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Thailand Shopping and
nightlife
Shopping in Thailand
Duty-free shops are located at Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Had Yai
airports as well as in the King Power Complex on Bangkok's Sri
Ayutthaya-Rangnam Road. Items can be purchased there and delivered to
the airport in time for the departure flight. Value Added Tax (7%) can
be refunded on goods bought in shops labeled 'VAT Refund for
Tourists', but there is a minimum transaction of ฿2,000 including VAT.
VAT Refund Application for Tourists forms are completed at the time of
purchase and it is necessary to show one's passport. Cash refunds
(minimum ฿5,000) can be obtained in the airport departure hall and
often the goods purchased must also be shown.
Souvenirs such as textiles, handicrafts, antique reproductions,
ceramics and jewellery are available; all major cities and popular
tourist haunts will offer some or all of these although Bangkok and
Chiang Mai have the greatest range and excellent markets.. Generally
souvenirs and tourist offerings are extremely good value but shoppers
need to check quality carefully.
Shopping hours:
Mon-Sun 1000-2100/2200.
Nightlife in Thailand
Bangkok offers a wide range of entertainment venues, from nightclubs,
pubs, bars, cinemas and restaurants, to massage parlours, pool halls
and cocktail lounges. The nightlife is concentrated in three districts
of Bangkok - Banglamphu, Patpong (between Silom and Surawong roads),
Sukhumvit Road and the nearby street of Soi Cowboy. Bangkok's sex
industry is as blatant and booming as ever.
Many venues are open all day and late into the night, although bars
and clubs are supposed to close at 0200. Sometimes there is an
admission fee but this usually includes one or two drinks. The dress
code is very relaxed, although a few of the nightclubs do enforce
smarter clothing.
Performances of traditional religious and court dances can be seen at
the Thailand Cultural Centre and Patravadi Theatre in Bangkok.
Elsewhere on the mainland, nightlife takes the form of traditional
dances. The islands are renowned for their nightlife but attendance is
almost exclusively by foreigners. The full moon parties are notorious
and continue well into the following morning. Performances by the
infamous katoeys (lady boys) are worth a visit, with the most famous
seen at the Calypso Cabaret in the Asia Hotel in Bangkok.
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