Welcome to my solo travel blog

Adrian Sameli is blogging about his inspiring journey around the world. He is an avid traveller and started this solo travel blog in 2015 as part of a sabbatical gap year. Since then, he has become a digital nomad and did pro bono consulting for impact-driven social enterprises in America, Africa and India.

Follow his epic trips, read his catchy stories and become part of this unique journey. Learn how to travel more mindfully, meet strangers, embrace foreign cultures and become an inspiring person yourself. The journey starts with you!

Explore all 197 countries I have visited:

after 3 years as a digital nomad, I have visited 101 countries and 1,000 stories to tell!

Inspiring postcards

Gibraltar

Gibraltar - sitting right between Spain and Africa, yet feeling like a small town in England
sitting right between Spain and Africa, yet feeling like a small town in England

Jakarta

Jakarta - exploring the rather modern capital of Indonesia, a metropolis of 10 million
exploring the rather modern capital of Indonesia, a metropolis of 10 million

ROCK: Reaching Out with Compassion in Kibera

ROCK: Reaching Out with Compassion in Kibera - helping a bunch of witty teenager to focus and learn on a Sunday afternoon
helping a bunch of witty teenager to focus and learn on a Sunday afternoon

Centenary Farmers Market

Centenary Farmers Market - where Bhutanese farmers bring their fresh produce to the capital
where Bhutanese farmers bring their fresh produce to the capital

Russian Tsars in St Petersburg

St Petersburg Tsars - Peterhof & Catherine Palace
Old-style ruling monarchs of the Russian Empire

Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave

Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave - hidden underground Hindu temple next to a thundering waterfall
hidden underground Hindu temple next to a thundering waterfall

Olympia 1984

Olympia 1984 - built, used, abandoned, reclaimed by nature
built, used, abandoned, reclaimed by nature

Ban Kohing

Kohing -
crossing the Laotian mountains between Vieng Xai and Phonsavan

Khan Jahan Ali Majar Masjid

Khan Jahan Ali Majar Masjid - tomb of a Moslem saint and local ruler in the 15th century
tomb of a Moslem saint and local ruler in the 15th century

Taman Sari

Taman Sari - exploring the extraordinary (former royal) water palace in Yogyakarta
exploring the extraordinary (former royal) water palace in Yogyakarta

Kande

Kande - taking the local bus instead of hiking the entire way to Sarangkot
taking the local bus instead of hiking the entire way to Sarangkot

Lalbagh Fort

Lalbagh Fort - lovely remains of the mighty Mughal Empire in the heart of Dhaka
lovely remains of the mighty Mughal Empire in the heart of Dhaka

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