Shop for Souvenirs like a Billionaire in Aspen, Colorado
I set off on a task– to find Aspen, Colorado’s best shopping and souvenirs. While it might seem unusual to write about shopping in a town where Olympians train, Aspen is no ordinary ski town. Sure Aspen is well-known for its majestic slopes and first class skiing and snowboarding– a dream vacation for any winter […]
Guide to Shopping Seattle’s Pike’s Place Market for Take Home Souvenirs
Pike’s Place is one of the United State’s oldest markets– and one of the best. Pike Place opened in 1907 and overlooks the bay, so you’ll have water views from the back of the market. According to Wikipedia, more than 10 million people visit Pike Place Market annually, making it the 33rd most popular tourist […]
Best Unique Shopping in the Mission District, San Francisco
San Francisco’s Mission District (called just “the Mission”) is one of my new favorite neighborhoods to explore and shop. Whenever I travel I love to scope out those on-the-cusp neighborhoods like the Mission. These just-gentrifying neighborhoods offer the best of both worlds– a sense of history and traditional culture given new life by an influx […]
My Favorite Edinburgh Shop for Modern Tartans: Ness
Edinburgh is the perfect place to experience everything I love about Europe– cobblestone roads, medieval buildings, a warren of hidden underground streets, and even some greenery within the city limits. The city of Edinburgh is big enough to keep you entertained, but small enough to keep it all manageable. Walk the Royal Mile and in […]
Shopping a Hungarian Supermarket (When You Don’t Speak Hungarian)
Hungarian Supermarket Shopping: Lost in Translation I loved shopping the Hungarian supermarket for souvenirs– the packaging, flavors and type of items were all so different looking than anything I’d seen in other European countries. But while being unable to read foreign labels can be a fun adventure, full of surprises, it’s also a risk. Sure […]
Shopping Bangkok’s Chinatown Market for Souvenirs
If you haven’t had enough of Bangkok’s spectacular markets (see my two posts on Chatuchak here and here), consider visiting a slightly different Thai market– in Bangkok’s Chinatown. While it might not seem obvious to visit Chinatown in Thailand, Chinatown is very much a part of the local Thai culture. I’ve visited Chinatowns in New […]