Hello there! It's Marco,
made in Italy, exported worldwide.

I love travel and learn about the culture and traditions of the places I visit, I like meeting people and exchanging experiences.

Since September 2023 I'm backpacking around Asia.

ig: marcocarnelli

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I believe in beauty: of an encounter, of an experience, of the whole world.

Interests

• photography
• beer
• hiking
• soccer
• volunteering
• travel
• food
• nature
• football
• trekking
• sport
• streetfood
• acmilan

Music, Movies, and Books

Books and that inspired me:
- Shantaram
- Tiziano Terzani books
- Luis Sepulveda books

Films that inspired me:
- 7 years in Tibet

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

First of all.. start travelling, because I can't stop anymore.

- Volunteering in Central African Republic.
- Trekking to Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar summit with my father and without guide and porters.
- Spent one week in Socotra island, Yemen.
- Drove a scooter 50cc to the highest village in world connected with motorable road (Komic, India).
- Crossing the chaotic border between Nepal and India on foot.
- Attending funeral celebrations in the sacred city of Varanasi in India.
- Waiting for the right waves to surf along with lots of turtles in Mirissa bay, Sri Lanka.
- Attended a religious festival in Munroe island, India.
- Got my openwater and advance diving licence in Ko Tao, Thailand.
- Got a tattoo from a 108y.o. women in a remote village of Philippines.
- Swam with whale sharks and thresher sharks in the Philippines.
- Eating authentic and super spicy Chinese food in Sichuan.
- See pandas live in Chengdu, China.
- Grilling and eating a squirrel during a forest trek in Laos.
- Complete the Ha Giang Loop solo with an automatic scooter in Vietnam.
- Teaching how to cook homemade gnocchi in India and Vietnam with friends met in the hostel.
- Climb the summit of the Rinjani volcano at night and enjoy the sunrise at 3,726m on the island of Lombok, Indonesia.
- Being one metre away from the majestic Komodo dragons in Indonesia.
- Being the first foreigner to be hosted overnight in a remote traditional village in Flores island, Indonesia.
- Exploring the remote island of Sumba on a scooter in Indonesia.
- Visiting and diving in Timor Leste.
- Walking and climbing in the middle of the jungle of Borneo.
- Spent 2 days in Brunei Darussalam.
- Teached english to the kids of a Cambodian school in an island in the middle of Mekong river.

Teach, Learn, Share

As a good italian I manage in the kitchen.
I'm not a photographer but I take nice pictures and I'm good at football.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking a proper italian meal, chatting about life's experience over a beer/s, eat something, go on a hike, hanging out in the city center, hiking, play sports together....

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Central African Republic, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy