Shopping Tips
What do you usually do at the international airport? Just honest, not much can be done than in the eye wash shops (duty free) available, and occasionally you may be tempted ago spent money from the wallet to buy something. Most of us know what we need, can aftershave, perfume, bottle of drink or smoke may be. However, where the best places to buy goods like that?
Most people who travel with international flights generally have three options when buying goods tax-free. At the departure terminal, in a plane, or in the arrival terminal. The logical, thinking people, and the price certainly does not make the same comparison, but the big one.
Sometimes for the same size, brand and type, the price can be very different. So, you need to make calculations before the issue of money. Does not believe? Try to do the survey, only a small when you travel.
Here are the results asiatravel.com watching some time ago, a special flight path for Hong Kong to Bangkok. Mild Seven cigarettes at a price 12 aircraft in the U.S. dollar, the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is valued 120 cigarettes Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to 14.8 U.S. dollars, and at Bangkok International Airport (BIA) will cost 480 bath Thailand or around 12 , 2 U.S. dollars. By buying direct flight time (in the aircraft), you save 2 U.S. dollars per pack of 200 content. For valuables such as cigarettes cheaper price differences are small but still be eligible.
Now, try to compare it with goods that are more like a bottle of Chivas Regal Royal Salute. In flight you to pay 62 U.S. dollars, at HKIA 800 Hong Kong dollars (about 103 U.S. dollars), and in 5320 the price BIA bath (about 136 U.S. dollars !!!). Great is not it? With the amount of money you spend for a bottle of Chivas Regal in the BIA, you can buy two bottles in the plane.
But you need to remember that the stock of goods on board limited. If the plane does not have a stock of goods that you expect, you have no choice except to buy time until the arrival terminal. Also note that the prices change every time, so make sure you have adequate information so that you can save your money!
The Flower Farming
The high area of tourism Bandungan and Kopeng, Kabupaten Semarang, Central Java, is known as a resort packed with cool backgrounds and Ungaran Mount Merbabu.
Visitors at the two places are also often bring home the hands, such as kelengkeng, avokad, corn, and not behind the ornamental plants.
Ornamental plants very easily found in Bandungan and Kopeng, displayed neatly on the curb to the asphalt in two tourism. Generally, the seller offers ornamental plants cactus plant, bugenvil, ground orchid, katerlak, and chrysanthemum flowers.
Who suspected that a variety of ornamental planted in this beautiful house in the yard of the population. Capital needed to plant the ornamental plants of less than Rp 100,000, and the result is felt far more profitable rather than farming vegetables.
The advantage of picking rupiah farming ornamental plants has been felt by members of Farmers Group Ornamental Plants Ponco Margo Tani Dukuh in Hamlet, Kopeng Village, District Getasan, Semarang District, since 1991. Initially, the business of farming ornamental plants in the country is planted sriously by Paul Suryanto which at this time to be Chairman of the Farmers Group Ornamental Plants Ponco Margo Tani.
"Historically, some of our village since the Dutch colonial era has planted ornamental plants, flowers such as carnations. Ornamental flowers are generally sold to the Dutch citizens who live in the city of Salatiga. Along with the time, cultivation of flowers decorate this long run be overlooked and replaced by farming vegetables, "said Paul.
Agriculture vegetables become the mainstay of the Dukuh Hamlet. When the flow of electricity into this village in 1991, a number of people begin to switch to plant ornamental plant leaves. There is a power plant allows farmers in the village in the tub altitude 1500 meters above sea level is install the water pump as the main source of water for ornamental plants hose.
Since cultivation of ornamental plant leaves Hamlet in Dukuh dirintis 1991, ornamental plants to farmers in 2005 was 127 people with the ownership of land on average 400 square meters per farmer. Type of plant are various, ranging from cactus (mote type of cactus, shrimp, and spot), to air conditioning plants, such kapasan, katerlak, varigata, and pitunia.
"I'm interested in farming ornamental plants last two years as a result more profitable and also steady daily income. This situation is different when I was farming vegetables, revenue is not available every day and the price of vegetables also fluctuation. Currently, the day I can get Rp 50,000-Rp 100,000 from the sale of ornamental plants, "said Surami, group members Margo Ponco Tani.
