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

Gong Ga Xue

Gong Ga Xue - visiting a small farmer's village outside of Lhasa to see the real life
visiting a small farmer's village outside of Lhasa to see the real life

Chongrung Temple

Chongrung Temple - a not very authentic Buddhist site in a mostly irreligious North Korea
a not very authentic Buddhist site in a mostly irreligious North Korea

Lamu Island

Lamu Island - exploring the Swahili island with lots of donkeys, but no cars during ramadan
exploring the Swahili island with lots of donkeys, but no cars during ramadan

Sitanagyi Hpaya Pagoda Temple

Sitanagyi Hpaya Pagoda Temple - climbing into an ancient temple and feeling like Indiana Jones in Bagan
climbing into an ancient temple and feeling like Indiana Jones in Bagan

Eldoret

Eldoret - finally back on the road again - after living 4 long months in Nairobi
finally back on the road again - after living 4 long months in Nairobi

Aristea Ship Wreck

Aristea Ship Wreck - examining my very first ship wreck, after missing the skeleton coast in Namibia
examining my very first ship wreck, after missing the skeleton coast in Namibia

Congo Nile Trail

Congo Nile Trail - driving the picturesque and mounteneous shoreline of Lake Kivu in Rwanda
driving the picturesque and mounteneous shoreline of Lake Kivu in Rwanda

Yangon Zoo

Yangon Zoo - nice park to spend a hot afternoon with the family - and 1,200 animals
nice park to spend a hot afternoon with the family - and 1,200 animals

St. Petersburg by night

St. Petersburg by night - a beautiful city by day but even more stunning in the evening lights
a beautiful city by day but even more stunning in the evening lights

Kingdom of Bhutan

Bhutan -
landlocked country in South Asia that hails happiness over money

Rice Paddy Fields

Rice Paddy Fields - planting and harvesting rice together with local farmers in Indonesia
planting and harvesting rice together with local farmers in Indonesia

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika - driving down the full length of the worlds second largest lake (in Tanzania)
driving down the full length of the worlds second largest lake (in Tanzania)

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