Urbanites get a taste of kampung life in Johor

A section of Kampung Air Papan in Johor where holidaymakers can enjoy a taste of rural life.

FMT Lifestyle recently vacationed at Homestay Kampung Air Papan and discovered that true kampung life is something urbanites should get a taste of at least once in their lives.Kampung Air Papan is a quiet coastal village in Johor, located about 10 minutes from the Mersing town centre. With a population of just a little more than 300, it is about as rural as it gets. Its residents are mostly fishermen and farmers.

Aini owned a small business before the Covid pandemic struck, but has since turned to farming. For that reason, coconut trees dominate the land surrounding his single-storey home. “I can sell up to 3,000 coconuts during the Raya season and maybe a few hundred in non-Raya months,” he said.Rahimah is a housewife and a great cook. “We met through Facebook,” Aini said, adding that he was then already a widower and she a widow. They got married in 2017.

The team had a hands-on experience with village life, with Aini showing how an ordinary day working on his farm was like. They were also treated to fun village activities like fishing in the paddy fields and playing ball in the irrigation canals.A fishing competition was held in which homestay guests were divided into two teams, Blue and Red. FMT Lifestyle was in the latter. The object of the contest was to see which team would catch the most fish by the end of the day.

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