Traveling vegans not only have to worry about culture differences, language barriers and navigating new cities, they also have to worry about where to eat. After living in Asia for over 2 years, and constantly finding tiny shrimps, fish sauce and bits of meat in my “vegetarian” labeled meals, I found a plant-friendly oasis in Chiang Mai. After living and eating my way around the city for 7 months, here…
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,…
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…
Wednesday 26 August witnessed the 2015 Hong Kong Top 10 Vegan/Organic Restaurant Awards presented by Happycow.com. Part of Natural and Organic Products Asia 2015 at the cavernous Hong Kong Conference and Exhibition Centre, the ceremony was also supported by Meat Free Hong Kong. All the winning restaurants obviously had in common being geared to the vegan/organic food market. Also as a minimum, all are 100% vegetarian. Within that criteria though…
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,…
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.…
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…
Berlin is a city of dreamers and bohemian living. Here, alternative lifestyles are the norm so vegetarians and vegans are very easy to find. The city isn’t stereotypically German. It’s definitely not all bratwurst and beer. Although if you are after beer, it’s reassuring to know that most German beers are vegan by default. People from all over the world flock here to enjoy the vibrant music, art and culture…
Tourism is one of the world’s fastest growing economies. According to the World Tourism Organization, in 2012, international tourism generated US$1.3 trillion in export earnings, figures moving and shaking the world economy. Let’s get vegan travel on the map. Tourism, unlike any other industry has the potential to empower people, to lift people from poverty, to create employment, to transcend race, religion, age and economical status by knocking down cultural…
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…