Remembering Amazing Thailand

While teaching in Muaklek, Karoline and I thought it was good to buy new clothes and we went to the sidewalk vendors along Ramkhamhaeng Road. But I was not really a fan of sidewalk vendors and I thought that it was better to buy clothes from a reputable shop. Anyway, I did find a nice Thai-style top but I wanted to buy more. We walked through the crowd inching our way till we get to a shop or stand that caught our interest. Then moved on.

Sidewalk vendors are another ubiquitous sight in Thailand from Chiangmai in the north to Hatyai in the south. In Bangkok they were by the big malls and nowadays they are on the footbridges. Nearly everywhere you go in Bangkok you will find them.

Since Bangkok is a night city, most of these sidewalk vendors open at night until ten pm or up to two am in Patpong area and in Khaosan Road. I have learned to love buying from them because they sell the same thing you find in the shops at a much lower price. Well, considering it’s Bangkok, they sell nearly all imitations so it’s more practical to buy in the sidewalks and not get ripped off that much.