Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Travel Review: Cameron Highlands part 2

Where to buy:

Roses:
  • The best place to buy roses would be at the Kea Farm market.
  • Sometimes roses are aplenty - when it's not raining; you can get 2 dozens roses (that's 24 stalks!) for RM5. But during rainy times, roses are less available and goes from RM3 for 6 stalks of non-red roses and RM3 for 4 stalks of red roses. (Not sure why red roses are more expensive??)
  • Even at Kea Farm, it's still possible to find different stalls selling difference prices. Some stalls are selling a packet of 6 stalks for RM3. If you buy 4 packets for RM10. There's this stalls that sell a packet of 10 stalks for RM5. Worth it!
  • Beware of the stall selling roses at Multi Crop market. They're selling for RM5 for only 2 packets of 3 roses each. Super expensive! They're selling on the pre-text that their roses are "treated" roses. (funny look)
Honey
  • Don't get honey from the bee farm. Very expensive. Generally they go from RM28-RM35. For this price, it's better to get imported Capilano honey from Australia.
  • The best value honey can be found in Kea Farm market also. The first stall on the right along the road, you can buy the honey for RM15 for the big bottle and RM10 for the small bottle. We manage to bargain it to RM14 for big and RM9 for small.
  • The other stall along the road and mini markets are selling at RM28 for the big bottle and RM18 for the small bottle. At the mini market, it's fixed price. At the stalls, because you can bargain, you can get the big bottle at RM25 and small bottle at RM15. But if you want it cheaper, try Kea Farm.
Strawberry
  • This is tough. Everywhere strawberries are selling from RM4 for a small box to RM15 for a big box.
  • When buying strawberries, choose the bigger berries as they are sweeter. The smaller ones , even though they are cheap, are not worth it.
  • The best place to buy we think would be Kasimanis Strawberry farm. you can ask to taste the strawberry first. their strawberries are bigger and taste sweeter.

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