GirlGI | Girl Gone International Issue 8 | Page 33

Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary
Sukhothai, Thailand

When you’re
shopping at local markets, keep
in mind that haggling may not always be
the right thing to do. You want a fair price, but
when it comes down to a few cents, it won’t make
much of a difference to you but it could have a big
impact on the vendor.

local market
Ubud, Bali Indonesia

My favorite place we’ve ever stayed at was right on the
beach in Pemuteran, Bali. The small resort and dive shop
employs local fisherman to help with their conservation work towards restoring the over-fished reefs. They
called them the “Reef Gardeners”, and they are currently reconstructing the coral gardens in the area.
This in turn stops the fisherman from continuing to overfish them. They even had an
on-site turtle sanctuary.