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Jon Opol

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I like off the beaten places and obscure stuff. Shuttling between NYC and Manila. Insta (IG): wanderjon

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The painted and carved gopuram (temple tower)

Chennai, India

Kapaleeshwarar Temple

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

Exterior, arches

Chennai, India

San Thome Basilica

This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.

Burma Bazaar

Chennai, India

Burma Bazaar

A gray market run by Burmese Indians offers a portal to a forgotten period in history.

Tesla monument at Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Niagara Tesla Monument

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

Odeon

Catania, Italy

Roman Theatre of Catania

Wedged between streets and buildings, this ancient Roman theatre could seat 7000 spectators.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

Maputo, Mozambique

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

It stands out for its elegant white neoclassical design and twin bell towers that define Maputo’s skyline and make it one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks.

Nepenthes Rajah: The King of the Pitcher Plants

Kota Belud, Malaysia

Nepenthes Rajah: The King of the Pitcher Plants

These rat eating Giant Malaysian Pitcher Plants may have evolved to eat shrew poop.

The 272 steps to the main cave, guarded by Murugan

Batu Caves, Malaysia

Batu Caves

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

The statue at the entrance.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kwai Chai Hong

An interactive back-alley mural project remembers the golden age of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown.

BookXcess RexKL

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

BookXcess RexKL

Kuala Lumpur’s historic single-screen cinema, transformed into a labyrinthine bookstore.

The original monument.

North Pontianak, Indonesia

The Equator Monument

This monument marks where the exact middle of the world used to be.

Komodo Island

East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Komodo National Park

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Face-to-face with a skull.

Kuching, Malaysia

Sarawak Museum

The oldest museum in Borneo is a cornucopia of rare taxidermy and human skulls.

Istana Nurul Iman

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Istana Nurul Iman

1800 rooms of single-family residence in Brunei.

(Flickr/+kev)

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu City Mosque

Malaysia's floating mosque.

Cinema Africa's façade

Asmara, Eritrea

Cinema Africa

One of the country's largest cinemas that is not part of the tourist trail.

The Braemar Stone in the Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden

New York, New York

September 11th Garden Braemar Stone

A small piece of Scotland sits in a park in Lower Manhattan.

Mabua Pebble Beach

Surigao City, Philippines

Mabua Pebble Beach

A unique beach made of a myriad of multi-sized pebbles.

Winter Mausoleum, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA 10/9/2021

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Winter Mausoleum

An imposing pair of sphinxes stand guard outside this Egyptian Revival tomb.

View form the summit of the Parthenon

Athens, Greece

Philopappou Hill Pathways

Rest stops along this pathway offer some of the best views of the Acropolis of Athens.

Hill Road Taxi

Hong Kong

Hill Road Flyover

This striking high elevated road snakes downhill between densely packed buildings.

The otherworldly landscape of Padar Island.

East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Padar Island

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

My Son Santuary temple

Duy Xuyên District, Vietnam

My Son Sanctuary

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

(Flickr/Vietnam and Cambodia)

Huế, Vietnam

Thien Mu Pagoda

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

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