Thailand

An excellent alternative to the madness of Chatuchak Market, this handicrafts center across the street from the Central World Plaza is backed by the Thai...more

Magic Alambic distills quality rum from local Thai sugarcane. Located on the island's southern shore, the distillery has an orchid-filled garden where visitors...more

Antiques shops dot Thapae Road, an artery running east from the old city's main gate, but this store stands out. Its tasteful inventory includes Tibetan rugs...more

After more than a decade on busy Thapae Road, expat Jennifer Dyson picked up her bags (and trendy yet traditional lacquerware, leather goods, and objets d'art)...more

This lemon-yellow and lime-green complex creates some of the best bath and body products in Asia. Located in a two-story building constructed from repurposed...more

The walls of this large, two-story space are covered with figurative and abstract paintings by contemporary Thai, Malaysian, Vietnamese, and Burmese artists...more

The latest guidebooks and maps still point to Banburi, the Indian-run silk shop and tailor on Phang Nga Road, but that venerable classic is no more. In its...more

Fans of loose-fitting Thai fisherman pants and crushed-silk sundresses consider Fisherman Pants Shop nothing short of a pilgrimage site. The Israeli owner has a...more

Fisherman's Village is a strip of old Chinese shophouses on Bophut Beach converted into boutiques, bars, and restaurants. Gain courage at the Mosquito bar...more

No advertising was necessary when this sparse boutique opened along Bangkok's most popular traffic shortcut, known as the Green Line. Cars cruise past at a...more