Following our departure from Ioannina, after much confusion we eventually arrived in a small mountain village called Monodendri. I will spare you the details and just leave you with this piece of advice: when travelling to Monodendri, or any other out-of-the-way village where buses don’t often venture, make sure that…
Ioannina is a lovely, unpretentious little town surrounded by old city walls that hide a maze of twisting, cobblestone streets. It feels like a completely different world than popular Greek tourist destinations like Mykonos or Santorini. Meander along these for long enough and you’re sure to come across some old…
Traveling around mainland Greece was a big change from our time spent in the Greek isles. I must say, I found it quite refreshing to finally be in a real Greek city, surrounded by Greeks, not foreign tourists. I’m pretty sure we were the only foreigners on the bus from…
Santorini doesn’t need much of an introduction; its iconic images of blue and white domed churches overlooking the sea are world-renowned. I’ll be honest here – I’m a self-proclaimed mountain person, and, by extension, most definitely NOT a beach person. This wasn’t always the case, but it seems the older…
A hike through the Samariá Gorge has become de rigueur for just about anyone traveling in Crete, and for good reason. The scenery is spectacular, and the walk also provides a good opportunity to catch a glimpse of the rare kri-kri, a species of goat that lives only in this part…
UPDATE August 2020: This post on vegan Venice is rather outdated now. Lots more great vegan options have popped up since I wrote it back in 2015. I will do a proper update later, once it’s clear if all the restaurants will be able to reopen after the pandemic. Just…
From Rethymno we headed west down the coast to Chania, a beautiful Venetian harbor town that just oozes old-world charm. Mykonos may have a neighborhood called Little Venice, but Chania was actually settled by the real Venetians in the 13th century. We had visited Rethymno first because we imagined that…
The Great 40 Days has begun! Today is the first day of what is known in Greece as the Great Lent or the Great Fast, which is the 40 days leading up to Easter (the timing of which is calculated a bit differently in the Greek Orthodox liturgical calendar than…
This review of Haus Hiltl Zurich, the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the world and the best vegetarian restaurant in Zurich, was originally published on 14 February 2015. It was thoroughly rewritten and updated on 3 January 2019.Hiltl Vegetarian Restaurant ZurichThe Oldest Vegetarian Restaurant in the WorldYou probably don’t think of…
This post continues with the Switzerland-as-a-winter-wonderland theme that began in my previous post about our very snowy trip to Evolène. This weekend we traveled even further in search of wintry adventures, heading all the way across the country to the canton of Graubünden in the far eastern part of Switzerland. We…
Hi, I'm Wendy. I'm an intrepid traveler, vegan foodie and animal lover. I travel all over the world (117 countries and counting!) uncovering vegan treasures to show you how you can be vegan anywhere. Read more on my About page.
