Sweetie Dollie at Sun Plaza Medan

Cute Souvenir Spotted!
Sweetie Dollie, a cute souvenir for couples, friends or families to remember by. We spotted a small stand selling these souvenirs at the top floor of Sun Plaza Medan near the entrance to Amazon.
The dolls have 3 dimensional faces that can be personalized with your faces.
Price starts from Rp75.000 per piece. Photo will [...]

Batik Shop in Medan

Where to buy Batik in Medan
Visiting Medan and looking to buy Batik as souvenier to bring back?
What is Batik
Batik is a wax-resist dyeing technique used on textile. Due to modern advances in the textile industry the term has also been used for fabrics which incorporates the traditional batik patterns although not necessarily [...]

Value Added Tax Refund for Tourists

Tourists Can get Value Added Tax (PPN) rebate when shopping in Indonesia from 01 April 2010
Indonesia imposes a Value Added Tax (VAT) also known as PPN and PPnBM for luxury goods. The applicable rates are ten percent on most goods and services and between ten and fifty percent for goods and services covered by the [...]

Deli Grand City SuperBlock

Deli Grand City The Super Block In Medan
The First in Indonesia, the Largest in Medan
An innovative hybrid concepts of a modern retail center, at the most prospective business and commerce area of Medan City, the gateway of Western Indonesia, the third largest city after Jakarta and Surabaya.
Deli Grand City right opposite of the new JW [...]

Lego Collections @ Sun Plaza

Lego Collections and Star Kidz at Sun Plaza Medan
The Childrens Paradise in Medan – Star Kidz at lower ground Sun Plaza in Medan. So if you are ever in Medan and want to spoil your kids.  This is the place to go. There are two other playland at Sun Plaza Medan including one from Amazon [...]

Parcel Hampers

Gift Hampers are commonly known as Parcels or Parsel in Medan
… is the most popular choice of gifts used in celebrating Idul Fitri, Christmas and Chinese Lunar New Year which is a tradition in Indonesia but are more prominent in Medan.
Parcels are widely sent as a gift to relatives, friends, business relations, clients and customers [...]

Tipping in Medan

Giving Tips in Medan
This is a guide every traveler wants to know when they go on their vacation.
How much to tip in Medan? What are people expecting? Before we get into tipping, you may want to know the value of your money in Medan Indonesia, no not just the exchange rates. But how much your [...]

Lego Millipede Charity Raised Rp46.490.000

Lego Millipede Sun Plaza Medan Raised Rp46.490.000
Remember the Lego Millipede charity Event held at Sun Plaza Medan that we covered in June-July 2008?
Now, here’s the result:
The charity event has raised Rp46.490.000 for the 3 weeks period from corporate sponsors and individuals that participate in the event. Everyone must be happy with the result handing and [...]

High Rise Buildings Medan

Here is a list of the height of High Rise Buildings in Medan
There is limitation of the height of buildings in Medan 51m due to the location of Medan Polonia Airport being near to the city of Medan.

Current Buildings In Medan limited to 51m:
1. Hotel Sun Yat Sen: 16 storey.
2. Grand Antares Hotel [...]

Plaza Medan

The Plazas, Shopping Centers in Medan
When you come to Medan, you may want to go shopping for some local food or clothing in Medan. We are listing several popular shopping spots here:
Sun Plaza Medan

This is currently the most popular shopping plaza in Medan. Sun Plaza opened in 2005, was the latest development of Malls after [...]

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