If you think 22km of beach fabulous, just wait till you have a taste of the watersports, kampung food, types of fruits, fireflies and crocodiles. Peggy Loh did. “DADDY, did you bring my swimming suit?” The little girl’s petulant cry rose above the din in the busy lobby. Glancing in the direction of the voice, [...]

Visitors to the Desaru Fruit Farm can smell and taste an amazing variety of fruit. For city folks, there is an added bonus of seeing the fruit growing on trees. PEGGY LOH writes. MY eyes were locked on the platters of dazzling colours. Carefully arranged slices of tantalising tropical fruit created a palette of natural [...]

There’s a cosy lodge deep in a plantation where horses graze, the food is great and staffs are friendly. It also feels like Dallas here. Nestled deep within a plantation in Sedenak, Johor, is a hidden treasure not well known among Malaysians called Riders Lodge. It can be a bit tricky trying to locate the [...]