being a vegan and traveling

The Vegan Traveler’s Dilemma: Honoring Your Ideals While Being Culturally Sensitive Abroad

I love travel, and I love food. However, my veganism complicates this natural pairing. It’s not that vegetables and grains and everything you need for an enjoyable vegan meal don’t flourish in almost every corner of the world. It’s just that exploring a country in which foregoing meat is an alien concept can present cultural and logistical challenges. It also requires that we view our dietary choices from a new perspective.