food travel

The Hatter & The Hare and a Vegan Wonderland Adventure in Melbourne’s East

Food + Drink, What to Eat, Where To Go / By

“Who are you?” enquires the Caterpillar in Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. “I’m afraid I can’t explain myself, Sir,” Alice confesses in a perplexing tone. “Because I’m not myself, you know?” The Caterpillar inhales scented smoke from his hookah before heaving it from his lungs in a barrel towards Alice. “I do not […]

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Visiting Olivia Spring Vietnamese Café for Vegan Cơm tấm and Coffee

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Part of my time growing up in Melbourne, I was living in Springvale South. The bordering suburb, Springvale, is known to many for its Vietnamese restaurants and fresh food markets. Before I could drive, my parents would take me out many a Friday night after school to feast on some of the most delicious Vietnamese

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Sunday Road-Tripping and Eating Peanuts in Warburton

Food + Drink, Travel Tips, What to Do, What to Eat, Where To Go / By

Travel along Maroondah Highway in the outer east of Melbourne and the trail leads road-trippers to the leafy township of Warburton in the Warburton Valley. It’s well under an hour from where I live in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and about an hour’s drive from Melbourne’s city centre. Strip shops line the main street – their

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Vegan Food Travel: Normal, Necessary, Natural and Nice (Part 2)

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In Part 1 of this series, I explored how vegan food travel is normal and necessary. Specifically, I explored how it can be normal and necessary for vegan travellers especially if they are gluten intolerant or, like me, have been diagnosed with Coeliac Disease. If those around us use terms such as ‘normal’ and ‘necessary’

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Vegan Food Travel: Normal, Necessary, Natural and Nice (Part 1)

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I travelled to the outer south-east Melbourne for a family celebration a few weeks ago. Like any celebration, the time eventually came after lunch to celebrate the occasion with birthday cake. There were two cakes – one was decorated with glowing candles ready to be blown out, and the other was to cater for the

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Weekend Beach Food Hangouts at Phillip Island in Victoria

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Day-trippers and weekend wanderers travel to Phillip Island to get away from Melbourne for some beachside travel time. This naturally rich location on the southern coast of Victoria, easily accessible by car, offers travellers all the nature experiences one can hope for – back-beach seascapes, lush bushwalking spots and day-trips to view native koalas, little

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Hitting the Pavement for a Vegan Food Tour of Adelaide

Australia, Travel Tips, What to Eat, Where To Go / By

South Australia was voted by Lonely Planet as Number 6 in its Top 10 regions in the world recently for 2017; though we can’t forget about the state’s capital in this accolade. Adelaide – the city of churches – is bursting with vegan menus at restaurants around town and seems to be overwhelmingly welcoming to

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Turning Can’t into Vegan Gluten Free Can-Do at Abitza Café in Upwey

Australia, Food + Drink, What to Eat, Where To Go / By

We are all reluctantly familiar with the word ‘can’t’. Recently, I’ve had to incorporate a gluten-free element to my vegan diet, and the word ‘can’t’ is starting to emerge more in my travels. Food outlets are accommodating, but usually to a certain extent. I understand that, and I’m definitely not one to seek out special

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Mapping Out a Vegan Foodie Tour of Inner City Sydney

Australia, Travel Tips, What to Eat, Where To Go / By

Inner city Sydney has an insatiable appetite for vegan foodie locales, from the likes of eclectic Newtown, to the alternative digs in Enmore and the outer rim of Sydney’s central business district; all within walking and accessible by quick and affordable public transport. The day’s stock-standard three meals are covered for any traveller, though inner

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