The Vice Guide to Travel S01E23 · The Holy Thugs of Venezuela

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The Santos Malandros (the Holy Thugs) are an alternative set of saints whose common traits include sideways baseball hats, cigarettes, and guns.

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3. 3 3. PLO Boy Scouts of Beirut2007-02-18These kids are being trained to do whatever it takes, including turning their bodies into bombs.
4. 4 4. A Day in Shanghai2007-03-17Having a gay old time in China’s capital of consumerism.
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6. 6 6. Filipino Feed Lot2007-04-01Sampling some of Manila’s most questionable delicacies. First up: Soup No. 5.
7. 7 7. Gypsies of Sophia2007-04-01VBS tours the fetid garbage dump Bulgaria’s Gypsies are forced to live in.
8. 8 8. The Last Aryans of Paraguay2007-04-07South America’s lost Aryan colony.
9. 9 9. The Dream Machine2007-04-21
10. 10 10. Jeepnys: The Rolling Carnival2007-07-16Jeepnys are Filipino hotrods, and there’s no better way to get around Manila.
11. 11 11. Nimbin Mardi Grass2007-12-04
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18. 18 18. Illegal Border Crossing Park2010-02-01In El Alberto they offer tourists the chance to participate in a simulated illegal border crossing.
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22. 22 22. Libyan Lockdown2011-02-22Libya is the latest nation to experience the violent civil unrest that has plagued North Africa since December. But in August 2010 things were much different.
23. 23 23. The Holy Thugs of Venezuela2011-03-19The Santos Malandros (the Holy Thugs) are an alternative set of saints whose common traits include sideways baseball hats, cigarettes, and guns.
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33. 33 33. North Korean Motorcycle Diaries2013-12-03Last August, motorcyclists Joanne and Gareth Morgan embarked on their most ambitious journey yet: riding the Baekdudaegan, a mountain range that stretches the length of North and S
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