Hungarian traveler Alfred Maleczki: Kuwait is a small country with a big heart

Hungarian traveler Alfred Maleczki: Kuwait is a small country with a big heart

By Faten Omar

Traveling opens your eyes, helps you learn who you are and creates meaningful relationships. Hungarian traveler Alfred Maleczki decided to explore the world, leaving his comfort zone behind to live the adventure, discover culture and meet new people. Kuwait Times spoke with Maleczki as he arrived in Kuwait, to learn more about his journey around the world that began with a step towards a dream.

Kuwait Times: Tell us more about yourself.

Maleczki: My name is Alfred Maleczki. I was born in Hungary. I am 38 years old, working as a quality manager at an automotive factory.

KT: When did you start your journey around the world?

Maleczki: I started dreaming about traveling after I first made a long trip across the world to Australia about 22 years ago. Since that time the desire for traveling lives with me like the desire for breathing. During my college years, I made several cycling trips in summers in different parts of the world, for example, Hungary to Morocco, Hungary to Indonesia, across Canada, across South America, etc. I just found no reason why I should stop.

KT: How many countries have you been to so far?

Maleczki: Currently 115 countries, out of which 10 are not