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

Hanging Rocks

Hanging Rocks - passing by an unexpected site with some beautiful rocks and a view
passing by an unexpected site with some beautiful rocks and a view

Sri Jinaratana

Sri Jinaratana - stumbling upon an abandoned building in the city of Colombo
stumbling upon an abandoned building in the city of Colombo

Teej Festival

Teej Festival - Kathmandu is packed with praying women in red one day a year
Kathmandu is packed with praying women in red one day a year

Firefly Sanctuary

Firefly Sanctuary - protecting and breeding a unique species of glowing glowing insects
protecting and breeding a unique species of glowing glowing insects

Malaba (Kenya - Uganda)

Malaba (Kenya - Uganda) - crossing the first, but not last border with a car on the African continent
crossing the first, but not last border with a car on the African continent

Prague

Prague - an empire built on silver
an empire built on silver

National Library Kigali

National Library Kigali - drinking a cappuccino one floor above the silent rooms where people are reading
drinking a cappuccino one floor above the silent rooms where people are reading

Gumrung Coffee

Gumrung Coffee - best coffee shop in Pyongyang with a great selection and international prices
best coffee shop in Pyongyang with a great selection and international prices

Saigon by night

Saigon by night - dancing with locals and then walking across the illuminated city
dancing with locals and then walking across the illuminated city

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

Genocide Museum -
former high school turned into a prison by the Khmer Rouge

Olympia 1984

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

Buying an iPhone 6

Buying an iPhone 6 - trying multiple stores and devices before deciding for a new phone
trying multiple stores and devices before deciding for a new phone

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