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

Sigiriya

Sigiriya - ruins of an ancient royal capital city on a granite Lion's rock
ruins of an ancient royal capital city on a granite Lion's rock

Ujiji

Ujiji - fooling around with a horde of children and drinking a cold coke at the beach
fooling around with a horde of children and drinking a cold coke at the beach

Turiscai

Turiscai - getting blessed by a shaman on the small island of Timor Leste
getting blessed by a shaman on the small island of Timor Leste

Bwindi Forest

Bwindi Forest - driving around the national park with half of the worlds mountain gorillas
driving around the national park with half of the worlds mountain gorillas

Malbun Ski Resort

Malbun Ski Resort - spending a relaxed day on slushy slopes in the only resort of Liechtenstein
spending a relaxed day on slushy slopes in the only resort of Liechtenstein

Kosterhavets Nationalpark

Kosterhavets Nationalpark - hiking along the scenic shore of Sweden's oldest national marine park
hiking along the scenic shore of Sweden's oldest national marine park

Tsumeb Museum

Tsumeb Museum - learning more about bushmen, colonies and independence in a small town in Namibia
learning more about bushmen, colonies and independence in a small town in Namibia

Mekong River

Mekong River - crossing this mighty Asian river on a small local ferry twice
crossing this mighty Asian river on a small local ferry twice

Tsunami 2008

Tsunami 2008 - over a decade later, people in the Irrawaddy Delta are still living in poverty
over a decade later, people in the Irrawaddy Delta are still living in poverty

Ellen Allien at Monarch

Ellen Allien at Monarch - Rocking the dance floor with some Americans to celebrate playful German techno
Rocking the dance floor with some Americans to celebrate playful German techno

Kawangware

Kawangware - visiting a friend in the slum for singing and dancing in an African church
visiting a friend in the slum for singing and dancing in an African church

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

get more inspiration: random | on the map | by country | by tag