Agoraphobic Woman Afraid To Leave Her House Becomes Instagram Sensation For Her Travel Pics, Has 80K+ Fans

Anxiety disorders can leave a person so crippled with fear of the outside world that they feel scared to even leave their own home. For Jacqui Kenny, a New Zealander living in London who suffers from agoraphobia, it’s an affliction that took away her dreams of wandering the globe and photographing its many hidden corners. When Jacqui discovered Google Maps, however, she found an inventive way to explore far-away lands such as Mongolia, Chile, and Senegal, without ever setting foot outside her flat.

“The more I traveled, the more I found scenes that appeared to be plucked from a strange and expansive parallel universe,” Jacqui wrote in a Google blog post. “I encountered remote towns and dusty landscapes, vibrant architectural gems, and anonymous people, all frozen in time.”

Each time she stumbles upon something that inspires her, she takes a screen-capture, edits the photo to bring out its latent beauty, and posts it on her Instagram page, The Agoraphobic Traveller. Since going viral with her minimal and peaceful cropped portraits, Jacqui has teamed up with Google to promote the usefulness of Street View, and even made a brave voyage to New York City to show her work as a gallery exposition. Scroll down to see everywhere the pin dropped, and vote for the places you’d love to visit – digitally or otherwise.

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#1 Organ Pipe Cactus, Arizona, Usa

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#2 Mesa, Arizona, United States

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#3 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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#4 Tanaka, Arequipa, Peru

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#5 State Of Ceara, Brazil

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#6 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua

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#7 Kyrgyzstan

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#8 Sun City West, Arizona, United States

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#9 Tacna, Peru

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#10 Sun City, Arizona, Usa

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#11 Senegal, Western Africa

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#12 Sun City, Arizona, United States

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#13 Gate To Talas Oblast, Kyrgyzstan

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#14 Arequipa, Peru

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#15 Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States

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#16 Dogs Chasing The Google Car From Around The World

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#17 Arequipa, Peru

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#18 Sun City, Arizona, United States

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#19 Baganuur, Mongolia

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#20 Arizona, United States

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#21 Colourful Architecture

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#22 Mongolia

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#23 Copiapo, Atacama Region, Chile

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#24 Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico

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#25 Caldera, The Atacama Region In Northern Chile

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#26 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico

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#27 Sun City, Arizona, United States

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#28 Callao District, Callao Region, Peru

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#29 Sonora, Mexico

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#30 Arizona City, Arizona, United States

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#31 Sechura District Of Piura, Peru

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#32 Aint-Louis, Senegal, Western Africa

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#33 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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#34 Mongolia

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#35 Marcona District, Peru And Arizona, Usa

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#36 Guellaia, Medenine, Tunisia

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#37 Uruguay, South America

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#38 Lovebirds

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#39 Mongolia

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#40 Sechura District Of Piura, Peru

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#41 Arica Y Parinacota Region, Chile

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#42 Atacama Region In Chile

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#43 Durango, Mexico

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#44 Peru

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#45 Tunisia

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#46 Roldan, Lima Region Of Peru

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#47 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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#48 Copiapo, Atacama Region, Chile

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#49 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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#50 Sun City, Arizona

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#51 Arequipa, Peru

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#52 Zuunmod, Mongolia

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#53 Sun City, Arizona, Usa

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#54 Piura, Peru

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#55 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico

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#56 Casa Grande, Arizona, United States

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#57 Oungtown, Arizona, United States

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#58 Sun City, Arizona

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#59 Tacna, Peru

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#60 Arequipa, Peru

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#61 Covered Cars

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#62 Sun City, Arizona, Usa

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#63 Miguel Aleman, Sonora, Mexico

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#64 Winslow, Arizona, United States

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#65 Senegal, Western Africa

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#66 Andacollo, Coquimbo Region, Chile

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#67 Tarapaca Region Of Chile

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#68 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

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#69 Tacna, Peru

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#70 Naryn, Kyrgyzstan

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#71 Tacna, Peru

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#72 Sun City, Arizona, United States

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#73 Mesa, Arizona, United States

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#74 Outskirts Of The City Of Lancaster, California, Usa

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#75 Copiapo, Atacama Region, Chile

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#76 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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#77 Arizona City, Arizona, United States

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#78 Sun City, Arizona, Usa

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#79 Zottegem, Flanders, Belgium

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#80 Tacna, Peru

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#81 Baganuur, Mongolia

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#82 Tembladera, Cajamarca, Peru

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#83 Ysyk Kol Province Of Northeastern Kyrgyzstan

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#84 Esperanza, Sonora, Mexico

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#85 Ajo, Arizona

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#86 Kyrgyzstan

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#87 Sun City, Arizona

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#88 Arequipa, Peru

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#89 Durango, Mexico

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#90 Arizona City, Arizona, Usa

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#91 Mesa, Arizona

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#92 Hemet, California, United States

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#93 Mesa, Arizona, United States

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#94 Andacollo, Coquimbo Region, Chile

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#95 Ahrump, Nevada, United States

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#96 Sun City, Arizona, United States

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#97 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico

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#98 Qaluit, The Capital Of The Canadian Territory Of Nunavut

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#99 Arizona City, Arizona, United States

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#100 Puno, Peru

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#101 Arequipa, Peru

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#102 Cape Town, Western Cape

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#103 Ajo, Arizona, United States

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#104 Yucca Valley, California, United States

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#105 Bishkek, Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan

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#106 Green Valley, Arizona, United States

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#107 Sun City In Arizona, United States

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#108 Sun City, Arizona, United States

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#109 Sechura District Of Piura, Peru

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#110 Green Valley, Arizona, United States

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#111 Senegal, Western Africa

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#112 Touba, Senegal, West Africa

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#113 Fort Stockton, Texas

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#114 Sun City, Arizona

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#115 Mesa, Arizona, Usa

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#116 Arequipa, Peru

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#117 Emeelt, Mongolia

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