CURRENT MISSION

* Exploring Caucasus region - from Azerbaijan to Iran, up to Armenia and probably into Nagorno-Karabakh, then to Georgia and Abkhazia.
* Backpacking from Indochina across China to the Far West reaching Central Asia.
* Visiting unrecognized/partially recognized states - visited Northern Cyprus (TRNC), visiting Transnistra in March 2015, planning to visit Nagorno-Karabakh and Abkhazia in May/June 2016.
* Travelling to 100 countries before reaching 50 years old - ultimate dream! :D

ABOUT ME

I am simple yet easygoing person who love enjoying the life.

I love to collect world banknotes and coins (hundreds of banknotes and thousands of coins in possession).

I'm from Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia and currently living in Manchester, UK. I lived in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK for about 4 years (2009 - 2013) during my study there and have travelled to 59 countries so far (my aim is to reach 100 before I'm 50!).

Please visit my website to find more about me.
http://zulkiflisalleh.com/
http://travel.zulkiflisalleh.com/

PHILOSOPHY

Turn from the sleep of negligence and the slumber of ignorance, for the world is a house of delusion and tribulations.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I never had such experience in my life. Although I travelled a lot, 'couchsurfing' was never in my dictionary until recently I read a friend's travel blog saying about this term, telling how met someone especially local people while travelling and staying at their place on his budget backpacking across Europe. And I hope by joining this so called 'couchsurfing' world, I will meet more people from around the globe and making lots of friends regardless one's race, religion or culture when travelling.

PEOPLE I MET

Fredrik () in Sweden
Daria () in United Kingdom
Nat () in United Kingdom
Benz () in Montenegro
Arie () in Montenegro
Argjend () in Kosovo
Mamet () in Kosovo
Fjolla () in Kosovo
Kastriot () in Albania
Pellumb () in Albania
Simon () in Bosnia
Jeremy () in Bosnia
Anita () in Croatia
Vilakhone () in Indonesia
Mahdhar () in Saudi Arabia
Mahzuz () in Saudi Arabia
Levan () in Malaysia
...and many more.

Interests

Travelling, well of course!
Coins and banknotes collecting.
Blogging and web making.
Photography.
Cooking and hence eating.
Arts and culture.
Shopping.
Swimming.

and.. F.R.I.E.N.D.S!

• arts
• culture
• photography
• cooking
• shopping
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• backpacking
• swimming
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy different kind of music - from rock to instrumental, from pop to reggae. Music is life dude!

Movies - more action and war, less horror and love. Basically cinema addicted person.

Books? What books? I even didn't read any book at all neither during my Bachelor's nor Master's. But recently I kinda obsess with Game of Thrones series and trying to read its novel and guess what, I stop reading after just couple of pages! Definitely not a book person. lol

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

* Taking train in Bosnia Herzegovina, from Mostar to Sarajevo - this is one of the best experience I ever had. Truly beautiful. Amazing scenery, although it was short.
* Tunisian Sahara 2 days excursion - well, so much things to say. No words can explain this. Amazing. Awesome. Phenomenal. Great time spent with great friends.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can teach you Malay language, music and culture, my pleasure.

Learn: You can teach me your language, culture and any kind of knowledge.

Share: We can share our travel experiences! and our culture!

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you are interested in Malaysian culture, I like to call myself as one of Malay culture and heritage 'promoter'. I have uploaded some traditional Malay songs on my Youtube channel;
http://www.youtube.com/user/mzsganu

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macao, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, United Kingdom