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Photos: Best places to travel in Austria, Iceland, India and Pakistan

Gulf News selected these great pictures from our readers' holiday destinations

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Manuel Almario, Senior News Editor
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Camping at Tolipeer, Bagh District, Kashmir
Mohammad Ahmed/Gulf News reader
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Kala Pani, Kumraat, Upper Dir, Pakistan
Hashaam Zeb/Gulf News reader
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Shangrila, Skardu, Pakistan
Saif Ullah Abdullah Hakeemi Yugovi/Gulf News reader
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Snowlake, Sim Gang Glacier, Pakistan
Mohammad Ahmed/Gulf News reader
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Tourist spot in Mushkpuri Top, Pakistan
Usama Ajmal/Gulf News reader
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Camping at Skam La 5660 M adjacent to Snowlake, Pakistan
MohammadAhmed/Gulf News reader
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Trekking in Kumraat, Upper Dir, Pakistan
Hashaam Zeb/Gulf News reader
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Waterfalls in Gullfoss, Iceland
Michelle Cantillana/Gulf News reader
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Reykjavik, Old Harbour, Iceland
Michelle Cantillana/Gulf News reader
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Footbridge of Keris Valley from up side down Skardu, Pakistan
Gohar Balti/Gulf News reader
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Sam South Waziristan Pakistan
Asif Wazir/Gulf News reader
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Popular tree rows at Kashal Park Ghowari Gilgit, Baltistan, Pakistan
Gohar Balti/Gulf News reader
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Halstatt, Austria
Sajjad Ali/Gulf News reader
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Halstatt,Austria
Sajjad Ali/Gulf News reader
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Manali Himachal Pradesh, India
Sonal Purohit/Gulf News reader
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Manali Himachal Pradesh, India
Sonal Purohit/Gulf News reader
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Orakzai district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan
Muhammad Shoaib/Gulf News reader
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Orakzai district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan
Muhanmmad Shoaib/Gulf News reader
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Kumraat, Upper Dir, Pakistan
Hashaam Zeb/Gulf News reader
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Koh E Sulaiman Dera Ghazi Khan Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Yousuf/Gulf News reader

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