Sukriono, other members, say, once every two weeks, at least 300-500 of ornamental pot plants be purchased ornamental plants wholesale traders from Semarang, Solo and Yogyakarta. Sukriono income could reach Rp 2.5 million and Rp 3 million per month.
Paul added, in a week on average, group members Margo Panco Farmers sell pot 1000-1500. The price offered ranges from Rp 2,500 to Rp 50,000, depending on the type and size of ornamental plants purchased traders ornamental plants.
The advantage of abundant ornamental plant farm consecutive felt chrysanthemum flower farmers in the village Sumowono, District Sumowono, approximately 15 kilometers from the tourism Bandungan and Gedong Songo Temple in District Ambarawa, Semarang regency.
In a week, farmers in the chrysanthemum flower Sumowono can sell an average of 1000 bunch chrysanthemum standard single or standard spray chrysanthemum. This variety is also quite diverse, from the type of chrysanthemum fijian yellow and white chrysanthemum species to ping pong.
Unlike the cultivation of ornamental plants in Dukuh Hamlet, capital early chrysanthemum flower farm in the village Sumowono about Rp 500 million per hectare. Agriculture mum in this new area started early in 2000. However, the advantage is big enough, ie Rp 2,500 per bundle from the chrysanthemum flower production capital to Rp 500 per stalk.
"Chrysanthemum flower farm is far more profitable than farming vegetables. Vegetable farmers vulnerable to price changes in the market and quality of vegetable crops are also often influenced season. While decorative flower market, especially mum, very broad and promising. Almost every day there are people who died, a party, to the need for religious events, "said Chairman of the Association of Farmers Cut Flower District Semarang Dumadi.
Chrysanthemum flower that grows in the Village Sumowono that are in the height of 950 meters above sea level that many traders are cut flowers from Yogyakarta, Semarang, Solo and Surabaya. Generally, the chrysanthemum flower seeds shipped from Cipanas, West Java, but farmers in the chrysanthemum flower Sumowono already started membudidayakan about 10 types of seeds in the chrysanthemum flower they land.
Data Agriculture, Agriculture, Forestry and Semarang District in 2004 shows the number of farmers mum reached 144 people, spread in District Sumowono, Cashew, and Ambarawa.
For farmers, the water is not enough to maintain the plant. Five-watt light rays is also needed in the growth of chrysanthemum flowers. The theory, light rays switched four hours a day to prevent perbungaan growth and optimize the long rod in order to reach the top 80 centimeters. Age cut chrysanthemum flowers around 12-13 weeks since planted
Chrysanthemum flower production in the Village Sumowono three years is quite brisk. In 2002 production of 177,500 with a sprig of 1250 square meters, in 2003 production reached 812,750 with a sprig of 4250 square meters. In 2004 production of chrysanthemum flowers in the Village Sumowono 2,583,000 handles land with 12,300 square meters.
Ornamental plant cultivation in the village Kopeng and Sumowono at this time does not only bring the benefits of the agricultural sector, but slowly the farmers in the two villages that make up themselves begin to realize the village as the village agro ornamental plants in Semarang District.
The Tourism Destination In Central Java
Semarang is a district that has a variety of local natural resources and cultural heritage. Ungaran, district occupies a strategic geographic position in the Golden Triangle route Joglosemar (Yogyakarta, Solo and Semarang). And is located across the economy in Central Java province that includes areas of industry, agriculture, and tourism.
Regency Semarang from year to year becomes more and more attention to visiting tourists. Some tourism object even dominate the selection of Central Java to spend time liburannya. One of them is a very known Parks and Recreation Bandungan Gedong Songo Temple.
Regional tourism is a major tourist Bandungan natural berpanorama wonderful climate with cool. Various facilities such as hotels, villas, garden play, and sports facilities available here. Bandungan shopping center known as vegetables, fruits, and fresh flowers. Type of chrysanthemum flowers, gladiolus and other flowers to be excellent market Bandungan the supply is not less than 35% interest rate cut needs in Central Java. Fruit Kelengkeng also be a special gift from Bandungan. Other characteristics that support tourism fame Bandungan know is harmonious and Torakur (tomato taste dates). Home products industry is a lot of attractive tourist from various regions.
