Vegan travel can be overwhelming, but we just came back from our 3-month travel in Europe and now I'm going to share a couple of tips on how to stay vegan while traveling.
We began our trip in Paris and stayed with a great couple there. We devoted the middle part of September in Istanbul, a city in Turkey with about 15 million people! We also spent the next few weeks on the south coast of the country.
We made our way through Greece, and then passed through Albania where we spent 8 euros a night for an inn overlooking the Mediterranean. We also went through Montenegro where we stayed in a Medieval town with cobblestone paths that is enclosed by thick stone walls, and then in Croatia where we lucked out once more with excellent hostels and wonderful views over the city and the Mediterranean.
We spent 10 or so days in Italy (Florence and Verona) and 5 days in Munich, Germany where the weather turned cold. We had a great week with Phil's sister at her tiny dorm room in Amsterdam. We cooked lots of great meals and explored the city as the snow fell. We spent a couple of wonderful days with our friends in Paris and then headed home.
Here are 3 tips for vegan travel.
1. Oatmeal, Oatmeal, Oatmeal
We eat lots of oatmeal at home, too, but it's especially appropriate to vegan travel, particularly the way we make it.
If you are lodging in a hostel or in other place where they provide free breakfast, it can be enticing to just eat the usually unhealthy food they serve, such as sugary cereal, white bread, and muffins. When it comes to discussing about how to travel and be vegan, oatmeal is the best for you.
Or if you're lodging in a place where it doesn't serve breakfast on your vegan travel journey, you can be tempted a lot to go out for breakfast regularly, which can costs you more money and is usually not as healthy - of course it's fantastic to go out for breakfast every now and then, but if you do it frequently, the money adds up.
2. Bring Your Own Spice Mixes
You can stay in a hostel and cook a couple of meals on your own, if you're traveling on a budget like us. A not-so-popular tip on how to travel and be vegan is to carry your own spice mixes to make sure things go more speedily in the hectic hostel kitchens, and be certain that you still get to eat good food. The recipes for my spice mixes are on the hidden vegan travel section of the website.
3. Yes, Other Countries Have Grocery Stores, Too
We rarely eat at restaurants throughout our vegan travel time. We go to grocery stores and markets and have picnics instead. We'll be posting some videos concerning how to grocery shop while traveling to save lots of money and have really good lunches and dinners. No, it's not rocket science, but it's good to know a few things.
We began our trip in Paris and stayed with a great couple there. We devoted the middle part of September in Istanbul, a city in Turkey with about 15 million people! We also spent the next few weeks on the south coast of the country.
We made our way through Greece, and then passed through Albania where we spent 8 euros a night for an inn overlooking the Mediterranean. We also went through Montenegro where we stayed in a Medieval town with cobblestone paths that is enclosed by thick stone walls, and then in Croatia where we lucked out once more with excellent hostels and wonderful views over the city and the Mediterranean.
We spent 10 or so days in Italy (Florence and Verona) and 5 days in Munich, Germany where the weather turned cold. We had a great week with Phil's sister at her tiny dorm room in Amsterdam. We cooked lots of great meals and explored the city as the snow fell. We spent a couple of wonderful days with our friends in Paris and then headed home.
Here are 3 tips for vegan travel.
1. Oatmeal, Oatmeal, Oatmeal
We eat lots of oatmeal at home, too, but it's especially appropriate to vegan travel, particularly the way we make it.
If you are lodging in a hostel or in other place where they provide free breakfast, it can be enticing to just eat the usually unhealthy food they serve, such as sugary cereal, white bread, and muffins. When it comes to discussing about how to travel and be vegan, oatmeal is the best for you.
Or if you're lodging in a place where it doesn't serve breakfast on your vegan travel journey, you can be tempted a lot to go out for breakfast regularly, which can costs you more money and is usually not as healthy - of course it's fantastic to go out for breakfast every now and then, but if you do it frequently, the money adds up.
2. Bring Your Own Spice Mixes
You can stay in a hostel and cook a couple of meals on your own, if you're traveling on a budget like us. A not-so-popular tip on how to travel and be vegan is to carry your own spice mixes to make sure things go more speedily in the hectic hostel kitchens, and be certain that you still get to eat good food. The recipes for my spice mixes are on the hidden vegan travel section of the website.
3. Yes, Other Countries Have Grocery Stores, Too
We rarely eat at restaurants throughout our vegan travel time. We go to grocery stores and markets and have picnics instead. We'll be posting some videos concerning how to grocery shop while traveling to save lots of money and have really good lunches and dinners. No, it's not rocket science, but it's good to know a few things.
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