A curious feature of shopping in Thailand is that one hardly needs to leave the street and enter the mall, shopping center, or store.The country is so jam-packed with goods that they literally overflow onto the sidewalk, then into the street itself, which eventually ends up being closed to traffic in some cases, as the cars and trucks interfere with the shoppers doing their thing.

From Bangkok’s Silom, Sukhumvit, Chidlom, and Siam shopping areas, to Pattaya’s Walking Street and Thepprasit Market, to Chiang Mai’s own Walking Street and unique Night Bazaar, the budget shopper will be both thrilled and overwhelmed.Chances are they’ll never even have to pass through a door to get what they’re after.