Forum: Local forums and traveling

Hey guys...I am going to Hawaii in 4 days (YAY!!!!!). I have pre-ordered vegan meals for the plane ride, and am wondering what on earth I will be getting???? What have you guys gotten? Should I bring something myself in case????

Christchurch, New Zealand. Next time, if there is a next time, I'll have to go further south.

Hi there, yet again we're opening our own holiday in the snow in France to share with other vegans and veggies, with yummy vegan meals every night. For all levels of skiers and snow-boarders. If you want to book, get in touch right away. Details at: http://www.veggiesnow.org/events/1809.html ...

I am going to Managua, Nicaragua next week for a few days (monday-friday), not long but still a great experience! I am super excited to go there to do interviews for my master's thesis with activists and to see the country! However, I am worried about finding vegan-friendly food. I am going...

Dear fellow vegans, I am going on a holiday to Egypt, and I was wondering if anyone could help me with some simple vegan arabic phrases, incase the waiters don't speak english very well. I simpy need to be able to ask if the food contains any eggs, dairy, etc etc. Many thanks, Carrie

Hiya, Does anyone know much about being vegan at an all inclusive hotel buffet? It has been years since I've been on a holiday like that and I wasn't a vegan then.... but I seem to remember a lot of salad items, fresh fruit and chips, so I wouldn't starve I think. I don't really mind having...

Hey hey, first post in ages. hope you are good. I'm posting this here because they don't have an SA section in the travelling forums. In january I'm gonna be living in south africa for two months. It will be near cape town, I'll be taking part in a shark conservation scheme, its gonna be...

Hello awesome people, I'm wondering if any fellow vegans might have any suggestions for me... Summary: looking for commercial vegan-friendly places to do work experience with animals! :D I'm studying veterinary science and need to do some work experience. The requirements are for 6 weeks...

Yup yup :cool: Have decided that before I do an Ma, I'm gonna be a TEFL teacher for a bit (like I've wanted to for years) and pick up a language... I'm thinking French or Spanish, as they are so widely spoken and I have done a bit of both (though may possibly be open to Swahili, or the...

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i would love to meet my soulmate.i live in kenya. thanks,duncan.

In french it is : végétalien

I live in an area that I would describe as a vegan "grey zone." Here's my thinking...an hour north of me is San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley (all very vegan-friendly.) About an hour south of me is Santa Cruz (a large proportion of residents are living so-called alternative lifestyles, including...

I'm going to France in a couple of weeks, and will taking a six hour ferry ride (is ride the right word?) from Portsmouth to Caen on Brittany Ferries. Does anyone know if any of the on board restaurants or shops will sell anything I can eat? I'm going to be taking a load of food with me for the...

Has anyone ever been somewhere on holiday or something and not been able to find a single piece of vegan food? What would you do if you did? I was just thinking about this earlier because although Ive been in a lot of places where the only vegan food I can find was some sort of fruit, or a bag of...

hey ,single females,i live in kenya,check me out if you need someone...iam searching for my female soulmate. thanks,duncan.

My sister is getting married next year in Greece. We need to email the hotel about the catering and to hopefully sort out something for me to eat. I have found these phrases on a website but I am not sure if they are correct? Είμαι χορτοφάγος Δεν τρώω κρέας Δεν τρώω αυγά, γάλα, τυρί ή...

I'm off work for three weeks from Monday. Yay! :thumbsup: I'd quite like to get some last minute deal and go away for the second week. But where? I've never been on holiday by myself before, so I'm a bit worried that I'll get bored or go crazy. And obviously I'll need to be able to eat...

I wanna see the world, but have issues with flying in that I hate planes anyway and also for the environment. I'm aware that it's becoming increasingly popular for people who are concerned about the impact of flying on our climate, or just adventurous backpacker types, to travel by rail, ferry...

Hello, Ive just booked a trip to Berlin :) Does anyone know of any great vegan places to eat whilst there? Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated :) Sarah

Hello, I'm going to Greece for holidays in a few months and I heard that greeks eat a lot of meat. I would like to know if somebody had the experience of being in Greece as a vegan for holidays. Or if somebody knows where to find information about where to eat, etc. Thanks a lot!

a.k.a "Opheliac's daily useful phrase if you are a vegan visiting Germany". idea by: Clare (clare155). ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ Guten Abend everyone! If you're planning to visit Germany/Austria/Switzerland or if you're just interested in the German...

