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Ecotourism | BY SCOTT SMITH

From rails to rainforest, Richard Barrow discovers Lost Horizon in Khao Sok

I have followed Richard Barrow’s travels around Thailand for years, but his latest journey caught my attention for a simple reason: it made me want to pack a bag and go. Barrow, one of Thailand’s best-known independent travel commentators, recently travelled overnight by train from Bangkok to Surat Thani before continuing to Lost Horizon Resort in Khao Sok. The journey forms part of his continuing efforts to promote rail tourism and to show travellers that arriving at the railway station doesn’t have to be the end of the train story.

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The Slow Cyclist unveils Scottish Borders e-bike tour

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Similan Islands Reopen for Thailand’s 2026–27 Andaman Sea Season

Thailand’s Similan Islands will welcome visitors back on October 15, reopening one of the Andaman Sea’s most celebrated marine destinations after a five-month seasonal closure designed to protect its fragile ecosystem and improve safety during the monsoon.