1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogMarie Nerenhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/marie-neren/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZTJaHVHiGi"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/confessions-of-a-vegan-traveler/">Confessions Of A Vegan Traveler</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/confessions-of-a-vegan-traveler/embed/#?secret=ZTJaHVHiGi" width="600" height="338" title="“Confessions Of A Vegan Traveler” — HappyCow" data-secret="ZTJaHVHiGi" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12471818_877800022336652_4971718055860029651_o.jpg20481536I am a baby vegan (2 years old) and traveller (4 months old) and I did not quite pick the most vegan-friendly countries to start my travels with. The decision to get out there unfortunately brought its obligatory compromises with it. I would like to openly share my personal experiences with you, because it is what it is. And there is no use hiding from the truth. I might get some bad feedback; but it’s better if some of you feel less alone after reading this. I am a human being, and I’m not perfect. Honesty is one of the most important things in life (and then there is pie), so these are my confessions and I am not sorry at all. There is such thing as politeness; and food connects people like no other. I have been traveling in countries I did not know the language of, and silently sharing food was sometimes the only form of communication that I had for days. People will look at you, try to talk to you and when they realize you don’t understand, you will see them grabbing for anything they can find to offer. They are figuring out a way to […]