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Guess we could go even further and ask what is a fair price to pay for hourly rate of mechanic and offsider in a 'famous' highly-regarded workshop in a large capital city.
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Guess we could go even further and ask what is a fair price to pay for hourly rate of mechanic and offsider in a 'famous' highly-regarded workshop in a large capital city.
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I think you are trying to compare different things.. and mix up some facts that have no relation..
To find a nice camping is a "luxury", to do a repair in a mechanic is a necessity, sometimes urgent!
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So if I understand correctly the main thrust of your first post, you feel that most sites charge 'overlanders' too much money to camp?
It seems to me that most of the world is a market economy, and the suppliers of the product will charge what they think the market will carry. If you think the rate is too high, you seek out an alternative in the market. If there's no alternative, well, sadly, it is what it is.
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After all, we tend to think that 5 EUR (or 6 USD) per person per night is a fair deal for the overlander and the campsite owner for the reasons & experiences that mentioned above and this should be the universal standard all around the world!
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Perhaps this was intended to be one of the humorous bits, but if serious, it really shows you live in a fantasy world - and I wonder what notice you take of your surroundings as you travel around.
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Perhaps this was intended to be one of the humorous bits, but if serious, it really shows you live in a fantasy world - and I wonder what notice you take of your surroundings as you travel around.
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Why you are so critic Tony?
Why you think I am in a fantasy world?
Did I criticized the way you travel and your viewpoints?
Did I wonder what you think about your travels?
I do respect we are different, I dont care how you travel and I dont have any intentions to judge you.
Why you judge me from an article?
And you somehow try to relate this article with the iOverlander story that nobody is aware?
Why?
Honestly, it was intended to be a humorous write-up with some facts, some truths, some oversimplifications, some generalizations that I wanted to share with the OVERLANDERS community no matter of the means of transportation. No discrimination against motorbikes or bicycles, no better-bigger-longer-shorter etc.
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