| My holiday to Thailand was truly an amazing | | | | of the world's leading gems and jewelry centers |
| experience. Among the many countless other | | | | and I shopped for some great collection of |
| joys and wonders, Thailand was a great place to | | | | jewelry. Bangkok's Chinatown or the nearby Ban |
| shop and Bangkok in particular, where the variety | | | | Mo Jewelry Street should be checked out for |
| of retail outlets and goods is surprising. I could find | | | | exquisite jewelry. |
| genuine name-brand products on sale in | | | | Bangkok is the capital of shopping malls, open - air |
| department stores for half as much as back | | | | markets, road - side vendors, charming side |
| home. Even more there are bargains in more | | | | street antique shops and art galleries. And best of |
| down-to-earth places in form of open market | | | | all, Thai handicrafts, the most famous of which is |
| stalls that leave you awestruck. | | | | Thai silk. Markets sprawl the streets, even the |
| With the excellent exchange rates, and amazing | | | | rivers, of every town in Thailand, so I was never |
| discounts, I could find everything that I wanted | | | | far away from a good buy. A visit to the floating |
| and that too at exceptional prices. From | | | | market at Damnoen Saduak, just outside of |
| sophisticated air-conditioned shopping malls to | | | | Bangkok was an unusual experience and I |
| sweaty markets under canvas, to roadside | | | | returned with designer clothes, jewelry, pirated |
| vendors. There's so much, that one can literally | | | | DVDs and CDs to tacky, but essential, souvenirs. |
| shop till one drops. Thailand is recognized as one | | | | |