Vegan Airplane Meal
We’ve put our 9-5 life on hold, rented our condo, been vaccinated more times than we care to count, and packed our life into two small bags. For us, 2010 will be a year of travel. And with travel comes eating adventures…
So how did this come about? Over the last few years, John and I have done a bit of traveling. Together, we have visited Thailand, Japan, Costa Rica, Austria, Spain, France, several US cities and lots of Canadian cities. All of this travel has fueled our love for exploring unfamiliar places and sampling foreign cuisines.
Most of the vacations we’ve taken have been one or two weeks long. Like good little vegans we do our research in advance and make notes about restaurants we want to visit. We tend to book accommodations where we will have access to a kitchen and can make meals at home. This strategy has served us well. We’ve never gone hungry and often found lots of delicious vegan food on our journeys.
As for our 2010 backpacking adventure, well, we haven’t exactly planned it all out yet. But I’ll tell you what we do know: It’s going to be one crazy eating extraveganza. Our route will be something along these lines…
The Plan
January to March
January — Argentina
February — Uruguay, Brazil
March — Bolivia, Peru
April to July
Europe
August to December
China, Thailand, India, North Africa
Stay tuned. If nothing else, there will be lots of food porn.
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You are both so inspiring and I know you are going to have the most memorable year. Your plan is incredible – touching on almost every part of the world. (I’m really excited for you to reach Mai Kaidee’s in Bangkok and all the amazing food on every corner that awaits you in India – particularly in the south.)
I look forward to each entry!
Hi Jill & John
Glad to see the blog is up and your adventures are well underway. I’ve been following the picturial tour so far and am looking forward to the added colour of the food adventures with your shared stories. Miss you, love you guys and travel safe.
Thanks for the positive comments :) There will be many adventures to come so keep checking back <3
I LOVE THIS! What a great adventure. I tend to take 2 week vacations as well, so I’m envious of your long travels!
I am so excited for your adventures in 2010. Thank you for sharing the vegan discoveries you’ve made along the way.
I’m committed to traveling a lot more in 2010 as well (I’ve book four flights so far). It looks like I’ll be in Thailand in November-Phuket, Chaing Mai and the Elephant Nature Park. Maybe our paths will cross there.
Until then, enjoy the journey!
Cheers from Toronto.
This sounds like a fabulous adventure. We’ve gone to other countries for as long as 6 months, but never as backpackers. Have a great time.
@Melisser Thanks for checking out the blog! It sure seems like you have more than two weeks vacation! It looks like you certainly know how to make the most of it :)
@veganlisa That would be amazing if our paths crossed somewhere along the way. Please keep me posted!!! It looks like we will be in Thailand a bit earlier in the year. By the time you go, I should have a full report on the vegan situation posted :)
@Andrea Six months is a long time! Where did you go? Any favorite cities you’d recommend we check out?
what an amazing adventure! i am quite jealous and can’t to see more of your worldly eats!!
Wow! What a fun trip. I’m wondering how much money you had to save up to do this kind of trip. It’s definitely something I want to do in the future, but it seems like I would have to save for a long time!
Sara,
It’s true, for any trip you have to save money. Thankfully, travel is becoming more affordable as the cost of flights go down and services like couch surfing become more popular. It doesn’t have to be expensive. You just have to spend your money wisely and stick to your budget.
Jill,
Your quarter way through your Vegan Backpacking adventure. Oh how I envy you both. Enjoy. I smiled when I read about vegan food in Argentina. My husband wishes to go there someday and jokes with me, that theres no vegetarian food there. Well you have just shown there is not just vegetarian food, but good vegan food too. I’ll be reading about your adventures. The worldly plates of food look really fabulous, a great way to learn about other cultures.
great blog! thanks for the twitter follow. I am looking forward to your china adventures. i spent a month there a few years ago.
@bitt – Thanks for checking out my blog :) I’m so looking forward to visiting China. It’s planned to be the last stop on our trip. I really hope we have a enough time and money to make it there and hangout for a few weeks. Is there anything in particular you’d recommend we check out?
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