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  • Vietnam,  Cu Chi tunnels, one of the most famous battlegrounds of the Vietnam War. Today it is one of the country's prime tourist attractions, part of a new industry of war tourism. Sometimes, these spots seem to be memorials to wartime propaganda as much to the war itself. in their new struggle for foreign currency, the Vietnamese are exploiting their harsh history, offering visits to long-forgotten places that were once considered vital to America's national interests. Most of the visitors here are foreigners; the Vietnamese who come are mostly schoolchildren with their teachers. Cu Chi tunnels, one of the most famous battlegrounds of the Vietnam War. Today it is one of the country's prime tourist attractions, part of a new industry of war tourism. Sometimes, these spots seem to be memorials to wartime propaganda as much to the war itself. in their new struggle for foreign currency, the Vietnamese are exploiting their harsh history, offering visits to long-forgotten places that were once considered vital to America's national interests. Most of the visitors here are foreigners; the Vietnamese who come are mostly schoolchildren with their teachers...Tour guide showing the narrow entrance to the vietcong/vietmin tunnels..... The Cu Chi Tunnels lie 75 km northwest of Ho Chi Min City. At the time of the Vietnam war, the tunnel system stretched from the outskirts of Saigon all the way to the Cambodian border:  something like 250 kilometers of tunnels. The tunnel system, built over 25 years starting in the 1940s, let the Viet Minh and, later, the Viet Cong, control a huge rural area.  It was an underground city with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers.  In places, it was several stories deep and housed up to 10,000 people who virtually lived underground for years getting married, giving birth, going to school. They only came out at night to furtively tend their crops..
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  • Vietnam,  Cu Chi tunnels, one of the most famous battlegrounds of the Vietnam War. Today it is one of the country's prime tourist attractions, part of a new industry of war tourism. Sometimes, these spots seem to be memorials to wartime propaganda as much to the war itself. in their new struggle for foreign currency, the Vietnamese are exploiting their harsh history, offering visits to long-forgotten places that were once considered vital to America's national interests. Most of the visitors here are foreigners; the Vietnamese who come are mostly schoolchildren with their teachers. Cu Chi tunnels, one of the most famous battlegrounds of the Vietnam War. Today it is one of the country's prime tourist attractions, part of a new industry of war tourism. Sometimes, these spots seem to be memorials to wartime propaganda as much to the war itself. in their new struggle for foreign currency, the Vietnamese are exploiting their harsh history, offering visits to long-forgotten places that were once considered vital to America's national interests. Most of the visitors here are foreigners; the Vietnamese who come are mostly schoolchildren with their teachers...Cu Chi: tour guide showing the narrow entrance to the vietcong/vietmin tunnels. The Cu Chi Tunnels lie 75 km northwest of Ho Chi Min City. At the time of the Vietnam war, the tunnel system stretched from the outskirts of Saigon all the way to the Cambodian border:  something like 250 kilometers of tunnels. The tunnel system, built over 25 years starting in the 1940s, let the Viet Minh and, later, the Viet Cong, control a huge rural area.  It was an underground city with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers.  In places, it was several stories deep and housed up to 10,000 people who virtually lived underground for years getting married, giving birth, going to school. They only came out at night to furtively tend their crops..
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  • Vietnam,Ho Chi Minh City: tourists buying gadgets at the War Museum...Once known as the Museum of Chinese and American War Crimes, the name change reflects a desire not to offend wealthy tourists. Despite the rhetoric, this museum has become one of the most popular attractions with Western visitors of all political persuasions. It is a stark reminder that wars rarely have winners and are never glorious. Along with the many photographs, the museum displays US armoured vehicles, artillery pieces, bombs and infantry weapons. There is even a guillotine used by the French on pesky Viet Minh 'troublemakers'.
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  • Vietnam,Ho Chi Minh City: Once known as the Museum of Chinese and American War Crimes, the name change reflects a desire not to offend wealthy tourists. Despite the rhetoric, this museum has become one of the most popular attractions with Western visitors of all political persuasions. It is a stark reminder that wars rarely have winners and are never glorious. Along with the many photographs, the museum displays US armoured vehicles, artillery pieces, bombs and infantry weapons. There is even a guillotine used by the French on pesky Viet Minh 'troublemakers'.
