Beyond the beautiful beaches and resorts of Ko Lanta lies another side of the island, where life moves at a gentler pace and nature takes centre stage. On the island’s eastern coast, Ban Thung Yi Pheng is a peaceful village surrounded by an extensive mangrove forest. The forest has a remarkable story of recovery. Once degraded by years of woodcutting for fuel and charcoal production, it has gradually been restored through the conservation efforts of the local community. Today

Only a short journey west of Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom is easy to reach, yet its landscape holds stories stretching back more than a thousand years. At its centre rises one of Thailand’s most monumental Buddhist landmarks, rooted in the ancient Dvaravati world. Travel beyond the city and the scenery gradually changes: roads give way to canals, lotus ponds, rice fields and orchid farms, before the journey reaches a new generation of organic farming where traditional knowledge is