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Mar 07

Chiang Mai Saturday Night Bazaar

If you have the time, head to the Saturday Night Bazaar at Wualai Road. Unlike the Night Bazaar which is open every evening, the Saturday Night Bazaar is only open on Saturdays. It is located at the South-Western Corner of Chiang Mai City. To me the (read full article)

Chiang Mai, shopping, travel

Mar 02

Chiang Mai Night Bazaar

One of the big attractions in Chiang Mai is the Night Bazaar. Located along Chan Klan Road, it stretches between Tha Phae Road and Sri Donchai Road. It is within easy walking distance from the town centre.Not as interesting as the night bazaars in Ba (read full article)

Chiang Mai, shopping, travel

Jan 31

Kuching Shopping - The Spring Shopping Centre

For a very long time Kuchingites have been longing for a proper shopping centre - like the ones in KL. That wish was finally fulfilled with the opening of The Spring in January 2008. It remains the largest shopping mall in Sarawak, with a floor area (read full article)

Kuching, Malaysia, Sarawak, shopping

Dec 18

Kuala Lumpur - Petaling Street Part II

Besides the countless number of stalls which are the main draw here, Petaling Street is also a food haven. There are lots of coffee shops and street stalls selling all kinds of local favourites like beef noodles, curry rice, char kuih tiaw, rice parc (read full article)

Kuala Lumpur, shopping, travel

Dec 17

Kuala Lumpur - Petaling Street Part I

If you are a tourist visiting Kuala Lumpur, no doubt you would have heard about Petaling Street. Its one of our infamous tourist traps, located at the KL Chinatown. I haven't been there for years, and recently decided to make a visit to see what its (read full article)

Kuala Lumpur, shopping, travel

Dec 08

Phuket - Turtle Village at Mai Khao Beach

It is quite surprising that for such a touristy place, Phuket doesn't really have big shopping centres. What is does have are lots of street vendors and small tourist-oriented shopping arcades. Some of these are quite nicely done. Like this small sho (read full article)

Phuket, shopping, travel

Nov 11

Phuket - HomePro and Plaza Dracaena

While Phuket Town seem to be caught in a time warp - albeit in a nice way, as you drive out of town you begin to see some new developments. The good thing is Phuket is still not over-built, unlike many other tourist destinations which are ravaged by (read full article)

Phuket, shopping, travel

Aug 24

Beijing 2009 - Yashow Market at Sanlitun

One of the most popular shopping centre for tourists is the Yashow Market at Sanlitun. It is right next to The Village Shopping Centre which I had posted on earlier. This is basically a convenient place to get fake branded products, leather goods and (read full article)

Beijing, shopping, travel

Aug 24

Beijing 2009 - Shopping Stops

If you go on a packaged tour in China, you will have to endure the many pre-arranged shopping stops along the way. These are mandatory requirements by the Department of Tourism - I guess it's their way of squeezing out some much needed foreign curren (read full article)

Beijing, shopping, travel

Aug 04

Beijing 2009 - Wangfujing Shopping Street

Wangfujing is one of the premier shopping districts in Beijing. It is located just to the Eastern side of the Forbidden City, in the Dongcheng District of the city. Some of the streets have been turned into pedestrian malls, and walking down these ma (read full article)

Beijing, shopping, travel

Jul 21

Beijing 2009 - The Village at Sanlitun

The Village at Sanlitun is an upscale shopping centre in the Eastern part of Beijing City. The concept is quite different from a typical shopping mall. It is more a collection of shops arranged around a series of streets and courtyards. The shops are (read full article)

Architecture, Beijing, shopping, travel

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