Shopping Outside Bangkok | Really Great Bargains!

Last time I took you to the second hand shopping area in Bangkok, Tawanna and Wang Lang. This time it’s time to take an adventure because I will take you to shop outside of Bangkok…We’re going to Talad Rohng Gleua, at Aranyaprathet.

Talad Rohng Gleua as known by Thai people or Golden Gate Plaza as known by tourists, is located 220 kilometers from Bangkok and have to take a trip to East of Thailand. This market is in Aranyaprathet, Sakaeo province. And this is an eastern boundary province, where it is currently legal to cross overland into Cambodia.

Most of the goods in here quite cheap either second hand or new and either copy or real one. So might take you for a long time for shop in here because maybe you will get the copy Jeans but get the price for the real one.

This place also just like the big market that tradesman from Bangkok will buy the goods in here for sell in the big and popular market in Bangkok like Jatujak Market. So don’t be surprise if you will find the same bag in Talad Rohng Gleua and Jatujak, but will cost you double at Jatujak.

Talad Rohng Gleua opens everyday from 7am-5pm and they have a lot of stuff for you to shop like clothes, shoes, bags and a lot of them from various big brand like Prada, Gucci, Hermes, Luise Vitton, Giorgio Armani, Valentino and some from Japan and Korea brand. And they also have toys, electric equipments, chinaware, painted pottery etc.

I’ve never been there yet but some of my friends been there already. If you don’t mind to travel outside of Bangkok and want to get out from the traffic, so Talad Rohng Gleua is the one I would recommend you to go. Or who will know you might want to cross the country to Cambodia and visit the place of civilization like Angkor Wat and Siem Reap. Just make sure you have your passport with you!

For how to get there, usually 2 ways to get there. First by train, and you can take the train from Hualampong Station to Aranyaprathet, two times a day. First one start at 5:55am and get there around 11:40am. And the latter one is started at 01:05pm and get there around 06:30pm, but normally the train will be late and not get there on time about half an hour at least. After you get off the train at Aranyaprathet you will see minibuses and tuk tuk cars waiting for the traveler to Talad Rohng Gleua. But the problem is if you want to take the train back you have to stay there over night because on the way back will have at 1.35pm and 6.30pm for depature only.

The second way to get to Aranyaprathet is to take the bus or van at Morchit and get off at Aranyaprathet, this way you no need to worry that much about returning because will have so many trips available in a day. And when you get off at Aranyaprathet just take minibus or tuk tuk to Talad Rohng Gleua.

Another new service is also have the van at Victory Monument (Rajwithi Hoapital side) to Aranyaprathet at 7 o’clock in the morning.

2 more things that I need to warn you about going to shop there, first it will be the hot weather…not just hot hot like Bangkok, but freaking hot!!! So make sure you have sun screen on, an umbrella, hat or whatever that it’s going to protect you from the sun.

And one more important thing is about the small beggar children. Just keep in mind that you shouldn’t give them any money…walk away or ignore them and then they will giving up and don’t bother you anymore. It might take about 5-10 minutes, but just keep in mind “DO NOT”…if you “DO” you will sorry for that because another 10 small beggar children will come to you just like that. And you won’t have a fun time for shopping for sure!

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