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  • Vietnam,Ho Chi Minh City: Once known as the Museum of Chinese and American War Crimes, the name change reflects a desire not to offend wealthy tourists. Despite the rhetoric, this museum has become one of the most popular attractions with Western visitors of all political persuasions. It is a stark reminder that wars rarely have winners and are never glorious. Along with the many photographs, the museum displays US armoured vehicles, artillery pieces, bombs and infantry weapons. There is even a guillotine used by the French on pesky Viet Minh 'troublemakers'.
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  • Vietnam,Ho Chi Minh City: Once known as the Museum of Chinese and American War Crimes, the name change reflects a desire not to offend wealthy tourists. Despite the rhetoric, this museum has become one of the most popular attractions with Western visitors of all political persuasions. It is a stark reminder that wars rarely have winners and are never glorious. Along with the many photographs, the museum displays US armoured vehicles, artillery pieces, bombs and infantry weapons. There is even a guillotine used by the French on pesky Viet Minh 'troublemakers'.
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  • Vietnam,Ho Chi Minh City: Once known as the Museum of Chinese and American War Crimes, the name change reflects a desire not to offend wealthy tourists. Despite the rhetoric, this museum has become one of the most popular attractions with Western visitors of all political persuasions. It is a stark reminder that wars rarely have winners and are never glorious. Along with the many photographs, the museum displays US armoured vehicles, artillery pieces, bombs and infantry weapons. There is even a guillotine used by the French on pesky Viet Minh 'troublemakers'.
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  • Vietnam,Ho Chi Minh City: Once known as the Museum of Chinese and American War Crimes, the name change reflects a desire not to offend wealthy tourists. Despite the rhetoric, this museum has become one of the most popular attractions with Western visitors of all political persuasions. It is a stark reminder that wars rarely have winners and are never glorious. Along with the many photographs, the museum displays US armoured vehicles, artillery pieces, bombs and infantry weapons. There is even a guillotine used by the French on pesky Viet Minh 'troublemakers'.
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  • Vietnam,Ho Chi Minh City: Once known as the Museum of Chinese and American War Crimes, the name change reflects a desire not to offend wealthy tourists. Despite the rhetoric, this museum has become one of the most popular attractions with Western visitors of all political persuasions. It is a stark reminder that wars rarely have winners and are never glorious. Along with the many photographs, the museum displays US armoured vehicles, artillery pieces, bombs and infantry weapons. There is even a guillotine used by the French on pesky Viet Minh 'troublemakers'.
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  • ITALY, Liguria, Zoagli.<br />
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ITALY, Liguria, Zoagli.relaxing on the rocks
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  • England, London: Portrait Gallery
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  • Vietnam, Hue the citadel, old town  imperial town
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  • Vietnam, Sapa: children of ... minorities playng during the brake at school.
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  • Vietnam, Ninh Binh:  watching TV at the train station
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  • Vietnam, Sapa: at the market.
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  • Vietnam, : photographer '  shopwindow
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  • Vietnam, Sapa :children of.. minorities during the break at school.
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  • Vietnam, Mekong Delta: working the rice.
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  • Vietnam, Hoi An:playing cards durint a break at the taylor market.
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  • Berlin, the parliament Hous. das Reichstag
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  • Berlin, Kanzleramt, German Chancellery
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  • Berlin, Kanzleramt, German Chancellery
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  • berlin. tour boat on the Sprea river
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  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City. symbols of the Communist Party
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  • Vietnam, Tour guide showing photos of American bases during the war along Route 9 of the DMZ... DMZ stands for "Demilitarized Zone." It's a line along the Ben Hai river, at almost exactly the 17th parallel, which divided Vietnam into North and South. Ho Chi Minh's forces and the French agreed, in 1954, to set it up as a temporary boundary. But the DMZ divided Vietnam for more than 20 years. North and South Vietnam developed separately, with the North following communism and the South capitalism. During the American War, the DMZ was anything but "demilitarized": some of the heaviest fighting took place here. Since 1976, when Vietnam was reunified, the old DMZ technically went away. But divisions remain. Vietnamese people still talk about "north" and "south." The old north, with its old capital Hanoi, is now the capital of all Vietnam -- and "southerners" I talked to didn't have much good to say about northeners. I took a day-long tour to former military sites along the former DMZ. A lot of the phyisical evidence of the war is gone -- overgrown by jungle, replanted into fields, rebuilt from rubble. But there's still lots to see, including thousands (or millions) of bomb craters. There's also lots that you can't see, like thousands of mines still buried -- and still killing people. All in all, it's a sobering place that still brings back the horror of the war. ..
