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

Choma - small town between Lusaka and Livingstone, where Zambia found inner peace
small town between Lusaka and Livingstone, where Zambia found inner peace
Sacred Quadrangle (Dalada Maluva) - a series of temples and shrines within the royal city Polonnaruwa
a series of temples and shrines within the royal city Polonnaruwa
Mara River - observing lazy hippos during the quiet time before the great migration
observing lazy hippos during the quiet time before the great migration
Siem Reap - the touristic city full of western food right next to the Angkor Wat
the touristic city full of western food right next to the Angkor Wat
Buying an iPhone 6 - trying multiple stores and devices before deciding for a new phone
trying multiple stores and devices before deciding for a new phone
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
Kuthodaw Pagoda - Buddhist inscriptions in the world's largest book on 700 marble stones
Buddhist inscriptions in the world's largest book on 700 marble stones
Plumtree (Zimbabwe > Botswana) - first immigration in Africa without a visa, but queuing behind a bus full of people
first immigration in Africa without a visa, but queuing behind a bus full of people
Sitanagyi Hpaya Pagoda Temple - climbing into an ancient temple and feeling like Indiana Jones in Bagan
climbing into an ancient temple and feeling like Indiana Jones in Bagan
Carmel-By-The-Sea - a small fairy tale township with endless art galleries and sweet candy stores
a small fairy tale township with endless art galleries and sweet candy stores
Elephant Village Molagoda - riding on an Elephant without a saddle and then scrubbing his back
riding on an Elephant without a saddle and then scrubbing his back
Thung Ke -
crossing one of the most stunning pass roads in Vietnam by bike