From years of traveling, I've learned that shopping while jetlagged is a very bad move as proven by strange tchotchkes like blinking ice cubes from china and fly swatters with built it tweezers from japan. I thought it was brilliant at the time. So as a rule, no shopping beyond my immediate needs.
Which let me on the hunt for extra water and maybe exotic fruit? I found this 24hr market. It's American sized and not as exotic as a Hong Kong fish market nor nearly as smelly. Super convenient, accepts credit cards but must show passport matching CC.
Then if you dare, venture upstairs for the non-essentials like a few football paraphernalia or my personal favorite, Haivana flip flops for $11 instead of the almost 30 back home. Wait, did I really need 3 pairs? Damn that jetlag! read more