I'm going to Cyprus (protaras) in September 2009, I know its a while away but being new to veganism and haven't been abroad for ten years it's worrying me what I will eat, so I've decided to research now. So if anyone can help, I'd be greatly appreciative.

Hey! I found this great website that offers trips ot multiple destinations. It's called EFcollege break. You can check it out at www.efcollegebreak.com It's trips for 18-26 year olds and it's really low budget...even I coudl afford it :p which says a lot! lol These are just a few of the...

a colleague of mine who has recently become vegan (yippee!) is going to live in Afghanistan. She will mainly be based in Kabul. Does anyone have any tips or ideas of where she could eat or by health foods? Thanks! Caroline

Any advice for how to be vegan up a mountain in austria?!?!? I'm really starting to worry about this, maybe just filling my suitcase with ski equipment and trek bars :S. Am I gonna find it really hard to eat anything? I'm gonna looose weight! Also any one know if glumost is vegan? if yes then...

Ha ha that got your attention. This is from the wvd website. The Vegan Society is preparing a new, expanded, edition of the famous Vegan Passport. The original edition has 38 languages, including the top twenty languages on the planet (in terms of numbers of speakers). They are keen to obtain...

I wanted to know if anyone knows of any cool retreats/vacation spots/hotels or anything that would be great for a honey moon that might have cool vegan dining or environmentaly-friendly packages or anything like that. I've been looking for vegan/green honeymoon ideas but have thusfar come up empty....

Going to Jordan soon... any tips for middle east as a vegan? thankfully my friend who i'm staying with has a boyfriend who is vegetarian... which should help since even vegetarians are far and few between up there...

One of the things my boyfriend (vegan as well) and I have really wanted to do for a long time is sail around the world and visit as many countries as possible while living aboard our own sailboat. :bigsmile2: and I'm very excited to say that plans are underway (maybe not so noticeable to those not...

To visit for a holiday?. I want to go somewhere warm, but do not want to put money into a country that is barbaric to their animals. I refuse to go to countries such as Greece, Spain, Italy and many Eastern countries. I cannot tolerate seeing distressed animals in these countries, it would ruin my...

I'm going to Brazil for the first time in march for 2 weeks and was wondering if any of you guys have been there before and if you were able to keep it vegan during that time. I kept it vegetarian in Nasau and Puetro Vallarta this year, but it was hard... Curitiba is the city I'm going to. It's...

I just returned from a holiday in CA. We flew Virgin Atlantic who offered (and assured us) vegan meals. On the way out I ate the meal without reading the (very) small extensive print on the labels. On the way back having often eaten veggie through no choice I was feeling pretty fed up and decided...

Hey all I'm gonna be going to Costa Rica soon and I was wondering if any one has traveled there. Is hard being veagn there?

Morning was cold and overcast Brisbane, Australia! I'm thinking of booking a trip to India through the travel company 'Veg Voyages'. I've read all there literature and looked through their website and they sound fantastic. I just thought I'd ask if anyone from here has ever travelled with them?? ...

I've been vegan for oh 16 days I think and am leaving on Monday for Chicago to visit family. Send some postive vibes for me to stick with this. Restaurants are my biggest downfall when it comes to any type of food I'm not supposed to eat like junk (I gained 10 pounds while there over Christmas). ...

Hi, I'm new to the site, and I'm not sure if this has been answered anywhere, but I couldn’t find a thread that addressed this... I tried posting on another vegan site, but so far no one has had any answers, so I thought I’d try here :) I'm really interested in joining a volunteer...

Has anyone been to Kenya before? I'm going in a couple of months and starting to feel worried about food... I'd be glad to hear of any experiences! Thanks muchly

Is there anybody out there interested in doing their bit to save the planet who has had a good experience with a vegan-friendly organisation? I am particularly interested in longer term projects anywhere in the world but would also like to learn of any experiences to do with shorter working...

I am going to the Dominican Republic in August - I have been before but pre being vegan - its all inclusive and there was a range of vegetarian food but as for vegan.............??