Vietnam and Cambodia with Mekong River Cruise with Paul Steinbok, Professor Emeritus Surgery
Channel: UBC Emeritus College
Date: 26/07/2023

After touring Hanoi in Northern Vietnam, we travelled by air to Siem Reap, Cambodia, where we visited many temples, including Angkor Wat. From Siem Reap, we went by road to Kampong Cham. There we boarded our ship to cruise down the Mekong River to the Southern part of Vietnam, finishing in Ho Chi Min City (Saigon).  We experienced the beauty and colours of the markets, the food stalls and  the people. This was also a history lesson about the “Vietnam” war and atrocities in Cambodia under Pol Pot from the perspective of the local population.