10 Great Shopping Destinations in Bangkok

My 5-day vacation in Bangkok, Thailand did not end when our plane took off from the Land of Smiles.  The vacation was not left forgotten nor was just being stored in my memory.  It was shared, it was made known to many. I have had the best chance to impart my happy experiences to a lot of people and most especially gave a guide on where to shop - for fashion items - in Bangkok.  Having been to Thailand for the fourth time, see HERE, there's still more to see, more to experience, more to taste, more to explore, more to discover but I felt that it was the absolute time to publicize, to promote, to broadcast how amazing Thailand is in my own little ways.

Sun Star featured my trip in their Shopping Bag section on November 28, 2014 and entitled it as 

BANGKOK SHOPPING DIARY

Thank you to Ms. Kara.

The photos below were the shots that made it on print.

Here's a recap of the 10 great shopping destinations I have explored and enjoyed during my October 2014 vacation in Bangkok, Thailand.

1.) If you want to experience grandeur and be in many places at one time, check out TERMINAL 21

2.) Siam Paragon houses the premium and luxury goods and one of the biggest malls in Asia, see more HERE.

3.) CentralWorld is a mega-shopping plaza in Bangkok and is the 6th largest shopping complex in the world and it offers one of the most exciting shopping experiences in Bangkok, see more HERE.

4.) ZEN Department Store at Central World is a seven-level megastore catering especially to trendy, young-at-heart shoppers and to those who appreciate world class style and fashion, see more HERE.

5.) Platinum Fashion Mall is Thailand's largest wholesale and retail fashion mall and it is like an indoor version of Chatuchak Weekend Market, see more HERE.

6.) Victory Monument for daylight street market and anything affordable yet stylish clothing.

7.) MBK Shopping Center is an eight-level shopping mall known as Bangkok's most legendary shopping mall to both locals and tourists, see HERE.  

8.)  Siam Center The Ideapolis is now dubbed as the Fashion Mall for the seriously cool, see more HERE.

Along side this mall is 9.) Siam Discovery.

10.) Siam Square is a shopping and entertainment area in the Siam District of Bangkok. It has been newly renovated and it now houses the most kawaii themed cafe I have ever seen yet, Hello Kitty House - Cafe, Spa and Store in 1.

'Til my next Bangkok escapade!

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Bangkok Diary 10-2014: Day 5 - Shopping in Siam: Siam Center The Ideapolis

After our Victory Monument adventure, see HERE, we headed back to Siam to shop around the other stores in the area.  First stop, SIAM CENTER - The Fashion Mall for the Seriously Cool

Siam Center The Ideapolis is an arena of imagination and creativity without limits in art, fashion, technology and lifestyle.

Not only is the new Siam Center an arena for fashion, art and lifestyle, it is also a centre for 

digital multimedia innovations where the latest in the world’s technology are brought 

together to complement the design, interior decoration and functionality of Siam Center.

“Siam Center offers visitors the opportunity to get an experience of cutting-edge technology. 

With every step you take in Siam Center, you are in the middle of future innovations. You 

will enjoy the experience of having a close interaction with all technological advances”

Siam Center is also revolutionising the shopping sector with the close collaboration forged 

with retailers and owners of premium brands in order to make all stores in the building 

consistent in character and respond to shoppers’ expectations in the same way.

Siam Center’s re-launch in January 2013 brought a different kind of shopping experience to Siam: over 200 international and Thai brands including the boutiques of some brilliant promising local designers as well as renowned Thai couturiers. 

Although Siam Center may have been around for over 40 years, it is still enlightening and surprising its customers with cutting-edge, unusual fashion.

Location Address of SIAM CENTER:

Siam Tower, Rama 1 Road, Pathumwan 10330 Bangkok, Thailand

Located next to Siam BTS it is linked by a covered walkway to Siam Paragon Mall, famous for its high-end boutiques. 

Store Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

How to get there?: BTS Skytain: Siam

Be sure to visit Siam Center on your vacation to Bangkok, Thailand.

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Bangkok Diary 10-2014: Day 5 - Shopping in Victory Monument

Morning of Day 5 of our Bangkok trip last October 2014 was scheduled for shopping in Victory Monument!

How to get to Victory Monument?

via BTS Skytain - from National Stadium Station of Silom Line, transfer to Sukhumvit Line at the Siam Station going to Mo Chit, then just take a stop at the station of the same name: Victory Monument.

