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Vegan in Madrid

Spain had been on my wishlist for a while before we booked our summer holiday there for the beginning of July.  My only previous experience with Spain was a long weekend in Barcelona ten years ago when I really struggled … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Manchester: Phở

I don’t think I ate phở the whole time I lived in Vietnam (two and a half years, for the record), but I am constantly on the lookout for it now.  I’ve made my own before, but when a restaurant … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Prague: Puro

UPDATE: this restaurant closed in 2020 When I arrived in Prague last summer, mid-heatwave, Puro was exactly what I needed for three reasons: a) the food was raw, fresh and cold b) they had an outdoor ice cream stand c) … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Prague: Lunchtime Buffets

Is there anything better than a buffet?  You get to try loads of different dishes, eat an obscene amount of fried food (if you’re lucky) and don’t have to worry about any unpleasant ingredients turning up on your plate (like … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Berlin (Again)

Dr HH and I just can’t get enough of Berlin.  We have abandoned all pretence of going to partake in the cultural and historical side of things – now we can openly admit that we just go there to eat. … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Prague: Plevel

UPDATE: this restaurant closed in 2020 Plevel is one of the restaurants I go to regularly in Prague, and yet I virtually never mention it on my blog.  I have been doing them a disservice, and must rectify things at … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Poznan

UPDATE: both of these restaurants have closed We only had 24 hours in Poznan on our Easter trip to Poland, so we didn’t get to visit many eateries. The town centre was as beautiful as the other cities we visited, … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Gdansk

After a wonderful stay in Warsaw, the next stop on our tour of Poland was Gdansk, way up in the north.  We tourist-ed pretty hard in the first week of our trip, but when we arrived in Gdansk we took … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Warsaw (Part Two)

Warsaw was off to a good start – could it continue?  In a word, yes.  And it turned out to be pretty good on the breakfast front, too. One day while we were walking around, Dr HH excitedly pointed this … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Warsaw (Part One)

After Krakow, we made our way north to Warsaw.  When we stepped off the train, I was a little disappointed to see that the city wasn’t as pretty as Krakow was:  this monstrosity/supervillain’s lair was visible from our balcony, surrounded by … Continue reading →

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