Thailand
Pattaya offers some of the best shopping outside Bangkok, and it is actually more accessible being sited in a much smaller area. Along the beach, stalls, shops and arcades offer all the usual souvenir stuff and some things that might cause a few raised eyebrows (a Samurai sword or replica gun?!?!). Lots of ersatz stuff and big brand copies, CDs and DVDs for 150 baht, computer programs.....
The malls (Check out Mike’s & Royal Garden Plaza - accessible from Beach Rd or Second Rd) offer more quality goods still at great prices. Royal garden has a good eatery on the top floor and Mike’s has a public swimming pool on the roof!
Other malls around town include Big C on 2nd road, Tesco on Pattaya North (Nua), and Carrefour on Pattaya Central (Klang). All these have a range of other shops and restaurants all under one air-conditioned roof. Tesco and Big C also have stores on Sukumvit Rd - the main road from Bangkok.
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