{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"JustaPack","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/justapack\/","title":"Just a Pack's Vegan Travel Tips for Barcelona - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"R7zxhHt1wS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-in-barcelona\/\">Just a Pack&#8217;s Vegan Travel Tips for Barcelona<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-in-barcelona\/embed\/#?secret=R7zxhHt1wS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Just a Pack&#8217;s Vegan Travel Tips for Barcelona&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"R7zxhHt1wS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/barcelona-spain.jpg","thumbnail_width":2880,"thumbnail_height":1800,"description":"After Paris, my Just a Pack travel companion and I jumped on a plane and headed to Barcelona, Spain. The city far exceeded my expectations for vegan dining options. In the past, and before I was vegetarian, I traveled all over Spain and what I remember is jam\u00f3n, jam\u00f3n, jam\u00f3n. It seemed like most dishes included it or some other type of meat, seafood, or cheese. So I didn&#8217;t really know what to expect as far vegan options went in Barcelona this time around and was fully prepared to cook for myself often. However, what I discovered was that underneath the surface of this meat and seafood centric city, Barcelona is filled with health food stores, farmers markets, and loads of vegetarian, vegan, and macrobiotic restaurants. Despite this, my first day in Barcelona was a bit of a challenge. It seemed like I was going to have a very difficult time finding places to eat. Every menu I looked at included almost no vegetarian, let alone, vegan options. I felt like my worst expectations of this city were coming true. However, as I started to explore side streets and neighborhoods outside the most touristy areas I discovered a plethora of [&hellip;]"}