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

Mount Phou Si

Mount Phou Si - enjoy a panoramic view and sunset after quite a steep ascent
enjoy a panoramic view and sunset after quite a steep ascent

Seokguram Grotto

Seokguram -
important Buddhist hermitage outside of the Bulguksa temple complex

Fiction

Fiction - dancing through the night with young South Africans so close from my backpackers
dancing through the night with young South Africans so close from my backpackers

Tree Nursery

Tree Nursery - growing a variety of plants and trees for sales
growing a variety of plants and trees for sales

Stücki Shopping Mall

Stücki Shopping Mall - walking through the largest shopping mall in Basel, just looking not buying
walking through the largest shopping mall in Basel, just looking not buying

Christmas Shopping

Christmas Shopping - celebrating the most commercialized holiday
celebrating the most commercialized holiday

Grootfontein

Grootfontein - learning about the indigenous and colonial history of Namibia in Das Alte Fort museum
learning about the indigenous and colonial history of Namibia in Das Alte Fort museum

Habesha

Habesha - having my very first Ethiopian dinner with a bunch of friends in Nairobi
having my very first Ethiopian dinner with a bunch of friends in Nairobi

Sera Monastery Library

Sera Monastery Library - best place to find a book about Buddhism in Lhasa, Tibet
best place to find a book about Buddhism in Lhasa, Tibet

Tizi N'Tichka

Tizi N'Tichka - having a quick pitstop on the mountain pass restaurant in the Atlas mountains
having a quick pitstop on the mountain pass restaurant in the Atlas mountains

mindful UX (at Luxe)

mindful UX (at Luxe) - getting fully engaged in mindful user experience design in a fun meetup
getting fully engaged in mindful user experience design in a fun meetup

Medersa Ben Youssef

Medersa Ben Youssef - studying the history in the largest Islamic college (now museum) of Morocco
studying the history in the largest Islamic college (now museum) of Morocco

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