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

Mossel Bay

Mossel Bay - following the footsteps of our human ancestors many millennia ago in Africa
following the footsteps of our human ancestors many millennia ago in Africa

Duwisib Castle

Duwisib Castle - finding a German pseudo-medieval castle in the middle of the dry Namib Desert
finding a German pseudo-medieval castle in the middle of the dry Namib Desert

Kwangbok Department Store

Kwangbok Department Store - shopping for food, electronics, cosmetics and clothes in North Korea?
shopping for food, electronics, cosmetics and clothes in North Korea?

Redwood Forest

Redwood Forest - admiring and hugging some of the oldest and tallest trees on planet earth
admiring and hugging some of the oldest and tallest trees on planet earth

Tschuggen Hütte

Tschuggen Hütte - great place for sun bathing or tasting traditional Swiss mountain delicacies
great place for sun bathing or tasting traditional Swiss mountain delicacies

Hurricane Lounge

Hurricane Lounge - spontaneous party night at a local lounge with no other foreigners
spontaneous party night at a local lounge with no other foreigners

Jazz Festival

Jazz Festival - listening to the tunes of Jazz legend Hugh Masekela under the stars of Nairobi
listening to the tunes of Jazz legend Hugh Masekela under the stars of Nairobi

Mahasthan Garh

Mahasthan Garh - one of Bangladesh's earliest excavated urban places
one of Bangladesh's earliest excavated urban places

Fort Portal

Fort Portal - having a short stopover and milkshake in between many other highlights
having a short stopover and milkshake in between many other highlights

Kingdom of Bhutan

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

Tara Canyon

Tara Canyon - a deep and long natural spectacle
a deep and long natural spectacle

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

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