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

Mo i Rana

Mo i Rana - a small farming and trading outpost near the Polar Circle since the iron age
a small farming and trading outpost near the Polar Circle since the iron age

Gruyères

Gruyères - digging into an important piece of the combative Swiss history on a medieval history
digging into an important piece of the combative Swiss history on a medieval history

Crying Stone of Ilesi

Crying Stone of Ilesi - when a large boulder balances on a tremendous rock and writes history over tribal wars
when a large boulder balances on a tremendous rock and writes history over tribal wars

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

Elephant Village Molagoda

Elephant Village Molagoda - riding on an Elephant without a saddle and then scrubbing his back
riding on an Elephant without a saddle and then scrubbing his back

Spidertown Skuon

Spidertown Skuon - eating tarantula, scorpion, water bugs and other gross animals
eating tarantula, scorpion, water bugs and other gross animals

Svay Rieng Border (Vietnam > Cambodia)

Svay Rieng Border (Vietnam > Cambodia) - confusing overland border crossing from Vietnam to Cambodia
confusing overland border crossing from Vietnam to Cambodia

Christmas Shopping

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

Hoba Meteorite

Hoba Meteorite - inspecting the largest meteorite from outer space found on planet earth (yet)
inspecting the largest meteorite from outer space found on planet earth (yet)

Maseru (South Africa > Lesotho)

Maseru (South Africa > Lesotho) - rushing through the border and then the capital of the mountain kingdom
rushing through the border and then the capital of the mountain kingdom

Alliance Française

Alliance Française - celebrating World Music Day in Nairobi at the French learning institute
celebrating World Music Day in Nairobi at the French learning institute

Milano

Milano - picking up a friend in Bergamo and spending one day in the north Italian metropolis
picking up a friend in Bergamo and spending one day in the north Italian metropolis

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