Vietnams crazy exchange rates. As a few people have mentioned, the US dollar is very strong and Vietnam is very cheap. I took it upon myself to simply google, “best countries to visit based on US exchange rate”. The first website I clicked gave me a top 15, and number 1 was Vietnam. A family friend of ours used to tell us how once a year he would go to Vietnam and Indonesia to get custom suits made. Ironically Indonesia is number 3 on the list, which again just makes me feel better about all the money I am planning on spending. I just hope there is enough room to bring it home.