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Banglamphu and Khao San Road: Street Vendors
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  • Jmill42
  • By Jmill42 on March 25, 2004
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  • Khao San By Day - Bangkok
    Khao San By Day
    by Jmill42
    Madhouse backpacker party at night, shop-o-holics dream by day, Khao San delivers all your purchasing needs. First, everything here is a knock-off. Second, everyone here wears and likes them, so no one cares. Thirdly, that means that the price is driven down so low, you laugh when they tell you. Shirts for 2 USD, big bags for 4 USD, etc. etc. You can buuy every DVD you ever liked for a total of about 50 USD; each costing a 75 cents each. Shirts, shorts, pants, watches, jewelry... everything!

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  • Address: Khao San
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    Banglamphu and Khao San Road: Good for looking but don't buy anything!
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  • feine84-
  • By feine84- on July 11, 2004
  • Bangkok Page by feine84-
  • Khaosan Road is pretty much Bangkok's backpacker central, but the prices on Khaosan don't reflect that reality. I overheard a shopowner trying to rip off a Caucasian tourist to the tune of 750 baht for a tee that I saw selling at Pratunam for less than 100 baht. The merchandise here is generally overpriced -- expect to do some hard bargaining to get a really good deal.

    There's nothing really worth buying here simply because you can get the same stuff cheaper at Chatuchak. Still, if you're here just for a browse, expect to find fisherman pants, scarves, t-shirts, backpacks, secondhand books, silver accessories...

    Perhaps the one thing unique to Khaosan is the hair braiding services that are offered by the roadside. I've yet to try it but tons of tourists do, apparently -- lots of dreadlocked Caucasians on Khaosan!

    750B for a tee?
    or if you're lucky, 150B.

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  • Address: Khaosan Road.
  • Directions: Take a taxi or tuk tuk -- they'll know the place.
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    Banglamphu and Khao San Road: necklaces, tshirts and books
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  • trisanna
  • By trisanna on April 21, 2005
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  • daeyita looking at jewerly - Bangkok
    daeyita looking at jewerly
    by trisanna
    Khao San market sells lots of necklaces, tshirts and things. Movie posters. There are used books for sale.

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  • Address: Khao San Road
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    Banglamphu and Khao San Road: nightlife and shopping
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  • malangi
  • By malangi on May 4, 2006
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  • checking out thai skirts at khao san road - Bangkok
    checking out thai skirts
    at khao san road
    by malangi
    khao san road has both night life and shopping...you can buy local handicrafts and souvenirs, like wooden vases (350-500baht), thai silk (100baht and up) , and thai clothes (150 baht and up)...thai bags for 250 baht and up, price is about average since the locals know that more foreigners frequent the place thus they have higher prices than other markets

    local handicrafts for household interiors and souvenir items, thai clothes

    100 baht to thousands depending on the handicraft and how many pieces you will buy

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    Banglamphu and Khao San Road: Banglamphu
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  • Unknownsu
  • By Unknownsu on July 12, 2003
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  • Banglamphu and Khao San Road - Bangkok
    by Unknownsu
    The large Banglamphu market extends over Phra Sumen road, Chakrapong road and others nearby. Despite it's proximity to touristy Khao San road, this is still mainly a market frequented by locals to buy clothes, household accessories etc...There's a separate market on Khao San road itself, which sells anything the foreign backpacker could need including backpacks, stereos, pirate CD's, books, clothes, traveling accessories etc...

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    Banglamphu and Khao San Road: GUITARS AND SUCH
    ALSAGOFF
  • By ALSAGOFF on August 2, 2005
  • Bangkok Page by ALSAGOFF
  • There's a whole row of shops selling musical instruments here. From drums, to classical guitars, to electronic keyboards.
    For S'poreans don't bother buying unless you're really good at haggling as the prices are comparitive to the ones at Peninsula Plaza as well as Yamaha.

    For foreigners the prices for these guitars range between USD50-500.

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    Banglamphu and Khao San Road: Nothing to buy
    JoanPhua
  • Updated By JoanPhua on March 7, 2006
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  • Someone did mention this is backpacker's heaven, hmm, which is quite dissapointed. It is just a neighbourhood area with shops around, whereby pratunam is more lively and more things to see.................

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  • Address: 991/1 Rama 1 Road, Pathumwan
  • Directions: Next to the Siam BTS station.
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    Banglamphu and Khao San Road: Kao San Market
    Sajt
  • By Sajt on March 2, 2003
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  • Kao San Road - Bangkok
    Kao San Road
    by Sajt
    Kao San road is the main road for tourists. You can buy everything what you want here. Shirts, food, electronic staffs. You can stay here in a hostel. Not far from the street you find a Mc Donald's too.

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    Banglamphu and Khao San Road: If you like it cheap...
    Vincedem
  • By Vincedem on December 11, 2007
  • Bangkok Page by Vincedem
  • Khao San in the early morning - Bangkok
    Khao San in the early morning
    by Vincedem
    This place is heaven for people who like cheap and fake stuff. I didnt buy a lot of stuff there but itīs really nice to see all the people bargaining.

    Everything, from t-shirts to fake driving licenses.

    Depends of your bargaining skills.

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  • Address: Khao san road
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    Banglamphu and Khao San Road: Cheap, cheap....Wait can make discount for you ;-)
    AMOQUE
  • By AMOQUE on April 4, 2006
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