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Overview

  • 39 references 34 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Malay, Tamil; learning Hindi, Spanish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • I'm an Engineer and My Wife is a Dentist
  • the world ;)
  • From Johor, Malaysia
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About Me

My wife (LAVANYA) and I (SIVA) love traveling and meeting new people. I am also an adrenaline junkie and love to try new things. I do a lot of adventurous activities like rock climbing, trekking and hiking.I love to explore deep into places to learn more about the living lifestyle and also the culture.

Basically I seek new experiences along my way. I am fun to be with and have a good sense of humuor..hahahahaha... wait i think you all must judge me on that..hahaha...

My wife and I quit our jobs and just completed a year around South America, Europe and Middle East.
You can check us out in https://www.instagram.com/duobackpackers or #duobackpackers.
Now we are back and I have started a new backpackers hostel in City Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Yes indeed a dream of many travellers, I have finally opened up a place for travellers to help them in my country. Due to this i have declined many couchsurfers as been very very busy with opening.

Do check my hostel known as 'ZigZag Travellers Home' at https://www.instagram.com/zigzagmalaysia or www.zigzag.my

PHILOSOPHY

1. Life Is Amazing!
2. Life is not a book. So create the journey and not follow another's journey.
3. Smile and walk on.
4. Have no regrets in life.

QUOTE

'I rather backpack as an explorer than travel as a tourist.' :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started moving around my own country because theres definitely places out there which are yet to be discovered. I stayed in various places and houses along my way. Continued this journey overseas. And the experiences were just simply so spectacular. I learnt so much of stuffs talking to people. And trust me, this experiences cant be found in internets. You need to go deep to get certain info. I just so loved it!! :)

Interests

1. Adrenaline Sports
2. Traveling to new places
3. Diving
4. Try new things
5. Collect coins and currency notes.
6. Music and Movies
7. Entrepreneurship and Startups

  • scuba diving
  • entrepreneurship
  • adrenaline
  • startups
  • backpack
  • traveltheworld
  • duobackpackers

Music, Movies, and Books

If the musics good, anything goes :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Angkor Watt Temple in Cambodia was simply amazing. My unforgettable experience as it was my first time backpacking trip. That is how I got addicted to traveling.

Teach, Learn, Share

Be polite at all times. Even if the person/foreigner you are talking to or asking for help is rude, just be polite and eventually that person will also sense your politeness and change.
It works !!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Currently I am super busy and unable to host as i have just started a new Backpackers Hostel in City Center Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. If you need a place to stay in a hostel, do buzz me.

'ZigZag Travellers Home'
https://www.instagram.com/zigzagmalaysia
https://www.zigzag.my
https://www.facebook.com/zigzagmalaysia

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, New Zealand

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