Hello, I am Ilkin, a 23-year-old solo backpacker. I am currently in my 22nd country, Spain! 🇪🇸
I am lucky enough to have done Erasmus 4 times, live in different countries and travel to nearby ones.
And if you ask me my favorite out of 23 countries I'd say Vietnam for sure after spending 1 full month there!😃

My passion for backpacking comes from the idea that "the fewer items I own the more freedom and flexibility I have". Therefore, the total of my personal belongings does not exceed the size of my backpack(s). Because to enjoy life one doesn't need many materialistic values, happiness must come from inside.

Moreover, I prefer local and unique experiences rather than the usual and standardized luxury that can be found everywhere. I always walk or cycle when I am visiting a new place to really feel and discover the place.

As a guest, I am clean, quiet, easygoing, open-minded, appreciative, and respectful to the host. I always find ways to give back.

I can also host you depending on the availability of my accommodation because even I don't know where I am gonna be next month 😄

I will keep my location updated, just text me and I will be happy to host you.

You can stalk me on socials: 😃

instagram.com/ilkin.mazak

facebook.com/ilkin.mazakoghlu.5

linkedin.com/in/ilkin-mazakoghlu

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

3 reasons why I'm on Couchsurfing:

1. Culture is everything. I enjoy meeting people from different cultures and backgrounds, listening to their stories, and sharing mine. I seek to learn something new from every acquaintance and to teach something in return.

2. I highly value local experiences as they are unique and only can be found in that specific location. You always get more insight in a local house rather than staying in a regular hostel made for tourists specifically.

3. I am a student traveler on a budget, saving up my allowance to travel. Because travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.

Interests

• partying
• music
• cycling
• language exchange
• nature
• cultural exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

I love every type of music, but the following are in particular my favourite genres recently:
Rammstein band;
House: Techno;
70s, 80s;
Classical music;
Folk music etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Solo traveled Vietnam and Thailand from North to South on a motorbike 🛵

Teach, Learn, Share

I really wanna learn to jump rope ➰️

What I Can Share with Hosts

Interesting stories, photos I took, good wine, beer

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Latvia, Malaysia, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, South Korea, Spain, Turkey