Adjacent to picturesque Lady Bird Lake, 2nd Street has swiftly become one of Austin’s most popular food and shopping districts. Officially, the district stretches from 3rd Street to Caesar Chavez, and Colorado Street to San Antonio Street. The best time to visit is during Sunday brunch, or in the evenings, when its tree-lined promenade teems [...]
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The San Francisco Ferry Building
The San Francisco Ferry Building’s latest incarnation as a gourmet marketplace has lasted just eight years, but it feels like it’s been around for much longer. Much like New York’s High Line, it was widely hailed as an instant classic on the day it opened, and continues to evolve, improve and delight. During its zenith [...]
Handicraft Shopping in Bangkok
As the walls and shelves of our house house will confirm, Bangkok is full of wonderful shopping opportunities, particularly with regard to silks, gemstones, jewelry and handicrafts. But finding the quality shops takes some effort — they’re frequently buried in vast commercial complexes and at first glance tend to appear profoundly unremarkable. On a recent [...]
Shopping on New Orleans’ Magazine Street
The French Quarter has long dominated the shopping scene in New Orleans, and for good reason. It has a superb collection of antique stores and intriguing shops specializing in everything from toy soldiers to out-of-print cookbooks. Over the past few years, however, an interesting rival has emerged: Magazine Street. Named after an ammunition magazine that [...]
Shopping on New York’s Bleecker Street
New York is best known for its grand department stores and luxurious thoroughfares such as Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue and West 57th Street. But there are times when the bustle is too much, and we look for a more forgiving alternative. We have found that on Bleecker Street in the West Village. The stretch between [...]
Shanghai Shopping Discoveries
This historic trading city has long been a destination for avid collectors and shoppers. With its heady mix of skyscrapers and traffic gridlock, modern-day Shanghai can be a bit of a madcap place to navigate, so if you have limited time to do your shopping, it’s best to have some informed guidance. “There are [...]
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