Modern-day adventurer goes from Egypt to Japan without taking any flights


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Omar holding a sign noting the days and distance he has travelled in front of the Shinjuku station in Tokyo on Nov 7. — Reuters

Japan is seeing a record boom in tourism, but one recent visitor travelled more than the circumference of the Earth to get there, using boats, trains, camels and even hitch-hiking.

Modern-day Egyptian adventurer Omar Nok became a social media celebrity – attracting more than 750,000 Instagram followers – as he documented his circuitous 46,239km route from Egypt across a dozen countries without once boarding a plane.

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