Travel Group March 11, 2021

Vietnam and Cambodia: Bicycling up the Mekong from Saigon to Luang Prabang 

On March 11 Claire Weeks, emerita Rehab Medicine and Peter Wing, emeritus Spinal Orthopaedics will share their experiences on a trip through Vietnam, beginning independently in January 2019 as they took the train from Hanoi through the northern and middle regions en route to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). There they met a group of Vancouver-based friends who had arranged an organized bike tour through the southern region, exploring the Mekong Delta and then travelling up the Mekong into Cambodia and Laos. All in all, they travelled for nearly a month, learned a great deal of history, were introduced to several related cultures, enjoyed fantastic food and experienced the hottest temperatures (low 40s!) they had ever had to contend with when biking. They survived, gaining new perspectives on the Vietnam war (aka the American war) and learning about some of the regional challenges.

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