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

Bagmati River

Bagmati River - a series of temples and a religious burning ritual in Kathmandu
a series of temples and a religious burning ritual in Kathmandu

Kotor

Kotor - surreal fortifications high above the bay
surreal fortifications high above the bay

Caribea Bar

Caribea Bar - goodbye dinner in a typical Kenyan karoga style with live food preparation
goodbye dinner in a typical Kenyan karoga style with live food preparation

VIP Bus Myanmar

Elite Express -
taking the cheap luxury bus from Mandalay to Bagan to Yangon is great!

Vieng Xai

Vieng Xai - stumbling upon the quasi-birthplace of Laos, a city of importance
stumbling upon the quasi-birthplace of Laos, a city of importance

Catacombs

Catacombs - dark labyrinth with traces of the centuries
dark labyrinth with traces of the centuries

Hamar

Hamar - first stop in Norway, dining at the border of the country's largest lake
first stop in Norway, dining at the border of the country's largest lake

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

Narva (Russia > Estonia)

Narva (Russia > Estonia) - crossing the border from Russia to Estonia over the bridge
crossing the border from Russia to Estonia over the bridge

Silk Island

Silk Island - an idyllic island with a small museum to learn all about silk
an idyllic island with a small museum to learn all about silk

White Knights

White Knights - colonial museum, hotel and restaurant with a cultural show
colonial museum, hotel and restaurant with a cultural show

Rusumo (Rwanda - Tanzania)

Rusumo (Rwanda - Tanzania) - lazy border crossing in a brand new, but empty one-stop-shop
lazy border crossing in a brand new, but empty one-stop-shop

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