If you are planning a trip to Marrakesh this guide could be useful, as it can be a bit difficult to find vegan options in the city. Most of the people speak English, French and Spanish, so the language barrier shouldn’t be a problem. However, it is a problem finding vegan meals — especially if you go to local bars or restaurants because they won’t know what “vegan” means. Thankfully,…
In 2016 Hong Kong averaged around one addition per month to its all vegan restaurant list. At the end of Q3 2016 the number of all vegan restaurants and cafes in HK doubled compared to the same point in 2015. Here’s the deal. (Veggie SF) January – Veggie SF had been in business since January 2010 as a lacto ovo vego restaurant. In January 2016 this 1950s San Francisco style…
VegNews – ~ Concern for health, humaneness, and the environment has led to the vegan Chinese population to increase to more than 50 million. ~ 2013 article & BBC audio – ~ An estimated 4 to 5 percent of the Chinese population eats a plant-based / cruelty-free diet, which means more than 50 million Chinese people no longer eat meat or dairy—this is a larger number of herbivores than in the US. ~…
It’s great being a European vegan because pretty much everywhere you go (well at least in the big cities), there are always a good few vegan or vegetarian cafes with vegan options to explore. Then there are the supermarkets too–gone are the days when bread, a packet of crisps, and some hummus (if you were lucky) needed to be your evening meal. But, there was a time when ‘mainland Europe’, as we…
Team HappyCow checked out vegan restaurants and attended VeggieWorld Paris in Paris, France on October 8+9 2016. Below is our video containing vegan highlights from Paris, France. See HappyCow’s Ken Spector’s impressions of VeggieWorld Paris, 2016. For more information see: veggieworld.de Watch our video here:…
Mercy For Animals put together an amazing video that highlights a few of the most delicious looking vegan Philly cheesesteaks on the planet, and where you can get them! They tour the Royal Tavern, Hip City Veg, Govinda’s Gourmet Vegetarian, The Tasty, and Blackbird Pizzeria!…
Team HappyCow finishes the HappyCow European speaking tour with this video shot at Vegfest Tampere, 2016 Finland. Below is our video containing vegan insider impressions & tips, shot at VegFest Tampere on May 21, 22, 2016 in Tampere, Finland. Join HappyCow’s Ken Spector as he interviews an attendee of the event, and he speaks with Sari Komulainen, the founder and organizer of Vegfest Tampere. For more information see: vegfest.net Watch…
Team HappyCow was recently in on a European vegan speaking tour, and one of the destinations was Kyiv, Ukraine – a city that is relatively new to the vegan scene, but growing. Kiev Vegan Boom! Below is our video containing vegan insider impressions, tips and restaurant picks shot in Kiev, Ukraine on May 14th and 15, 2016 at an event HappyCow co-promoted with Rudolf Krajewski (Vegano Hooligano) and his team…
Watch our highlight video footage of the Warsaw Vegan Run & Fair 2016. Warsaw Vegan Run & Fair (Bieg Wegański) is an annual event which took place on May 8, 2016, next to the Polish Olympic Committee building in Warsaw, Poland. The autumn edition of Vegan Run and Fair will take place at Park Skaryszewski, close to PGE Narodowy (Center Of the Warsaw) on September 24, 2016. Watch our video…
China is considered by many to be one of the most difficult countries to travel in as a vegan. And I don’t understand why. The supermarkets are filled with options and you can make pretty decent meals for less than 2 Euro. Just the way I like it. I highly recommend looking up restaurants on HappyCow or making Chinese friends if you want to go out to eat though. I arrived in Datong unprepared,…
After I wrote my first Vegan Guide To Toronto here on HappyCow I received a lot of positive feedback, and also a few suggestions for other vegan restaurants I had not included on my list. A name that kept popping up was Porter House. A vegan pub, Porter House is a relatively new addition to the Toronto vegan scene. Since I don’t drink alcohol I wasn’t really keen on checking it out, but with…
Do you think travel as a vegan is hard? I know I certainly did before I actually tried it. After learning about the horrors of the meat, egg and dairy industries, I definitely felt compelled to go vegan. I knew deep down that it was the only way of living that was truly aligned with my most deeply-held values – the values of peace, non-violence and compassion. But there was…
Join HappyCow’s Ken Spector as he tours Uruguay’s first vegan store in Montevideo with restaurant co-owner Jonathan Gabriel Vilar. He later interviews Maria Noel Silvera from the most influential Uruguayan vegan blog called caramelosdelima.com, and Felipe Llodra, the owner of the Vegan Wraps Y Licuados restaurant. Learn insider tips on the vegan lifestyle of Uruguay. Watch our Montevideo, Uruguay vegan highlight and tips video here:…