As someone with severe food allergies, the travel risks I take are calculated. I dine out but I choose where based on the safest options and years of experience. There are also some simple risks I avoid that help for safer travel. Below are my top five risks to avoid […]
Travel Planning
Traveling with Food Allergies to Florence, Italy
Traveling with food allergies to Florence, Italy, one of the most popular tourist cities in Italy, is absolutely possible. The capital city of the Tuscany region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a city that was once the center for medieval European trade, is also known for its Renaissance art, […]
Traveling With Food Allergies to Verona, Italy
Verona, Italy is known for its pasta dishes, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and summer Operas in the Arena. Traveling with food allergies to Verona is something I have done numerous times and each visit is even more enjoyable than the last. Due to its proximity to Venice, it is often […]
Traveling to Vietnam with Food Allergies
I took a spontaneous excursion to Vietnam with food allergies. In typical Allie fashion, I did not plan the in-between part of my trip. I was already in Thailand for a conference and had left six unplanned days to follow the conference before flying back out of Bangkok home. A […]
How I Prepared to Travel to Thailand with Food Allergies
Planning a trip to a different region of the world when you have food allergies can take a significant amount of research and preparation. I was on a fairly tight schedule to prepare for a work trip to Thailand that came about unexpectedly. My younger self would have been more […]