{"id":359,"date":"2016-07-29T09:54:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T09:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonyavajifdar.in\/blog\/?p=359"},"modified":"2021-11-09T18:34:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T18:34:28","slug":"359-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonyavajifdar.in\/359-2\/","title":{"rendered":"THAI TRAVELS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bangkok is the hottest, most congested, most exciting city I have been to since quite a while! The traffic cannot be compared to that in other places in the world. Nor can the amazing shopping deals, the flavoursome food and the relaxing massages.<\/p>\n

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It is simply incredible that you can find just about anything and at incredibly low prices! Contrary to the belief that the quality of shopping in Bangkok is extremely substandard, I was quite impressed with the superior quality of the fabric used in some of the pieces I picked up at the malls. The malls are divided into high-end stores, medium priced, and low-end; the latter are superb imitations of brands. Sure, you do have to do your fill of searching and rummaging through the pieces, but being a designer and stylist, it came completely naturally to me. Also, one piece of advice for like-minded shoppers \u2013 no matter what they tell you \u2013 it is impossible to go through an entire mall in a single day!
\nA close friend of mine bought a really pretty necklace from Chanel. Bangkok, as I mentioned, is an actual shopper\u2019s paradise and my sister and I went home with two extra suitcases!<\/p>\n

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RoomAuction paired me up with this spa hotel called Sabai Sabai at Sukhumvit, in Bangkok. Sukhumvit is the longest road in Thailand, both it and its many adjoining ‘sois’ (sub-streets) are short on traditional tourist attractions but rich in of-the-minute shopping, eating and nightlife. My sister joined in on this visit.<\/p>\n

We arrived at our destination and took a look around the hotel. There was a massage parlour in the hotel itself, so my sister and I immediately booked massages for ourselves.<\/p>\n

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On returning from the mall around 3 hours later, the only thing we craved were the massages. There were two masseuses and I must compliment the massage parlour, which was clean and serene, albeit quite simple. We both took a one hour massage and were in utter bliss. The hotel car was not available at night, so we asked the receptionist to order a taxi for us to the W district, which was around 7 minutes away. It was a fabulous place with food stalls everywhere, boasting every conceivable cuisine. We naturally opted for authentic local Thai. It is a must-visit for anyone staying at Sabai Sabai<\/p>\n

Sonya Vajifdar<\/strong>\u00a0 – traveller and fashion designer. You can find out more about her on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,Linkedin<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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