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  • Germany, Tropicl Island.  Fun, games and relaxation for all the family. Finally, time to dream, time for yourself, time to relax. A Tropical holiday away from it all.<br />
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Watch the palm trees sway in the gentle breeze. Feel the sand between your toes on our Tropical beach. At Tropical Islands, the dream of creating a Tropical island in the heart of Europe has become reality.<br />
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Tropical Islands - a place to discover, to meet new people, to share special moments with your family and friends. Switch off from the worries of everyday life and recharge your energy levels in our Tropical paradise.
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  • ITALY, Liguria, Camogli.the beach
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  • ITALY, Liguria, Camogli.
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  • Italy, Maggiore Lake, Isola Madre, the historical and luxurious Hotel Majestic.
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  • Svizzera, il clown Dimitri.......Switzerland,  Canton Ticino: the world famous clown , actor , Dimitri Lake Maggiore and its valleys are alpine landscapes that merge into typically Mediterranean scenery, where popular traditions are combined with internationally renowned events, and villages, in which time seems to have stood still, peep down from their lofty peaks on towns that are looking to the future. Fascinating contrasts that make this a unique region
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  • Svizzera, Val Bavona, la cascata di  Foroglio.........Switzerland,  Canton Ticino: Bavona valley,the Foroglio waterfall Lake Maggiore and its valleys are alpine landscapes that merge into typically Mediterranean scenery, where popular traditions are combined with internationally renowned events, and villages, in which time seems to have stood still, peep down from their lofty peaks on towns that are looking to the future. Fascinating contrasts that make this a unique region
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  • Svizzera, Val Maggia, Moggio, chiesa realizzata dall'architetto ticinese Mario BOTTA......Switzerland,  Canton Ticino: Maggia valley, church designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta Lake Maggiore and its valleys are alpine landscapes that merge into typically Mediterranean scenery, where popular traditions are combined with internationally renowned events, and villages, in which time seems to have stood still, peep down from their lofty peaks on towns that are looking to the future. Fascinating contrasts that make this a unique region
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  • Switzerland,  Canton Ticino: Maggia valley Lake Maggiore and its valleys are alpine landscapes that merge into typically Mediterranean scenery, where popular traditions are combined with internationally renowned events, and villages, in which time seems to have stood still, peep down from their lofty peaks on towns that are looking to the future. Fascinating contrasts that make this a unique region
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  • Thailandia , Phi Phi Island.
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  • Thailandia , Phi Phi Island lying down Loh Dalam Bay
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  • Thailandia , Phi Phi Island, ashtray with tourists photos
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  • Thailandia , Phi Phi Island
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  • Thailandia , Phi Phi Island, Loh Dalam Bay.Phi Phi is Thailand's island-superstar. It's been in the movies. It's the topic of conversation for travelers all over Thailand. For some, it's the only reason to touchdown in Phuket. Even with all the hype, it doesn't disappoint. .Phi Phi's beauty is a large chunk of the allure. The islands, when approached by boat, rise from the sea like a fortress. Sheer cliffs tower overhead, then give way to beach-fronted jungle. It's love at first sight. As the tragedy of the devastating tsunami that all-but wiped out Thailand?s Phi Phi Island becomes an increasingly distant memory, this paradise getaway has been completely rebuilt and is more popular than ever. Lured by the promise of coral-filled turquoise waters, and white sandy beaches overlooked by dense forest, the holidaymakers have returned in droves. And for those that ? heaven forbid - tire of endless sun, surf and beautiful scenery, there is always someone ready to offer a refreshing Thai massage, or a kickboxing match to watch. And of course there?s a host of bars and restaurants to socialize into the early hours..
