Shopping is major attraction for visitors to Thailand and of course Bangkok is one of the best places in the country for shopping!
Literally everything you can think of is available in the capital, with most goods at prices you can afford. Alongside its markets and shops, Bangkok has some great department stores and shopping centres where anything from shirts and trousers to gems and technology are available. Some shopping centres cover everything; places like MBK sell an enormous range of goods, while others concentrates on particular types of goods – Bangkok’s Pantip Plaza, for example, is world famous as an outlet for every type of computer technology. Explore further and you can find entire neighbourhoods specialising in certain goods - Khao San Road, for instance, specialises in silver goods while its’ neighbour China Town features gold shops and Chinese herbs and medicines.
Worth seeing
If you are in Bangkok for a longer visit consider visiting more shopping areas and places.
For those of under the belief the particular country you come from is the pinnacle of high technology, a visit to Pantip Plaza will be a revelation! Pantip Plaza IS 5 floors plus of IT heaven! Alth...
Over the last few years Siam Square has become the zenith of shopping experience in Bangkok. As the name suggests this is a square stretching out to Rama 1 Road, Chulalongkorn University grounds an...