner and there is a lot of paperwork. |
Hi dear friend
hope you doing well
first of all the price of hotels are different in each city and salmas is a small city so prices are lower but in urmia hotels are 3,4,5 stars so thats expensive!and tell me the truth we said that you should charge so,did you accept it happily or not???be honest please
And never in isfahan can not know that hows rate in urmia because sometimes rates are not good and offices just stops buying and selling that day even websites is closing as well
And i offer people to stay in our place and then report about me,if somebody report i am that person you saying i will stop hosting and meeting travelers forever PAY ATTENTION FOREVER I PROMISE THIS
And the travelers can stay next to me on exchange office(not bank)not problem at all
thanks
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and tell me the truth we said that you should charge so,did you accept it happily or not???be honest please
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If I'm honest, at 22.30 on the clock when your father said the price, what should I say? Did we have any choice to go in the middle of the night in unknown city without any information? If this happens to me today, I know I would leave, so I regret that we didn't.
You should mention it before. You send me 3 emails and couple of sms and also a call. You said that we are invited that you will host us. In my country that means no charge. In other parts of Iran also.
I don't want to discuss it anymore. This is all from me. I hope, people will be more careful in this kind of situations all over the world.
Regards and best wishes!
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Hi dear friend
hope you doing well
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It's the same and the same again! Is this your scheme? Try to pretend to be so polite till the end, that it should look like the most honest and helpfull person on earth...???
And for every criticism you have an excuse and want to have the last word! For what? If you are that inoccent and great why do have to push soooo damm hard? Accept that some people just felt cheated very much while beeing with you!
And btw. why do you hide your CouchSurfing-profile?? I know! Because other people, who are no bikers at all (just backpackers) have had the excat same bad experience at your place and reported it!And now your are afraid to gain more of such references....
I'm sure you'll have another great excuse why and because and bla bla bla ....
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Whatever this is about, it´s becoming increasingly personal, and that´s not good. So can you give the chap a break please.
He´s not running for cover but trying to defend his reputation, and that´s more than can be said about a number of folks I met during overland travel.
Safe travels and godspeed everyone.
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Whatever this is about, it´s becoming increasingly personal, and that´s not good. So can you give the chap a break please
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I'm sure you would not be much happier, if you have received the same treatment that we did... (and I have no idea how to not take it personal!!?)
I'm trying to forget about it, but by reading all his promises and stories, which are not equal to the reality, it just drives me crazy... 
I think I'll try to follow your suggestion and 
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Not anymore.....
Hi folks
i just want to stop writing about you dakaralex,because getting tired of wasting time on this.also this furum is about traveling not personal with your TOO MANY posts, too much protesting,i just saying if i did sth wrong for a few travelers i am so sorry and please excuse me,you can be happy my friend
btw as i said after all this i offer people to stay in our place and then report about me,if somebody report i am that person you saying i will stop hosting and meeting travelers forever PAY ATTENTION FOREVER I PROMISE THIS
This is my last message about all this
Have safe ride and good start into 2013 for all!
Hossein
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