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(Talat Jatujak; 9am-6pm Sat & Sun; BTS Mo Chit, Chatuchak Park & Kamphaeng Phet)
The
mother of all markets sprawls over a huge area with 15,000 stalls and an estimated
200,000 visitors a day. Everything is sold here, from snakes to handicrafts to aisles and
aisles of clothes.
Asiatique
MARKET
(
www.thaiasiatique.com
;
Soi 72-76, Th Charoen Krung; 4-11pm; shuttle boat from Tha Sathon
(Central Pier))
At press time Bangkok's buzziest market, Asiatique takes the form of vast
warehouses of commerce next to Mae Nam Chao Phraya. To get here, take one of the fre-
quent shuttle boats from Tha Sathon (Central Pier).
Pak Khlong Market
(Flower Market; Th Chakkaphet & Th Atsadang; 24hr; Tha Saphan Phut (Memorial Bridge))
Every night this market near Mae Nam Chao Phraya becomes the city's largest depot for
wholesale flowers.
MARKET
Information
ATMs, banks and currency-exchange kiosks are widespread.
DANGERS & ANNOYANCES
Commit these classic rip-offs to memory and join us in our ongoing crusade to outsmart
Bangkok's crafty scam artists.
Gem scam
If anyone offers you unsolicited advice about a gem sale, you can be sure that
there is a scam involved.
Closed today
Ignore any 'friendly' local who tells you that an attraction is closed for a
Buddhist holiday or for cleaning. These are set-ups for trips to a bogus gem sale.
Túk-túk rides for 10B
Say goodbye to your day's itinerary if you climb aboard this ubi-
quitous scam. These alleged 'tours' bypass all the sights and instead cruise to all the fly-
by-night gem and tailor shops that pay commissions.
Flat-fare taxi ride
Flatly refuse any driver who quotes a flat fare.
Tourist buses
On long-distance vans originating on Th Khao San, well-organised and
connected thieves have hours to comb through your bags. This scam has been running for
years but is easy to avoid simply by carrying valuables with you on the bus.
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