Whilst there has been much talk of trouble in and around the Platinum Fashion Mall the protests themselves are fairly peaceful. I have friends who come into and leave Bangkok on a daily basis and say the tensions are well contained and do not pose a threat to tourists.

That said the main trouble is finding appropriate transport in and around Bangkok as many of the popular and easy to use methods such as the Sky Train have been closed down which in turn increases taxi fares. Some of the shopping areas are closed down and maybe finding what you want may be easier in Pattaya (a 1.5 hour bus/taxi journey away) as it is very popular with Russian, German, British and American tourists and has many exciting shops to visit (Central Mall is particularly good).

Good luck with it and let us know how it went!

my 2 friends and i (all females) are supposed to be travelling to Bangkok for a shopping vacation on 24th-27th April. unfortunately, the state of emergency is making us worried whether we should proceed with our vacation.

we intended to do most of our shopping in Platinum Fashion Mall but read that the area is one of the heavily focused area of the red-shirts.

any advice? thank you!