Cairns punches above its size for a city built around one purpose: getting you to the Great Barrier Reef. The Esplanade alone has three Crystalbrook-branded five-stars within a few blocks of each...
A Walk in the World is a travel blog by Fuad Omar — covering destinations across 44 countries and 5 continents. Whether you're planning a backpacking trip through Asia, a safari in Kenya, a scenic drive along the Great Ocean Road in Australia, or a quick city break in Europe, you'll find practical itineraries, honest tips, and real travel photography to help you plan your next adventure.
See My Stories Browse by CountryCairns punches above its size for a city built around one purpose: getting you to the Great Barrier Reef. The Esplanade alone has three Crystalbrook-branded five-stars within a few blocks of each...
Cairns has an odd secret for a city built entirely around the Great Barrier Reef: the CBD itself has no beach. The Esplanade waterfront is a mudflat at low tide, crocodile warning signs and all, and...
The mosquitoes found me before the tree did. I was standing under a strangler fig that had been alive for something like 500 years, and all I could think about was my ankles. That was the first ten...
Singapore does not do average hotels. Within a few square miles you can find a 139-year-old colonial icon where the Singapore Sling was invented, a converted 1895 shipping warehouse with the original...
Singapore is compact enough to cross by MRT in under an hour, but the neighbourhood is still the decision that shapes a trip the most. A base in Marina Bay puts the skyline outside the window. A base...
Tokyo has thousands of hotels, and most “best of” lists are built from the same recycled twenty names without checking whether they are still open, let alone still good. This one is not...
Tokyo does not have one obvious place to stay. It has a dozen good ones, each built around a different train line and a different version of the city. Base yourself in the wrong neighbourhood and a...
Thailand’s reputation rests on more than beaches and street food — Thai hospitality is famous in its own right, and it shows up in hotels at every price point, not only the five-star ones. What...
Thailand’s fame isn’t only about temples, food, and beaches — Thai hospitality has a reputation all its own, and it’s part of what makes staying almost anywhere in this city a good...
Kuranda Koala Gardens sits inside the Heritage Markets, a short walk from either the Skyrail terminal or the railway station, and it’s easy to underestimate from the outside. It’s small...
There’s a particular kind of decision fatigue that hits the moment you start researching Kuranda from Cairns. Cable car or train? Which one first? Do you need a car? I went through all of it...
Nagoya doesn’t have a single obvious neighbourhood to base yourself in the way Kyoto or Osaka does — it comes down to what you’re prioritising. Nagoya Station (Meieki): the default...
Nagoya’s food culture has a name: Nagoya meshi. It’s bold, built on rich red hatcho miso, and it doesn’t apologise for any of it — this is a city that serves pork cutlets under miso...
Hobart sits close enough to the rest of southern and eastern Tasmania that most visitors end up choosing between five or six properly different days out, and every “best day trips”...
I got into Nagoya on a late Shinkansen from Tokyo, checked into a hotel two minutes from the station, and had exactly one day to see a city most people skip entirely. Nagoya sits on the Tokaido...
