Where is Coffee Grown in East Africa?

If you are a day to day coffee lover, then you may already be branching out to sample different coffee growing regions. Coffee is grown all over the world, but it is primarily grown in regions on the equator between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Coffee needs to be cultivated in

The Many Places Coffee Comes From

The story of coffee begins in Ethiopia, the original home of the coffee plant now known as Coffea Arabica. In 1753, the botanist Linnaeus identified coffee Arabica as one of two major species of coffee and that accounts for over 70 percent of all coffee grown. The other major species is Coffea Canefora, which is

Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) And US Dollar (USD)

The more unstable a country is, the more its currency will depreciate. And Indonesia seems to be feeling the exact impact on its currency, the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR). The rupiah fell 1 percent to 10,230/U.S. dollar immediately after the bomb blast at two Jakarta hotels which killed 9 people. It is really a regretful incident

Sports in Indonesia – From Badminton to Soccer!

Road to the 2012 London Olympics! Summer Olympics Did you know- By 1980, Indonesia -as Thailand, Singapore and other anti-Marxists states – boycotted the Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union. The 1980 Moscow Olympic was boycotted by the Indonesian rule, under the dictatorship of Suharto (1967-1998) in protest the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. Besides that,

Backpacking Information on Indonesia

INDONESIA Population: 225.3 million (UN, 2005) Capital: Jakarta Area: 1.9 million sq km (742,308 sq miles) Major languages: Indonesian, 300 regional languages Major religion: Islam Life expectancy: 65 years (men), 69 years (women) (UN) Monetary unit: 1 rupiah (Rp) The Republic of Indonesia is then again one of the MUST-SEE places in Southeast Asia a

Coffee Drinkers

Coffee, the drink made from the roasted and ground beans of the coffee plant, is the favorite hot drink in almost every country in the world. The United States ranks as the largest consumer of coffee. Americans drink about 400 million cups everyday. The rich aroma of coffee ads much to the pleasure of drinking

Explore Indonesia – Cheap Flights to Jakarta

Jakarta is said to be amongst the best sights in the South East Asia. It is the capital and the largest city of Indonesia (and is officially known as Special Capital Territory of Jakarta) with a population of about 9580000 (according to the 2010 census). The cheap flights to Jakarta give you such a fantastic

Bandung, Indonesia – Shopping and Volcanoes, Really!

Background InformationBandung, the old administrative capital of Dutch colonial rule, is an incredible settlement set in the hills of Indonesia. Now known as the Jakarta elite’s weekend playground, Bandung is host to a dizzying amount of factory outlet stores and so-called ‘richman bungalows.’ However, the imposing figure of Tangkuban Perahu, an active volcano about 1.5hr