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

Batu Caves

Batu Caves - natural limestone caves hosting a series of temples and religious statues
natural limestone caves hosting a series of temples and religious statues

La Mamounia Marrakesh

La Mounia Marrakesh -
having a relaxed afternoon coffee in the allegedly most expensive hotel in Africa

White Knights

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

East Fort

East Fort - climbing the crumbling remains of a 18th century defence battery high above the Hout Bay
climbing the crumbling remains of a 18th century defence battery high above the Hout Bay

Al Machuar

Al Machuar - old town and district of Meknes with an imperial palace, prison and mausoleum
old town and district of Meknes with an imperial palace, prison and mausoleum

Russian Tsars in St Petersburg

St Petersburg Tsars - Peterhof & Catherine Palace
Old-style ruling monarchs of the Russian Empire

Ban Kohing

Kohing -
crossing the Laotian mountains between Vieng Xai and Phonsavan

Lviv

Lviv - one night in wonderland
one night in wonderland

Genocide Memorials

Genocide Memorials - remembering the darkest moments of an otherwise peaceful nation
remembering the darkest moments of an otherwise peaceful nation

Forest Rave

Forest Rave - dancing at an after party in the forest of a golf course in Stockholm
dancing at an after party in the forest of a golf course in Stockholm

North Korean People

North Korean People - very homogenous, a bit shy, hard-working but otherwise really friendly
very homogenous, a bit shy, hard-working but otherwise really friendly

Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy - there is a form for everything
there is a form for everything

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