From Egypt to Japan in 275 days without a plane

Traveler Omar Nok embarked on a nine-month journey from Egypt to Japan with one rule: no planes. He made it to Tokyo in 275 days.

Nok camped on the Great Wall of China, rode horseback through the mountains of Kyrgyzstan and “chilled” with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Taking other modes of transport, he said, “allows you to see more of the world.”

Nok, a 30-year-old Egyptian German based in his native Cairo, said he left a steady job in finance so he could use the time (and the money he saved up) to travel.

To get there, he traveled by foot, hitchhiking, bus, train, ferry, motorcycle, sea barge, cargo ship, bicycle, camel and horse.

He’s diligently documented his daily adventures on his Instagram account, which has ballooned to more than 750,000 followers.