Chatuchak Weekend Market (BKK)

The first time shopping at Bangkok's Chatuchak weekend market can be a daunting experience for anyone. Bursting with activity and energy, it is the fashion mecca for any fashion-lover in South East Asia. If you like any of the items in the post below, note down the address and head there next time you're in Bangkok!

Q+A: The Living Room Craft Market

For a fashion and art obsessed city such as Hong Kong, one would surely expect that there would be a place where creativity, handmade and fun could be showcased on a regular basis. On this writer's arrival to Hong Kong, it was disappointing to find that there was a lack of such an avenue and that the handmade movement was virtually non-existent.

Thus, it was refreshing to stumble across The Living Room Craft Markets - a new event in Hong Kong with the aim of bringing together creativity, handmade, art and music (oh and did we mention booze?). Click to read our interview with founder Awon Golding.

Shanghai - Qipu Wholesale Market

By: Yu Shan

Think you've discovered truly low prices at the ubiquitous Shanghai street-side stalls or its hip independent shops that ship items in from Hong Kong, Korea and the States?

Think again. All these places get their fashionable togs from QiPu Wholesale Market at low prices by virtue of bulk buying, and who’s to say us chic mortals can’t steal a slice of this delicious, budget-friendly fashion pie?

Saigon: Ben Thanh Market

By: Bianca Valerio

As a diehard fan of Vietnamese cuisine and having heard the rumor that when in Vietnam, your dollar will go a really long way; I just had to visit the country myself! As for whether things are really cheap... They weren’t lying.

Picture credit: Wan of Words Manifest