Did you think you would be missing out on trying local foods when traveling the world as a vegan? Not so! Global cuisines are full of vegan dishes. It’s just that those probably aren’t the local dishes mentioned in your guide book! Unless, of course, the guide you’re reading is my…
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Have you started planning your next vacation to Greece, only to discover that there are surprisingly few vegan or vegetarian restaurants in the country? Has your search on Happy Cow left you discouraged, wondering if you’ll be subsisting on Greek salad (hold the feta cheese, please)? Fear not! Despite the…
I’ve got great news: Greece is full of delicious vegan food! You will find a huge selection of naturally vegan dishes in traditional Greek cuisine. This can be partly attributed to the nature of Mediterranean cuisine in general, which generally emphasizes fresh fruits and vegetables and uses meat only sparingly. In…
We took a series of four buses to get from Meteora to the ancient site of Delphi. As usual, our only layover of any substantial length was right at lunchtime, in a city called Lamia. The bus station was located on an uninspiring suburban street that didn’t seem to have…
In my last post I gave you a little taster of Meteora, whose name literally means “suspended in the air”. This is a pretty accurate description of the monasteries that were built here on the tops of towering limestone rock formations, starting in the 14th century, as a refuge from…
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…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Ioannina is a lovely, unpretentious little town surrounded by old city walls that hide a maze of twisting, cobblestone streets. Meander along these for long enough and you’re sure to come across some old gems of Byzantine and Ottoman architecture. Ruins of a castle testify to…
Travelling 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…
Mykonos is one of the most popular destinations in the Greek isles, ranking right up there with Santorini. It seems that everybody who is anybody makes at least one journey to this great travel mecca. Well, I’m about to reveal just how uncool I am here: I fully expected to…
