I’ve always maintained that you could eat your way through Toronto without repeating a single meal. Do I still believe this to be true if you’re a vegan or vegetarian? I do! How about if you’re gluten-free or soy-free? You bet! Let me guess. You just googled “Vegan restaurants in Toronto” and found a fairly large list, but you’re thinking that my first statement is a bold exaggeration. Au contraire,…
The HappyCow team traveled to Munich, Germany, and during the trip attended Veggie Expo, 2015. Learn some tips about Munich’s favorite vegan restaurants, Oktoberfest, and how to meet fellow vegan people in the city. Interviews by HappyCow’s Ken Spector. Watch our video highlights here: …
Do you love to discover new vegan dishes from countries around the world but don’t have the time or money to take a round-the-world trip? Or are you trying to decide where to go on your next vacation and looking for a bit of culinary inspiration? With a theme like “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, what better place to explore global food culture than Expo Milan 2015? With dishes…
Thanks to HappyCow, it is always easy to find the best places anywhere to have a veggie meal. And there are several really nice places in Madrid you should definitely check out. But, how often do you get nice options that are also part of the local cuisine? Let me explain how, in Spain, you can do what the Spaniards do (well, at least in Madrid – note it is…
Have you started planning your next vacation to Greece, only to discover that there are surprisingly few vegan or vegetarian restaurants in the country? Has your search on HappyCow left you discouraged, wondering if you’ll be subsisting on Greek salad (hold the feta cheese, please)? Fear not! While it’s true that veganism per se is not widely known or understood in Greece, the local cuisine is actually incredibly vegan friendly.…
My vegan journeys have taken me all over the world. I spent over ten years leading trips in south and central America, Europe and Africa before switching from general adventure travel over to serving vegan travelers in 2012 when I set up my own business. Having worked hard over the past three years to promote the availability of a lifestyle in which people, animals and the environment are not exploited,…
The number of vegan restaurants in Warsaw, Poland has surged the past couple of years, and the current number of vegan restaurants in Warsaw is 21. Learn why the number of vegan restaurants in Warsaw has exploded, and get tips on vegan restaurants and local vegan foods from Warsaw-based vegans. Interviews by HappyCow’s Ken Spector. Watch our video highlights here: …
Check out this amazing vegan bakery in Bangkok, Thailand! Join HappyCow’s Ken Spector as he interviews the owner of Veganerie and samples some mouth-watering vegan desserts. Click here to find the address and reviews for this bakery, and here for the newest Veganerie location. This vegan bakery has perhaps the best brownie in the world! Learn more about Veganerie with our video here: …
Koh Phangan, Thailand – Vegan Island Paradise
Is the Sri Thanu district of Koh Phangan, Thailand going to be the world’s first tropical island vegan paradise? Join HappyCow’s Ken Spector as he showcases some of the top vegan restaurants on Koh Phangan. This island off of the east coast of Thailand features numerous yoga retreats, healthy and delicious vegan food, gorgeous beaches, scenic waterfalls, panoramic sunsets, and much more! Learn about Koh Phangan, Thailand’s top vegan restaurants.…
Sometimes it’s hard enough just to be vegan in the city you live in, making it hard to even imagine maintaining a vegan diet while traveling abroad. Wanting to keep up a healthy vegan diet might seem difficult and bank-breaking but it surely doesn’t have to be. Even the most meat-heavy of places have something to offer us veggies! You just need to know where to look and how to…
Guatemala is an outdoor adventurer’s paradise. There are over 30 volcanos dotted around the country’s rugged highlands, some of which are active. Marshmallow roasting on molten hot lava is permitted (not for the faint hearted) so make sure you pack some vegan marshmallows. I absolutely love volcanos. There is something magical about all that energy, even when they’re dormant. I’ve hiked across many old lava fields in Guatemala and beyond.…
Vegan Adventurers – Starting In 1925 – Going Around The World
Vegan Adventurers – Starting In 1925 – Going Around The World J. de Leeuw-Pool & family of Andijk (Holland) – vegetarians – living exclusively on raw plants, fruits and wholemeal bread – ……on a grand voyage! ‘Pre-hippies’ – long forgotten by the vegan / vegetarian community. Postcard-sized & smaller – simple flyers – printed on thin paper – in our Ernest Bell Library collection. Kept in our ‘Wonderful Mavericks & Eccentrics’ file. Fortunately, around 90 years ago,…
Guatemala is vegan holiday heaven; an abundance of fresh fruit and veg, avocados all year round, real chocolate and a wonderful climate. What more could you ask for! Having spent the past decade working and traveling in Guatemala and Latin America, there are some things I wish I had know prior to arriving on the continent; heaps of processed white sugar often gets added to already naturally sweet fruit juices…