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They grow their crops on the rocks and walk several kilometers of steep, cold mountain roads to buy and sell small goods, but the Mong families on the Dong Van Plateau are some of the most hospitable in the world.

Family in Ha Giang Province Vietnam

After the long journey, settling into the silence and peace of a stop high mountain road in Ha Giang Province can be an arresting experience.

Vietnam’s northernmost province is located in the northwestern. Hoang Lien Mountains – the Tonkinese Alps as the French called them – near the border with China.

All’s quiet except for the whisper of the crisp breeze and the crunch of a local Mong family’s sandals on the road as they walk carrying large bamboo backpacks filled whatever produce or goods they’ve either just bought or are about to sell at the market.

The language barrier keeps us at a distance in one way, but the simple smiles of the family bring our two very different worlds close together.

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California is one of the most diverse states in the country, both culturally and in terms of actual landscape. It comprises 840 miles of Pacific coastline and an incredible variety of climate zones. In terms of prime vacation destinations, there’s no other state that offers as many great options. Here are just a few of the top ones.

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Cassino and the surrounding territory are rooted in history, an ancient history and that has left a lot of marks on these hills and these so beautiful landscapes.

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Glastron Boats are mostly known for a few main things which created their high profile very quickly. The first was that they produced the first larger scale fibreglass runabouts, which consisted of around 500,000 boats which is a lot more than any other boat company. Secondly in 1973 they produced boats for ‘Live and Let Die’ the popular James Bond film.

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The cave is a sacred destination for Hindu devotees due its ice content. One very feature is a pillar of ice is supposed to be an ice lingham, the emblem of Lord Shiva. Two smaller ice stalagmites symbolize Parvati, his spouse, and Ganesha, his child. The Hindu pilgrims also consider that the stature of the lingham augments and diminishes with the increasing and decreasing of the moon.

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Approximately about 45 m high and nearly90 feet long, The Amarnath cave faces south. Within the cave, there are nearly four to five ice configurations similar to images of different gods. As per the tradition, the chief one is worshipped as Amarnath or Shiva, one on the left side of the lingam is an ice structure worshipped as Ganesha, and on the right side is an ice shape worshipped as Parvati. Surrounded by the Amarnath cave is an additional tiny cave to the left of the figure, from which a c

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The whole area that environs the shrine would be underneath the wrap of snow all around the year excluding the warm months of June, July and August. That is the reason the cave temple is open for darshan only these days. Despite the terrible weather and rainy season, thousands of devotees find the short time to give their obeisance to Amarnath, the demolisher God of the Universe.

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To be found in a fine canyon at the farther end of Lidder valley, Amarnath is placed at an altitude of approximately 3888 mtrs and nearly 46 Kms from Pahalgam and just about 141 Kms from the capital state Srinagar. Although the pilgrimage advise that journey should be started from Srinagar , the more frequent practice is to commence the trip from Chandanwari and cover up the distance to Amarnath and return back in barely 5 days. Pahalgam is just 100 Kms from Srinagar. the hike from Chandanwari t

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There is also another legend associated with it according to an old tale, once a Muslim shepherd Buta Malik was given a bag of coal by a monk. Buta Malik on reaching his abode found the sack to be full of gold. Buta Malik then ran back to search for the sadhu, but on the place where they met there was a cave, and this spot thus became a holy place. Amarnath is positioned in a narrow gorge, and is 46 Kms from Pahalgam and 145 Kms from Srinagar.

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Among all the other travel destinations of Greece, Rhodes is the most popular. Annually during the summer vacations, this place is the staying point of visitors around the globe. This perfect place presents fun and breathtaking things to do for the tourists. You can get all the amenities, in accordance to your comfort.

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