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Photos: Readers' pick - Best places in Belgium, Hong Kong, Italy, Pakistan, Philippines, Switzerland and Thailand

Gulf News selected these readers' pictures of their favourite holiday destinations

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Manuel Almario, Senior News Editor
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Venice, Italy
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Como Lake Italy
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Como Lake, Italy
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Como Lake, Italy
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The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic Minor Basilica and parish church in Brussels, Belgium
Andrew Semilla/Gulf News reader
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The Atomium is a landmark building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed for the 1958 Brussels World Expo
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Lucerne, Switzerland
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Adelboden, Switzerland
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Lucerne, Switzerland
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Phi Phi island Thailand
Samantha Attfield/Gulf News reader
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Boat ride in Taal Lake, Philippines
Syed Razi/Gulf News reader
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Talisay, Taal Valcano, Philippines
Syed Razi/Gulf News reader
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Beautiful scenic arrival landing into Hong Kong airport
Syed Razi/Gulf News reader
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Beautiful sunset view from a star ferry, Hong Kong
Syed Razi/Gulf News reader
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Astonishing roundabout in Karachi Pakistan
Adeena Tauseef/Gulf News reader
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Hunza Nagar, Gilgit, Baltistan
Nabeel Ahmed/Gulf News reader
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Mandhoka Waterfall, Skardu, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
Nabeel Ahmed/Gulf News reader
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Ata'abad Lake, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
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Katpana Lake, Skardu, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
Nabeel Ahmed/Gulf News reader
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Orakzai district, Kohat Division, Pakistan
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