Me, looking really happy and excited for a day of shopping awaited for me. (f.y.i. - i love to shop).  We woke up again early to maximize our remaining hours in Bangkok, since our flight then was on the midnight of the following day.

 That pointed structure is the Victory Monument.

Victory Monument (Thai: อนุสาวรีย์ชัยสมรภูมิ, Anusawari Chai Samoraphum) is a large military monument in Bangkok, Thailand. The monument is located inRatchathewi District, northeast of central Bangkok, at the center of a traffic circle at the intersection of Phahonyothin Road, Phaya Thai Road, andRatchawithi Road. via the wikipedia

The streets outside of the rotunda of the Victory Monument was a street market by day, I am not so sure if it runs till midnight.  Clothes, which were priced very affordably, as compared to the night market in Siam, were sold on the streets and the sight of them made me press my hyperactive-shopping-self button.  Several stalls sold all kinds of goodies from cheap accessories, bags, lingerie and even street foods.

 A number of shops were located underneath the BTS skywalk.  But if you continue traversing the area, you can also find several department stores and bazaar type of malls which you can shop til you drop, such as the Fashion Mall Shopping Center and  Center One Shopping Complex.

Clothes and more clothes...

 Victory Point

This outdoor bazaar located underneath the BTS Victory Monument’s Skywalk is jam-packed with Chatuchak-style shopping stalls and food vendors. Catering to working-class Thais and university students, the collection of clothing and fashion accessories on sale here is no different from those you will find at street-side stalls throughout Bangkok. After sunset, a lineup of makeshift bars offers cheap drinks, such as bucket cocktails and local beers. If you are in the area to catch a van or bus out of town, Victory Point will keep you entertained.

• Opening Hours: 08:00 – 21:00 (shopping stalls)

The Belongse brand of shoes. Back here in Cebu, a month after this trip, I saw pairs of Belongse flats sold in one of the department stores in Colon.  But the shoes' prices were 3 times more expensive than its price there in Bangkok.

Soi Roy Ran

Occupying the first floor of what used to be Center One shopping complex, Soi Roy Ran is an air-conditioned indoor shopping bazaar. Like its name suggests (meaning 100 shops), it houses an extensive lineup of single-unit shops selling everything from woman’s fashion to hair accessories, leather bags, shoes, high heels and even nurses’ uniforms. Most shops cater their collections exclusively to women, although there are a few T-shirt shops as well.

• Opening Hours: 10:00 – 22:00

My shopping experience at the street markets and various fashion centers of Victory Monument was one catchy feat.  I have purchased a number of fashion pieces which I really liked.  Definitely this shopping spot deserves to be explored, enjoyed and shared to all shopaholics.  

On your next trip to Bangkok, be sure to wander through Victory Monument!

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Bangkok Diary 10-2014: Day 3 - Lumphini Park

The first and last destination of Day 3 of our Bangkok trip last October 2014 was LUMPHINI PARK.

You may wonder why the first and last destination for the day?

FIRST since the whole day of Day 3 was mostly spent on hopping on train stations to the other since we decided to explore Bangkok via BTS and we tried also experiencing the subway train.  See my previous post HERE.  Hence LUMPHINI PARK was actually the FIRST and LAST destination for the day since after enjoying and R&R at the park, we headed back to the hotel, though ate a quick dinner before hitting our home away from home at Wendy Guest House.

Lumphini Park (also Lumpini or Lumpinee, Thai: สวนลุมพินี) is a 360-rai (57.6-hectare (142-acre)) park in Bangkok, Thailand. This park offers rare open public space, trees and playgrounds in the Thai capital and contains an artificial lakewhere visitors can rent a variety of boats. Paths around the park totalling approximately 2.5 km in length are a popular area for evening joggers. Officially, cycling is only permitted during the day between the times of 10am to 3pm. There is a smoking ban throughout the park, and dogs are not allowed.     via the Wikipedia

Getting There:

BTS Skytrain Silom Line Sala Daeng Station is nearby.

MRT (Bangkok) Lumphini Station and Si Lom Station are nearby.

BMTA no.4, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22, 45, 46, 47, 50, 62, 67, 74, 76, 77, 89, 109, 115, 116, 141, 149, 164, 173, 505, 507, 514 and 544

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