Singapore

The first time I visited Singapore, in 2009, I hated it. It was hot, humid, shopping-obsessed, shiny, loud, and so clean as to feel sterilised.  All I remember about the food was economical rice for breakfast, and that all the vegetarian places seemed to close at 6.30pm. This time, I’ve really enjoyed it. Possibily because…

Vegan in Turkey, Part the last – outside of Istanbul

For our second week in Turkey we visited some sites outside of Istanbul, including Canakkale (Troy and Gallipoli), Kirazli (Ephesus), and Pamukkale (Heiropolis, Travertines). As in Istanbul, we ate a lot of simit, nuts, fruit, and pringles (because you can get them at the bus stops), but we also had a few standout meals about…

Vegan in Turkey Part 2 – The rest of Istanbul, or, what other bloggers said

Okay, I found nearly everything we ate in Istanbul with the help of other bloggers, most notably A Girl and Her Thumb and Vegan Backpacker, and with the help of our new friends Nalan and Genc. (Most recently, Vegan Soul Power blogged Istanbul too). As did everyone else, I found there was plenty to eat…

Georgian Vegan Cooking: The End of Week Review

It turns out, to my surprise, that Georgian food completely rocks, and is plenty vegan friendly. In fact, I do wonder that there aren’t any Georgian restaurants (that I know of) in Oz – any industrious, Australia-bound Georgians out there should know that Aussies are into world foods, and there seems to be a gap…

More beans, more eggplant, more potatoes and more walnuts (of course)

I’m convinced that at some point in the distant past, some wrote a book (in Georgian – one of the oldest living written languages) about the wonders of walnuts, and how to make sure you eat them at every single meal. It must have been a best-seller, because really and truly, walnuts are in everything…

Vegan Khinkali

It seems that every language, cultural or ethnic group who cook their food and have access to some sort of flour have their own version of the filling-filled pastry lump I know as a dumpling. Italy has ravioli, Russia has pelmeni and varenki, Poland has perogi, Azerbaijan has dushbere, Armenia has manti, Chile has pantrucas,…

How to Stay Vegan When you Travel

In an earlier post I covered our tips for traveling on the cheap while vegan. However based on some of the things I find across the net (sad stories of how so-and-so had to start eating fish, or gave up veganism because of travel) I decided it was time to give our tips for staying…

One disaster, a few thngs that didn’t quite work, and salad

When we first arrived in Tbilisi we were cold, tired and hungry as a result of a long flight and very little sleep the night before. We stayed with a couple we met through couch surfing, and Natalia, our host, made us a really tasty dish, which she said would probably be called something like…

Its snowing!

I interrupt our regular programming to squeal a little about that fact that its snowing where I am!!!!!!!! And because it is snowing, it is cold, (or the other way around), so its time to kick back, watch bad movies and drink perfect vegan hot chcocolate. (My) Perfect Vegan Hot Chocolate Recipe Makes 2 2…

Vegan things you can buy in Georgia

While it is true that no Georgian I have met so far has managed to hide the confusion and shock they feel when I say I don’t eat meat OR cheese, there is actually quite a lot of vegan fare available in Tbilisi without any substitutions or changes required. In fact, a lot of the…

Introducing Georgia (the country, not the state)

After 7 months of constant movement, we have settled down for at least a month to enjoy Tbilisi, Georgia. Also to do some work writing/researching for an altogether different country, but that’s besides the point. Where is it? Georgia has borders with Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and stretches between the Black Sea and the…

Tight-Arse Travel Tips for Vegans and Others

After reading countless forum threads, comments, and facebook posts about travel budget, I felt compelled to write my own post. Mr and I have been traveling for six months now, on a daily budget of US$120 together. This doesn’t include our around the world ticket, but does include intercity travel, and some internal flights. This…