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Overcoming Africa’s Flesh Fetish: How A Vegan Diet Saved My Peace Corps Service

By Just a Pack contributor Amy Benson I’d read before coming that meat was a big deal, had steeled myself for potential hunger, awkward encounters, wider hips. Had attempted to comfort my previously pescatarian, juice-obsessed self with the idea that it would be fresh, free roaming, grass fed – that the African version of myself, steeped in pink sunsets and newly barefoot, wouldn’t mind. Botswana exports only two things to…

October 8, 2014 (Last Updated: October 14, 2014) By JustaPack

Dining/ Restaurants/ Travel/ Veganism

Just A Pack’s Vegan Travel Tips For Prague

Having spent nearly a month in small towns of northern Italy with few vegan options aside from cheese-less pizza and pasta I was starting to feel starved for variety. So, needless to say when Michael and I decided to head to Prague and we discovered it was a paradise for traveling vegans I was thrilled…and a little confused. Wasn’t the country’s cuisine mostly made up of stewed meats, dumplings, and…

October 1, 2014 (Last Updated: September 30, 2014) By JustaPack

Dining/ Restaurants/ Travel/ Veganism

Just a Pack’s Vegan Travel Tips for Andalucia

Having come from Barcelona, a veritable vegan heaven, Andalucia was a bit of a culinary desert for a traveling herbivore. It’s a region in Spain well known for tapas (small plates of food) which mainly consist of pork, beef, eggs, or some other animal based product. No need to skip Andalucia though. With a bit of research and planning you won’t starve. Plus there’s always Sangria…which does have fruit in…

August 26, 2014 By JustaPack

Dining/ Restaurants/ Travel/ Veganism

Just a Pack’s Vegan Travel Tips for Barcelona

After Paris, my Just a Pack travel companion and I jumped on a plane and headed to Barcelona, Spain. The city far exceeded my expectations for vegan dining options. In the past, and before I was vegetarian, I traveled all over Spain and what I remember is jamón, jamón, jamón. It seemed like most dishes included it or some other type of meat, seafood, or cheese. So I didn’t really…

July 21, 2014 (Last Updated: August 28, 2014) By JustaPack

Travel/ Veganism

Just a Pack’s Vegan Travel Tips for Paris

Being vegan in Paris doesn’t sound like an easy thing. What with the legendary cheese, croissants, and steak frites. But don’t despair, there is plenty to eat in Paris on a vegan diet. Here are tips for being vegan in Paris, France. Luckily one of the symbols of French food, and the god of bread worldwide is the baguette. This masterpiece is crusty yet chewy, simple yet complex, and basically…

June 25, 2014 (Last Updated: October 21, 2019) By JustaPack

Travel

Just a Pack’s Top Ten Travel Tips for Vegans in Central America

Before I started my year-long journey, which was originally to include all of Central and South America, I wondered what challenges my dietary restrictions would create and whether or not I would have to resort to surviving on bread and crackers or consider breaking my diet along the way. Luckily I haven’t had to do either and have been pleasantly surprised at just how easy it has been to keep…

June 5, 2014 (Last Updated: August 28, 2014) By JustaPack