{"id":1267,"date":"2015-12-22T12:45:44","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T12:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2015-12-23T01:34:39","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T01:34:39","slug":"rong-kluea-market-by-tat-nakhorn-nayok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/?p=1267","title":{"rendered":"Rong Kluea Market by TAT.Nakhorn Nayok"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rong Kluea Market or Ban Khlong Luek border market is the largest market in the eastern border.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12373392_1531496400507266_7069903486658377360_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12373392_1531496400507266_7069903486658377360_n.jpg\" alt=\"12373392_1531496400507266_7069903486658377360_n\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1269\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12347832_1692370700985922_8732244990238362_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12347832_1692370700985922_8732244990238362_n.jpg\" alt=\"12347832_1692370700985922_8732244990238362_n\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1309\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Right away it was clear to us that this was one of largest markets we\u2019ve come to encounter. To walk the entire sprawling market would set you back 5 km or just over 3 mi. If you aren\u2019t up for such a long walk there are roaming golf carts that are just biting at the bit to give you a ride.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12240055_1531496453840594_3384661764772874991_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12240055_1531496453840594_3384661764772874991_n.jpg\" alt=\"12240055_1531496453840594_3384661764772874991_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over 2,000 Cambodian-Chinese and Vietnamese emigrant vendors pour through the border everyday around 7:00 AM to set up shop at the border market in Aranyaprathet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12342549_1531496383840601_4582797332426783312_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12342549_1531496383840601_4582797332426783312_n.jpg\" alt=\"12342549_1531496383840601_4582797332426783312_n\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1268\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Rong Kluea Market famous for its loads of cheap bulk goods and clothes, but more so for the endless amounts of secondhand items brought in through Cambodia from countries like America, Mexico, Korea, and Japan. The merchants here make livings out of cleaning, restoring, and reselling shoes, jackets, and other articles of clothing. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12373218_1531496473840592_6834626406041566301_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12373218_1531496473840592_6834626406041566301_n.jpg\" alt=\"12373218_1531496473840592_6834626406041566301_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1271\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RongKlua-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RongKlua-9.jpg\" alt=\"RongKlua-9\" width=\"599\" height=\"397\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1272\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Image.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1273\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rong Kluea Border Market Information:<br \/>\n*The market is open daily from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM<br \/>\n*255 km east of Bangkok<br \/>\n*Driving time from Bangkok to Rong Kluea Market  is 3 to 5 hours depending on mode of transportation<br \/>\n*Buses and vans can be arranged from Bangkok at the Mo Chit Terminal, *Ekamai Terminal, Suvarnabhumi Airport, or the Victory monument. Prices     range from 200 to 250 baht a ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Contact;<br \/>\nTAT office in Nakhon Nayok<br \/>\ntel: 037 312-282 or 037 312-284.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rong Kluea Market or Ban Khlong Luek border market is the largest market in the eastern border. Right away it was clear to us that this was one of largest markets we\u2019ve come to encounter. To walk the entire sprawling market would set you back 5 km or just over 3 mi. 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