Chock-a-Block at Chatuchak

soumitra_biswas — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:30:13 -0700

Shopping, like whisky has been a true blue mood elevator for most of the people. So how do you gauge the mood of the vast populace swooping down in the weekends to a seemingly unending market with almost anything & everything on offer? We are talking about Chatuchak in Bangkok, the largest weekend market in the world and the mood out there is simply festive. A huge shopping extravaganza with 15,000 stalls spanning across 35 acres and 200,000 to 300,000 daily visitors on an average, this would certainly take your breath away!

Q&A: Xmas in Asia

maj — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 19:19:17 -0800

My sister (user Lori J, actually), is spending a year teaching English in South Korea and isn't going to make it home for the Christmas Holidays. Our plans to try and meet her in Hawaii for New Years have fallen through and now she's wondering what to do.

She has about 5 days and wants to spend under $1000 (USD) for the flight. She's looking for somewhere to kick back on a beach with a book. It's gotta be safe, as she'll be travelling solo, and it can't be much off the beaten path as she want to maximize vacation time and minimize travel.

So far we've come up with Singapore, with a jaunt north to the islands of Malaysia or a ticket to Bangkok and then to the islands (I've said either Ko Samet or [Ko Samui]...

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Chock-a-Block at Chatuchak

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