Shopping
The variety of shopping experiences in Bangkok goes far beyond a stroll in a mall or a morning spent browsing a market. Shopping in Bangkok is a day-and-night activity that runs parallel with the best in the West, while also giving a flavour of the cultural uniqueness of the East. Work your way through these ten entirely different experiences, and you’ll soon come to realize why Bangkok is such a famous shopping hub. Below you find some markets to visit during your stay in Bangkok.
The market of all markets, Chatuchak Weekend Market is the ultimate. You will be amazed by its sprawling size, but perhaps even more so by the unbelievable variety of wares. Stumble across anything from vinyl records, beads, suits of armor to a live seahorse! Haggling is allowed; in fact, it is encouraged. Just do so politely.
In a city blessed with some of the world’s most sumptuous malls, how do
you choose? Do you want bargains galore? Go to MBK. After the
biggest and most trendy? CentralWorld is your ticket.
In
most cities nighttime means closing time. Not so, here in Bangkok. Come
dusk, Khao San Road teems with unkempt travel wear. And Patpong
Market’s tarpaulin covered stalls – each brimming with
counterfeits or exotica - don’t even kick into life until the area’s
office workers are tucked up in bed.
Last modified 19 Nov 2008
