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

Mangyŏngdae Kim Il-sung's Birthplace

Mangyŏngdae Kim Il-sung's Birthplace - a beautiful park, nationally celebrated by the DPRK (North Korea)
a beautiful park, nationally celebrated by the DPRK (North Korea)

Temple

Temple - celebrating the night and pumping techno beats on a hidden rooftop
celebrating the night and pumping techno beats on a hidden rooftop

Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque

Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque - being amazed by the most beautiful Mosque in all of Asia
being amazed by the most beautiful Mosque in all of Asia

Au Revoir @ Kalk Bay Theatre

Au Revoir @ Kalk Bay Theatre - watching a funny burlesque dancing show in a small town on the Cape Peninsula
watching a funny burlesque dancing show in a small town on the Cape Peninsula

Volubilis

Volubilis - great daytrip from Meknes to the best preserved Roman Ruins on the African continent
great daytrip from Meknes to the best preserved Roman Ruins on the African continent

African Penguins

African Penguins - my first time to observe birds... along the coast near the village of Simon's Town
my first time to observe birds... along the coast near the village of Simon's Town

Rakvere Castle

Rakvere Castle - large medieval castle in a small Estonian village
large medieval castle in a small Estonian village

Amsterdam under snow

Amsterdam under snow - the beauty of a city full of cyclists covered in white powder
the beauty of a city full of cyclists covered in white powder

Marsabit Rock Art

Marsabit Rock Art - tracing back the path of our ancestors in the northern desert of Kenya
tracing back the path of our ancestors in the northern desert of Kenya

Fezouata

Fezouata - finding surprising fossils and other artefacts in a small souvenir store along the road
finding surprising fossils and other artefacts in a small souvenir store along the road

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

Mahango (Botswana > Namibia)

Mahango (Botswana > Namibia) - one of the fastest and easiest border crossings on the African continent yet
one of the fastest and easiest border crossings on the African continent yet

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