Night Bazaar, Chiang Mai

Advantages: authentic handicrafts, talented craftsmen; intrigue around every corner
Disadvantages: Possible rip offs and no price tags - its all bartering!

The Chiang Mai night bazaar is a wholly original and magical place to shop. As the lights dim in the Northern Thai city, traders fill the streets and underpass with a huge array of crafts, knock off clothing/watches and various types of art. As you walk through the narrowed aisles Thai sellers compete for your attention, from fake designer watches to meticulously carved wood sculptures - this market has it all. Particular mention must go to the hard ...
...with requests and must work night and day to fufil the high demand that is asked of them. My advice would to buy as much of this artwork as you can afford, prices in western countries would be ten times as much and you will always regret not buying that special piece when your back on home soil. Competing with the painters talent is the wood sculpters, who paintakingly carve their crafts while squatting on their shop floors. The bulk of the work ... Read review