Originally Posted by
caspritz78
Saigon has good restaurants and a lot of shops and shopping centers with all the luxury brands (wonder who besides tourists can afford to shop there).
Still I think Singapore would be more the logical choice for extensive shopping trips.
If Vietnam was the destination you really wanted to visit, then I'd chose Saigon based on your criteria. Keep in mind the luxury brands cost more there than they do at home. Lots of very good restaurants. The only food I haven't found worth eating there is Mexican food.
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