If “doing well by doing good” is a measure of success, Khun Pawinee of Ayodhya must be doing well indeed. Her Ayodhya designs make resplendent use of water hyacinth, a plant that is normally seen as a fast-breeding threat to navigable waterways. She employs hundreds of families in processing the vines for production, providing economic […]
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Bangkok Fashion’s New Traditionalist: Adisak Rojsiriphan of Zenithorial
Adisak Rojsiriphan is an important player in Bangkok’s fashion scene. With influences as varied as Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles and Ray Eames, Le Corbusier, and Philippe Stark, you wouldn’t be surprised to discover Adisak’s masculine fashions to have a firm basis of construction, a strong foundation over which to build a decorative façade of color, […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis’ Indonesian Bookshelf: what to read before, during, and after your trip
There are a great number of terrific books on Indonesia, and we here at WoWasis suggest you consider buying in your own country when possible, as books in Indonesia are expensive, even for paperbacks. The other side of the argument is that by buying in Indonesia, you support local bookstores. Here are a few books […]
Read the rest of this entry »Is harassing Western shoppers the new Vietnamese national sport?
Let’s operate from a basic premise. We shop because it’s fun, whether it’s as simple as the excitement of acquiring something new, or the joy of learning something from the object or service obtained. To a very large extent, elements within the Vietnamese character are so pervasive and predictable, that shopping in Vietnam is pretty […]
Read the rest of this entry »Shopping for Antiquities in Phuket
Given its significant number of yearly visitors, it’s not really surprising that Thailand’s island of Phuket has a number of good stores dealing in antiquities. As is the case in the rest of Thailand, much of the best that you’ll find in these shops in Burmese in origin. With the exception of the Soul of Asia […]
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This section of the WoWasis Travel Blog features all your shopping experiences and thoughts will traveling the world
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