GOASIAPLUS April 2018
A travel magazine covering travel, food, shopping and fashion around Asia. In this issue, we featured the quiet town of Jimbaran on Bali island, the best wine spots in Kuala Lumpur and our pick on travel-friendly skincare brands from Malaysia.
A travel magazine covering travel, food, shopping and fashion around Asia. In this issue, we featured the quiet town of Jimbaran on Bali island, the best wine spots in Kuala Lumpur and our pick on travel-friendly skincare brands from Malaysia.
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The Face Off<br />
THE<br />
We battle out popular destinations and foods, pitting a popular<br />
option with a less commercial one to give a wider view for your<br />
travels. Which one is better or worth it? Well, that choice is yours.<br />
FACE<br />
BANGKOK<br />
HO CHI<br />
VS<br />
MINH CITY<br />
OUR FIRST EDITION OF THE FACE-OFF, WE BATTLED<br />
IT OUT TO DETERMINE WHICH OF THESE TWO IS THE<br />
PREFERRED SHOPPING HAVEN OF SOUTH EAST ASIA. WE<br />
PAIRED OUR BELOVED SHOPPING CAPITAL BANGKOK<br />
WITH THE LAND OF PHO, HO CHI MINH CITY WHERE THE<br />
SHOPS AND BARGAINS MAY SURPRISE YOU.<br />
WORDS BY AISHAH AZALI & JESSY WONG • PHOTOS BY ADOBE STOCK &<br />
AISHAH AZALI<br />
BANGKOK, THAILAND<br />
MARKETS<br />
Down-to-earth local glamour,<br />
Chatuchak weekend market<br />
is a shoppers' haven with<br />
27 sections and more than<br />
10,000 booths to boast. Its<br />
vast selection include clothes,<br />
books, antiques and even pets.<br />
This open market is open on<br />
Fridays from 6pm - 12am and<br />
weekends from 9am - 6pm.<br />
NIGHT MARKETS<br />
When Chatuchak closes at<br />
6pm, one can head over next<br />
door to the JJ Green market<br />
for a taste of street food and<br />
unique vintage finds.<br />
The newer hipster-like<br />
market is the Artbox Market<br />
where pop-up stores and<br />
eateries are hosted in recycled<br />
shipping containers. Young hip<br />
locals frequent here for the<br />
spoilt-for-choice of streetwear<br />
brands and accessories.<br />
MALLS<br />
Siam Central Station is a<br />
supreme shopping district for<br />
department store buffs with<br />
some of Thailand’s biggest<br />
malls. It is a gateway to<br />
stunningly designed malls Siam<br />
Paragon and Siam Discovery<br />
for people with hefty purses.<br />
Budget shopping can be<br />
done in an indoor market<br />
like MBK Center with over<br />
2000 shops for fashion, IT<br />
gadgets and food. The largest<br />
wholesale mall in Bangkok is<br />
Platinum Fashion Mall where<br />
you can get tops and skirts for<br />
as low as RM20.<br />
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