Article: "Rumah Tenun", Songket Creation Studio in Jambi

Remember about SONGKET..?! Hand made cloth that a weaver needs 1-3 months to create just one of it. Since a few of traveltojambi.com readers emailed me how to choose and buy songket Jambi then I would like to write this article to help them. But please note that until now I can not help you to be your songket broker, and I am not a songket trader, but if you come here to Jambi and asking me to accompany you it would be different, as long as I have time to do it, it would be my pleasure to help you here in Jambi.

Since 2010 the government of Jambi Province which initiated by wife of the governoor, Mrs. Yusniana HBA, have been opening a formal songket creation studio located in Broni, Telanaipura, Jambi City, named "Rumah Tenun" (House of Weaving Craft). At this building you may find songket being made or you can buy "ready to sell" and "fresh from oven" songket. The building management said that they sell songket of Jambi with best price, and indeed a customer would have best quality and specific pattern which is hard to find and so expensive in the market. Beside as center of songket creation training, "Rumah Tenun" was also dedicated as a provincial promotion center of songket Jambi.

Rumah Tenun (House of Weaving Craft), Kota Jambi

Article: Landslide Spots Between Merangin Regency And Kerinci Regency

In rainy season, a trip from City of Jambi to Kerinci Regency will be more dangerous than in another season. This happens since the trip takes the only one route of road when you reach Bangko (capital of Merangin Regency) checkpoint to Kerinci Regency (and also Sungai Penuh City). Beside it will consume 3-5 additional hours than normal time to reach City of Sungai Penuh, you will also experience many landslide spots. Some landslides in the past claimed life of people there.

To explore how dangerous the road is we had a trip to Sungai Penuh City from Bangko, started at 16.00 along with drizzling. After took almost 2 hours, we reached the borderline between Merangin Regency and Kerinci Regency, we could not make a different which potholes and part of damaged road, they were same to us. Speed could only be reached for 40-50 km per hour, in a forrest and lonely, it was fast enough to enjoy the trip. Finally we found what people saying about landslides, unfortunately, we could not make many shots since people already warned us about sudden and subsequent landslides. Most landslides we found located in Muaro Imat sub-district of Kerinci Regency.

Article: Roadside Stall of Durian

Have tasted durian..? Some call them "King of fruits" and it is also called "Duren". In Sumatera, "Durian Medan" is the most famous kind of durian for its taste and size. In Jambi City, durian comes from local farm and from neighboring provinces. You can't have durian available at all times, you may find it only when people who have durian orchard crop the fruits and sell them directly to consumer. It is rare in Jambi to find durian orchard owner selling durian to next trader, normally they sell durian in the streets, it will be different treat for durian that come from outside Jambi, there will be a broker who arranges durian come to Jambi.

Article: Angso Duo, a Traditional Market That Stands Among Modern Hypermarkets

Angso Duo Market is located in riverside of Batanghari, mapped to sub-district of Pasar Jambi of Jambi City. This main traditional marketplace in Jambi is also called old market or "Pasar Becek" while a new one reffered to Talang Banjar Marketplace. The mart itself is actually divided into 2 areas, the first one, close to riverside and Al-Fallah Mosque, is filled by street vendors of agricultures and fisheries, like vegetables, marine and freshwater fish, fruits, and food ingredients. The area bordered with more modern marketplace, including a mall named WTC Batanghari and a hypermarket at the mall. Accross the street of street vendors area there is an area for other products like home appliances, electronics, machineries, clothes and shoes.

Stop and Shelter: Abadi Hotel and Convention Center, a Comfortable Place for Your Business Travel in Jambi City

Abadi Hotel and Convention Center is a 4 stars hotel, located in the heart of business area of Jambi City, Jl. Gatot Soebroto, No. 92-98, Jelutung sub-district, Jambi City, they have about 200 rooms vary from regular to president suite room, started from 550k rupiah to almost 4 millions rupiah a night, its price list, of course not recommended for backpackers, only suitable for business travelers who have no worries with lack of money.