Depending on your way of travel, the gluten free diet can have a major impact on your day. Like when you can’t decide where to buy lunch. This mainly happens when you make longer journeys and do not have your own transport. Taking a flight can easily cost you half a day. Going about with…
When I was younger, I used to go holidaying with my parents. To the islands in the Netherlands, France or Turkey. This was difficult for my parents, because what should I eat? There was a fairly easy solution for this: two shopping bags containing stacks of non-perishable bread, a toaster and kilos of pasta. Cooking would happen at the…
On day six of our trip, we take a train from New Delhi to Amritsar. In the train, an Indian family takes us under their wing. They tell us when it is safe to fetch water from the platform (while the train is still going, mind you). Or how standing in the doorway is not…
Azerbaijan: a country with an interesting mixture of cultures. It seems to have taken in all the good things from their neighbouring countries. Baku is a modern, clean city with a special atmosphere and many food options. A couple of hours to the north you’ll find a great mountainrange: the high Caucasus. All in all,…
Close to the border with Russia lies Xinaliq, a small village surrounded by mountains. Here you’ll find no hotels or hostels of any kind. Also, no restaurant. Hm, less excited about this bit of information. But this teeny tiny village was actually one of the reasons I wanted to visit Azerbaijan in the first place….
Pakistan, a land filled with meat, bread an everything yoghurt. Tourism is rising slowly, but not yet blooming, so forget about readable menu’s in most places. English speaking waiters? Nu-huh. I understand how this evokes feelings of terror and to be fair, they’re not completely unjustified. Pakistan is certainly a challenge. Read on for my…