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

Kampong Ayer

Kampong Ayer - floating on a wooden boat through the Venice of the East
floating on a wooden boat through the Venice of the East

Kalibaru Rubber

Kalibaru Rubber - learning how to collect latex and produce rubber on the Glenmore plantation
learning how to collect latex and produce rubber on the Glenmore plantation

Galerie HILT

Galerie HILT - opening day of a new exhibition at one of the last real art galleries in Basel
opening day of a new exhibition at one of the last real art galleries in Basel

Wat Pho Temple

Wat Pho Temple - Thailand's most important royal temple with the largest Buddha
Thailand's most important royal temple with the largest Buddha

Kuthodaw Pagoda

Kuthodaw Pagoda - Buddhist inscriptions in the world's largest book on 700 marble stones
Buddhist inscriptions in the world's largest book on 700 marble stones

Fort Santiago

Fort Santiago - important fortress within the walls of Manila and home of Jose Rizal
important fortress within the walls of Manila and home of Jose Rizal

United Nations

United Nations - having lunch and a private tour with a new Swiss friend from Nairobi
having lunch and a private tour with a new Swiss friend from Nairobi

Table Mountain

Table Mountain - admiring the omnipresent and most iconic mountain in all over Southern Africa
admiring the omnipresent and most iconic mountain in all over Southern Africa

Kathmandu

Kathmandu - from the gateway to the Himalayas to a dirty mega moloch
from the gateway to the Himalayas to a dirty mega moloch

Tsunami 2008

Tsunami 2008 - over a decade later, people in the Irrawaddy Delta are still living in poverty
over a decade later, people in the Irrawaddy Delta are still living in poverty

Gangnam Style

Gangnam Style - having a beer in a crowded pub right behind Seoul's busy business district
having a beer in a crowded pub right behind Seoul's busy business district

Gyeongbokgung Palace

Gyeongbokgung Palace - many Koreans in traditional dresses at the ancient royal palace in Seoul
many Koreans in traditional dresses at the ancient royal palace in Seoul

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