Three years since his last visit, Hoder is planning a trip back to his native Iran.

Hossein is timing his visit to coincide with next week's presidential elections which, had I not been about to go to South America, I'd have gone to Tehran to cover.

He's asking the blogosphere to help fund his trip and, perhaps more importantly, to raise awareness of his visit in case he runs into problems with the authorities while he's there.

I wish him a safe and successful journey.

(Hear my recent conversation with Hossein here.)