You never know what you’ll find.
Gjakova, Kosovo.
The old bazaar of Pec (Peja) in Kosovo.
An abundance in Kosovo's capital, Pristina, old bazaar area,
Prizren, also in Kosovo.
Bitola, in the souh of North Macedonia, a fascinating warren.
The sprawling Bit Pazaar market in Skopje is one of the better Balkan bazaars.
So much good healthy produce in Skopje, not reflected in the restaurants. Rest of Macedonia tough, good eating.
Normally you can't even walk down the footpaths for all the stalls and tyre-kickers. Most of the permanent shops were also closed in early 2022.
Covid closures knocked the stuffing out of Chiang Mai. Normally you can't even walk down the footpaths for all the stalls and tyre-kickers.
Most visitors skip the bustling town on route to the Thai islands.
Burmese immigrants make up much of the workforce in Ranong's markets.
The market sits by some Khmer ruins on the edge of Ratchaburi. Come for the temples, stay for the food.
Thai sweets at a rural town market, south-west of Bangkok.
Three Pagoda Pass border market, on the Thai side. The backdoors of the stalls open onto Burma.
The Naga Bazaar in Kohima. Not large, but a great variety of strange and spicy on sale.
Chanced upon Kohima's Bamboo Market on the way back from somewhere else. Small but packed with quirks.
Still in north-east India, Shillong has a hodge-podge of bazaars spilling onto footpaths in the downtown area. Need some cheap clothes?
The covered bazaar is narrow and crowded. And this was on a quoet Sunday.
Char Minar (lit: four minarets) is located just by one of Hyderabad's biggest and oldest mosques. The area around it is a sprawling cacophony of stuff for sale- mostly bangles for some reason!
At a market in Tagatay, Philippines, row of preserved fish await buyers.
Buffaloes are central to Toraja culture. Big beasts change hands for 10s of thousands of dollars at the Bolu Market, Rantepao, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
The market also does a lot of more common trade, like fruit and vegetables.
Coffee is also big business in Sulawesi, and Toraja coffee is famous.
Still in Bolu market.
Confronting: there's no other word for it. In the north of Sulawesi, Indonesia, the Extreme Market in Tomohon sells all kinds of meat.
One of the less confronting meats is bat. The Minahasan people have been eating this for centuries.
As well as dog, you'll see rat, snake, boar and probably others I have forgotten.
There is a milder side to the Extreme Market, where everyday items like cakes are sold.
A selection of household metal goods make an interesting picture at Bangalore's massive Krishnarajendra Market.
Spice traders in India's Bijapura, which had a surprisingly good bazaar.
A fruit vendor pretends not to pose in the sprawling outdoor Gandhi Market, in the hill town of Shimoga, India.
On a miserably cold and wet day on the Baba Budangiri mountain, forest herbs and medicines for sale, India.
Traders always make the best use of space they can, stringing small packets up for sale, here on the mountain near Coonoor, India.