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  • Vietnam. Hanoi
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  • Vietnam. Hanoi
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  • Vietnam. Hanoi
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  • Vietnam.
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  • Vietnam.
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  • Vietnam.
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  • Vietnam, Hanoi
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  • Vietnam, Hue the citadel, old town  imperial town
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  • Vietnam, Hue the citadel, old town  imperial town
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  • Vietnam, Hue :the entrance of the  Imperial capital, old vietnamese capital...Buildings in the central court of the Imperial City at Hué that were badly damaged during the Vietnam War are now topped with vegetation and surrounded by grassy fields...In 1968 the North Vietnamese army launched the Tet Offensive against U.S. troops who responded with heavy bombing that destroyed many buildings in Hué, the old imperial capital..... Vietnam, Hue the citadel, old town  imperial town
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  • Vietnam,  Vietnam,
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  • Vietnam, Hoi An
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  • Vietnam, mekong delta
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  • Vietnam, mekong delta
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  • Vietnam, mekong delta
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  • Vietnam, mekong delta
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  • Vietnam, Hoi An:the central taylor market..
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  • Vietnam, Hanoi.
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  • Vietnam, Can Tho: Mekong river.
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  • Vietnam, Mekong Delta.
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  • Vietnam, Can Tho.
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  • Vietnam, Saigon: gym in the morning.
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  • Vietnam, Saigon: gym in the morning.
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  • Vietnam, Saigon: manicure and pedicure in the market.
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  • Vietnam, Saigon: War Museum.
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  • Vietnam, Saigon: the chinese area, Cholon.
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  • Vietnam, Saigon: the ...Pagoda in the chinese area of Cholon...Vietnam, Saigon: the ...Pagoda in the chinese area of Cholon...
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  • Vietnam, Hoi Han: market.
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  • Vietnam, Hoi An.
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  • Vietnam, Hoi An: manufacturing...
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  • Vietnam, Son La province: road workers
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  • Vietnam, Dien Biem Phu: vietnamese veteran in the independecy war against french.
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  • Vietnam, Son La province : brushing the hair,  Black Thai  minorities
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  • Vietnam, Son La province : Tay minorities
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  • Vietnam, Sapa :  Black H'mong minorities old woman selling jewellery in the night.
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  • Vietnam, Sapa :  Black H'mong minorities
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  • Vietnam, Sapa :  Black H'mong minorities
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  • Vietnam, Ha Long Bay
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  • Vietnam, Hanoi: schoolgirls.
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  • Vietnam, Hanoi: sugar cane streetseller
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  • Vietnam, Hanoi: lovers by the lake. innamorati sul lago in città. ....Vietnam, Hanoi: lovers by the lake. innamorati sul lago in città. ....
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  • Vietnam, Hanoi: children playing with little balls on the street.
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  • Vietnam, Minorities
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  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City.
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  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City: president Ho Chi Min icons with fashion bags and shoes...l'icona dell'ex presidente Ho Chi Min in un negozio a fianco a borse e scarpe made in Vietnam..Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City: president Ho Chi Min icons with fashion bags and shoes...l'icona dell'ex presidente Ho Chi Min in un negozio a fianco a borse e scarpe made in Vietnam
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  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City: Cholon district.
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  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City:  Pagoda in Cholon district ( china town)..Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City:  Pagoda in Cholon district ( china town)..
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  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City:the ... pagoda in Cholon district.
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  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City: cholon district.
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  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City: shooting with video games.
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  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City: buddhist monk buying a buddhist statue at the market.
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  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City: rainstorm.
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  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City: wedding...Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City: wedding...
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  • Vietnam,Vietnam, Son La province.
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  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City: family on the motorbike.
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  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Min City: Parking  boy sleeping on a bike.
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  • Vietnam, Tam Coc
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  • Vietnam, Tam Coc
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  • Vietnam, Phat Diem: souvenir outside the catholic cathedral.
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