Photo of the Day Archive for June 2004

by Albert Wen, Nov 15, 2006 | Destinations: Vietnam

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Two young Hmong children in Sapa Valley village.

A Dao house in Northern Vietnam, near the Chinese border.

Traveling through the forest one often encounters locals, like this Lisu woman, walking the trail.

Photo of the Day Archive for June 2004

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