Reading this makes me very glad to be a slomad staying in places for longer and almost never with big resorts or chains. I'm sure there is leakage involved with what we spend -- I MIGHT have gone to a Starbucks yesterday -- but I think it's a lot less because of the way we live and travel.
And Laos is on our list for next year, so I'll definitley be looking for local businesses, especially female run ones.
Reading this makes me very glad to be a slomad staying in places for longer and almost never with big resorts or chains. I'm sure there is leakage involved with what we spend -- I MIGHT have gone to a Starbucks yesterday -- but I think it's a lot less because of the way we live and travel.
And Laos is on our list for next year, so I'll definitley be looking for local businesses, especially female run ones.