Category Archives: Travel

VeganMoFo 2019: Nataraj Harajuku Omotesando, Tokyo

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Jenny

Harajuku has a reputation for all the crazy cosplay kids and fun outfits, but when we went on a Wednesday lunchtime it was disappointingly sane. In fact, one of the things that disappointed me about Japan was how unexciting the … Continue reading →

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VeganMoFo 2019: Starbucks, Tokyo

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Jenny

I continue to be a terrible tourist who only eats western food and goes to Starbucks on holiday! But before you think too badly of me, please note the swarm of people in the background here: this is the Starbucks … Continue reading →

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VeganMoFo 2019: Ain.Soph, Tokyo and Kyoto

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Jenny

Sometimes I feel like quite an unlikely candidate for my relatively adventurous life of packing up and moving to new countries and taking exciting city breaks galore: almost every kind of transport makes me feel sick, travelling makes me very … Continue reading →

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VeganMoFo 2019!

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Jenny

It’s almost time for my favourite month of the year: VeganMoFo! Starting on Thursday, I’ll be posting every day for the whole of August. As I’ve just returned from a three week holiday, my theme this year could only be: … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Prague: Lifehouse

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Jenny

UPDATE: this restaurant closed in 2023 I’ve been stuck in something of a food rut lately – too tired to dig into a new cookbook, always preferring the comfort of recipes that I know and love. And even though the … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Birmingham: Natural Bar & Kitchen

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Jenny

UPDATE: THIS RESTAURANT CLOSED IN 2020 As a rule, I don’t trust eateries with the word “natural” in the title. For one thing, as scientist Dr HH delights in telling me, ‘natural’ is not synonymous with ‘good for you’. “Arsenic … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Prague: Klub Cestovatelů

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Jenny

It’s quite tricky finding a restaurant in Prague that serves both meaty and vegan dishes, so discovering such a place is always wildly exciting. I prefer giving my money to all-vegan establishments, but sometimes you need somewhere that will please … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Amman: Shams El Balad

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Jenny

For Dr HH’s birthday this year, I treated him to a choose-your-own-adventure: either a long weekend in Paris, or a whirlwind trip to Jordan. He opted for the latter. It was somewhat out of left field for us – it’s … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Prague: Veggie Naplavka

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Jenny

You know you’re working too hard when you miss a vegan festival so you can go into the office! Fortunately, I lived vicariously through Dr HH, and now you can too… Who doesn’t enjoy a good bank holiday?  The giddiness … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Berlin: Secret Garden

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Jenny

A few years ago I tried the best vegan sushi ever at Edamame Vegan Sushi in Warsaw, and since then I’ve been hoping to recapture that brilliance. Unfortunately it hasn’t quite happened yet, but Secret Garden in Berlin made a … Continue reading →

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