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

Empire Hotel Brunei

Empire Hotel Brunei - watching the sunset from (probably) the best hotel on Borneo
watching the sunset from (probably) the best hotel on Borneo

Trondheim

Trondheim - hip and posh city with a fortress, gothic cathedral and music festival
hip and posh city with a fortress, gothic cathedral and music festival

Deathpool

Deathpool - where the South China Sea is splashing against black volcanic rocks
where the South China Sea is splashing against black volcanic rocks

Dili

Dili - small and underdeveloped capital of the young nation of Timor Leste
small and underdeveloped capital of the young nation of Timor Leste

Dresden

Dresden - black churches, green parks and red hats
black churches, green parks and red hats

Cu Chi Tunnels

Cu Chi Tunnels - crawling deep underneath the surface where Vietnamese hid from bombs
crawling deep underneath the surface where Vietnamese hid from bombs

elea foundation

elea foundation - finding the ethics in globalization - fighting world poverty
finding the ethics in globalization - fighting world poverty

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

Champex-Lac

Champex-Lac - wading through lots of powdery snow
wading through lots of powdery snow

Kellie's Castle

Kellie's Castle - the unfinished and ruined mansion, built by a Scotsman in Malaysia
the unfinished and ruined mansion, built by a Scotsman in Malaysia

Plattenhorn

Plattenhorn - notoriously generous and well prepared ski slopes of the Arosa ski resort
notoriously generous and well prepared ski slopes of the Arosa ski resort

Pashupatinath Temple

Gorakhnath Temple -
one of many UNESCO protected temples in the Kathmandu Valley

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