No difference with Bandungan, Gedong Songo natural also offer tours of cultural tourism as well as captivating. Hindu temple in this heritage, tourists can enjoy the cool air while a horse or feel hot springs.
Semarang district known as the region with the abundant agricultural products throughout the year. The existence of a market is Agrobisnis Jetis witnesses. This place is a central market vegetables in Central Java. Function as collectors of agricultural products were distributed to the surroundings. With all the infrastructure and natural resources potential, the area district that consists of 19 districts this shows more potential as a regional winner in the development of the industry, as a center of agriculture, and tourist destination in Central Java.
Bandungan, Central Java, Indonesia
Every weekend, hundreds of tourists, especially domestic tourists throng berbondong-visit this area. Not surprisingly, dozens of hotels and lodging for the homeless are available to be visitors.
If we have the opportunity to visit this place, harmless Bandungan the market. In this market, we can find a variety of vegetables and fruits such as avocado, sweet corn, cassava honey, bark, Ambon bananas, cabbage, bean, tomato, celery, lettuce, know, Tempe, and others. Also, the typical fruit Bandungan, kelengkeng. Vegetables and fruit sold here is guaranteed kesegarannya, as most quoted from the new garden farmers in the area around it. There are also shipped from the Kopeng, Ambarawa, and Wonosobo.
Market Bandungan shaped traditional markets. That is, visitors who want to shop can interact directly with the vendors. Visitors may choose, bid, taste, before deciding to buy. Not like supermarkets that restrict communication seller and buyer. Fear dirty? Do not worry, this market is quite clean. Floors have been in the market-paving so that it does not tarnish when it rains.
Visitors this market most of the tourists who were vacationing. So do not wonder, if you see a woman dressed in a bid nyentrik are sweet corn. Do not be too surprised if the price of fruit and vegetables here is a bit expensive, because the buyers come from the berpunya. If you want a cheaper, better shop in the main market, which is not so far from this place. However, to shop in the main markets, should be a large number of aliases grosiran.
For those who like ornamental plant, can also buy them along the sidewalk not far from the complex market.
Kelengkeng Bandungan
Incomplete when it came to buying Bandungan without kelengkeng as fruit hands. Kelengkeng Bandungan, as indeed has been distinguished by special by-region. Not only in the market, the fruit-shaped with rounded tawny skin has been found in many streets throughout the Bandungan.
Fruit kelengkeng not as if the season. Whenever visiting Bandungan, we will always find this fruit. Even if they do not harvest kelengkeng, kelengkeng fruit imports from Thailand will fill the vacancy stock units. Uniquely, although the import, the fruit is still labeled Kelengkeng Bandungan.
If the current harvest season, we will get kelengkeng local fruit with very low prices, only 5 thousand rupiah perkilogramnya. But on weekdays, kelengkeng imports sold at prices 15-20 thousand rupiah perkilogram.
Regions agro Bandungan relatively easy to reach. There are many public transport passing through this region. From the terminal Terboyo Semarang, we can directly go to this place with a bus ride-Bandungan Semarang.
The Benefit Of Ear Fungus
In traditional Chinese medicine, ear fungus believed to have property that can cure various diseases. Even an American researcher, Dr. Dale Hammerschmidt of Minnesota Medical School said that the fungus in the ear if the food is served daily nutritious expedite circulation of blood in the body. At the same time, prevent the stoppage of blood vessel.
Ear fungus (Auricularia auricula) is a family of wood mushrooms. Formerly, this fungus grows wild life and stick to the main wood that has been free of obsolete or out of the forest. Now, along with the number of requests ear mushroom, good for cooking or medicine, ear mushroom cultivation has been done.
In the know have 2 types of mushroom ear:
Jamur black-ear (Auricularia polytricha) or cloud ear mushrooms. Shaped like a helix, black keunguan, his life on the stick of wood that is wet and humid. This type of mushroom dibudidayakan many in China, Thailand and several countries in the Indochina region.
Jamur red-ear (Auricularia auricula judae), larger size and slightly reddish color. This most common type of dibudidayakan in Indonesia, Malaysia and other Asian regions.
In the market, ear fungus, commonly sold in the form of fresh or dried, of course, between the two have different nutrient contents. The difference is due to water by the womb.
