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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 Little Boat in Antwerp.

Antwerp, Belgium

Het Bootje (The Little Boat)

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

Interior (facing organ)

Brooklyn, New York

St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church

Topped by a distinctive beehive dome, it’s been called by architectural historians and locals, “Brooklyn's Sacré-Cœur.”

Gentle Monster

Incheon, South Korea

Gentle Monster

A pair of oily black spiders lurk inside South Korea's largest airport.

David Livingstone’s Shaving Mirror

Livingstone, Zambia

David Livingstone’s Shaving Mirror

Combing through this David Livingstone tribute will escort you on adventures through the looking glass.

Gentlemen’s staircase

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Bulawayo Club

A time capsule from 1934 Rhodesia, showing the grace and disgrace of a bygone era.

Mombasa Tusks

Mombasa, Kenya

Elephant Tusks

Giant aluminum tusks erected over the main thoroughfare to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II.

Nairobi National Park

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi National Park

A pristine wildlife habitat against the backdrop of skyscrapers, nicknamed "The World’s Wildlife Capital"

Interior of El Glaoui Palace in Fez. First (eastern) courtyard.

Fez, Morocco

El Glaoui Palace

A stunning palace haunted by the sinister reputation of its infamous owners.

Essaouira

Essaouira, Morocco

Medina of Essaouira

Why trying to get lost in the old quarters of Essaouira may be harder than you think

The Tree of Life motif.

Ahmedabad, India

Sidi Saiyyed Mosque

This 16th-century mosque is the hallmark of the African architectural legacy in India.

Adalaj stepwell.

Adalaj, India

Adalaj Ni Vav

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

The New Lucky Restaurant

Ahmedabad, India

Lucky Restaurant

This restaurant is proud to be built atop a burial ground.

Tal Barahi Temple

Pokhara, Nepal

Tal Barahi Temple

Lake Phewa is home to the only island temple in Nepal.

The hotel entrance.

Istanbul, Turkey

Pera Palace Hotel

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

Head on view of the Buddha Dordenma statue

Thimphu, Bhutan

Buddha Dordenma Statue

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

Chimi Lhakhang

Punakha, Bhutan

Chimi Lhakhang

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

Facing east.

Punakha, Bhutan

Punakha Suspension Bridge

This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.

Paro Airport.

Paro, Bhutan

Paro International Airport

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

Taktsang Palphug Monastery

Paro, Bhutan

Paro Taktsang

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

South Park Street Cemetery

Kolkata, India

South Park Street Cemetery

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.

Kennedy Sea-Face Lamp-Post

Mumbai, India

Kennedy Sea-Face Lamp-Post

This heritage lamp-post commemorates the construction of Marine Drive during the first half of the 20th century

A turquoise Lago Coatepeque.

El Salvador

Lago Coatepeque

This color-changing crater lake in El Salvador is occasionally impenetrable to sunlight.

Yee Wo Street Circular Bridge

Hong Kong

Yee Wo Street Circular Footbridge

This unique footbridge stands out among the surrounding buildings, and is a popular filming and photography spot.

Arch of August

Rimini, Italy

Arco di Augusto

The oldest preserved Triumphal Arch in Northern Italy

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