Unfortunately putting this before I introduce myself became necessary:
The true Couchsurfing-spirit is something so precious that it hurts me to see that some people use it as a dating app nowadays. Please don’t, there are multiple other platforms that you can use to fall in love with someone - here we fall in love with places, cultures and friends! Please respect that.
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Couchsurfing is by far (!) my most beloved app while traveling, I met the most incredible people - now friends - here, got the best stories to tell and such wonderful interactions all over. It became my favorite way of traveling and I’ll be forever grateful for all the things I learned and got to explore because of this app.
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Hey! I’m Melly and I started solo traveling the world with my camera in May 2023 after I quit everything back home. I lived in Augsburg, Germany for 10 years, but now it’s time to move on and do what I love the most - traveling!

You can check out places I’ve been to and photos I took on IG @ rebeccamelas 📷

I think traveling is not only about new places, new cultures and new experiences - it’s about the people (and dogs 🐶) you meet.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I travel because of people and hearing about their lives, dreams, perspectives and experiences - locals can always show you the best of their city and culture. Couchsurfing opened up a new way of making friends and I love bumping into people I know or friends of friends all over the world.

Interests

Traveling is my biggest interest, but there’s also photography, art, music, diving and experiencing new things.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sitting 3 days on a rock without any signal to wait for wild elephants in India 🐘

Celebrating Navratri & Onam in India 💃🏻

Swimming with whale sharks in the Maldives 🐋

Diving with rays and tiger sharks 🦈

Hiking 7 days to a base camp in the Himalayas with a girl I just met in the hostel (now we’re super close friends) 🏔️

Hearing a tiger mating call from a 30m distance during a walking tour in Nepal (unfortunately didn’t see him due to the high grass, but saw his footprints) 🐯🐾

Meeting and getting tattooed by the oldest tattoo artist in the world, amazing Apo Whang-Od, in the Philippines 🙏🏻

Climbing a 4050m high mountain on the Mongolian-Russian border in trainers (not an advice, wouldn’t do it again 🥲)

Riding a reindeer and staying with their nomadic herders in the Taiga of Northern Mongolia ⛺️

Camping in the desert 🏜️🐪

Seeing the Northern lights in Norway 💫

Seeing a turtle hatch and turtles laying eggs in Oman 🐢

What I Can Share with Hosts

All the amazing photos and stories I got since I started solo traveling 9 years ago and full time since 2023 🌍

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Georgia, Germany, Malaysia, Maldives, Norway, Vanuatu