World’s best places to shop: Guide to the ultimate shopping destinations

Updated June 3 2015 - 12:14pm, first published June 1 2015 - 4:13pm
Marrakech Djemma El Fna Square by Night Photo: IStock
Marrakech Djemma El Fna Square by Night Photo: IStock
Tourists at a store at the Spice market, also known as the Egyptian Bazaar, in Istanbul. Photo:  Reuters
Tourists at a store at the Spice market, also known as the Egyptian Bazaar, in Istanbul. Photo: Reuters
Ganesh Emporium, Udaipur, India. Photo: Digvijay Jagat
Ganesh Emporium, Udaipur, India. Photo: Digvijay Jagat
Browsing the stalls of the Christmas market in Munich.



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Browsing the stalls of the Christmas market in Munich. GER 2270x.jpg
Real shopping should be done outside the mega-malls. Photo: iStock
Real shopping should be done outside the mega-malls. Photo: iStock
Real shopping should be done outside the mega-malls. Photo: iStock
Real shopping should be done outside the mega-malls. Photo: iStock
Real shopping should be done outside the mega-malls. Photo: iStock
Real shopping should be done outside the mega-malls. Photo: iStock

When imagination meets a bottomless budget you get a mega-mall. With petting zoos, ski slopes, indoor rollercoasters and homogenous high street stores, you could be anywhere once inside the windowless world of the international super centre. Hitting the malls of the Middle East, Asia and Europe nowadays is less about making unique purchases and cultural immersion and more about a place to escape the heat, grab a fast bite or see a blockbuster.

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