Get within arms length of the wildlife in the Sri Lankan jungle while enjoying modern day spoils (think shacking up in fancy lodges and luxe tented camps). All while keeping your carbon footprint at zero.
Operated by a small team of young entrepreneurs with a social conscience, travel start-up Local Alike aims to establish sustainable tourism as a reliable source of income for hill-tribe and agricultural communities living in remote, rural areas of Thailand. Patomporn “Bow” Pongnin (24), the sustainable tourism initiator, and Somsak “Pai” Boonkam (31), the co-founder and CEO, sit with BK in their cozy one-room office to discuss how it works.
It's time to jet off to your year-end vacay. If you're like us, you're pacing around the house, dumping things randomly into your suitcase. You can do better than that. Flight attendant Selina Lim tells us about it.