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

Cape Namibia Route

Cape Namibia Route - driving down the last few hundred kilometres on my way from Nairobi to Cape Town
driving down the last few hundred kilometres on my way from Nairobi to Cape Town

Pyongyang Underground

Pyongyang Underground - public transportation with beautiful metro stations and old German trains
public transportation with beautiful metro stations and old German trains

Lake Bunyonyi

Lake Bunyonyi - one of Africa's deepest lakes in an area known as the Switzerland of Uganda
one of Africa's deepest lakes in an area known as the Switzerland of Uganda

Swaziland National Museum

Swaziland National Museum - exploring the culture, traditions and origins of a small kingdom in Southern Africa
exploring the culture, traditions and origins of a small kingdom in Southern Africa

Medjugorje

Medjugorje - pilgrimage by accident
pilgrimage by accident

Orange River

Orange River - crossing the border to South Africa through the greenest oasis I have seen in Namibia
crossing the border to South Africa through the greenest oasis I have seen in Namibia

Shwedagon Pagoda

Shwedagon Pagoda - Buddhist's most sacred place in Myanmar, overlooking Yangon city
Buddhist's most sacred place in Myanmar, overlooking Yangon city

Mezzanine

Mezzanine - for the first time I spent more time talking to people than dancing in a club
for the first time I spent more time talking to people than dancing in a club

Bulawayo

Bulawayo - strolling through pulsating streets in a fusion of colonial and modern times
strolling through pulsating streets in a fusion of colonial and modern times

Gangaramaya Temple

Gangaramaya Temple - important Buddhist temple in Colombo with a wild mix of styles
important Buddhist temple in Colombo with a wild mix of styles

St. Petersburg by night

St. Petersburg by night - a beautiful city by day but even more stunning in the evening lights
a beautiful city by day but even more stunning in the evening lights

National Institute for Zorig Chusum

National Institute for Zorig Chusum - Bhutanese show-case school for traditional arts and crafts
Bhutanese show-case school for traditional arts and crafts

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