I was not excited about Kansas
Welcome to Gluten Free Traveller!
My name is Laura and I was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease in August 2009. I cannot eat gluten ever again and even the tinniest crumb would make me sick. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye but it’s not as simple as just avoiding bread, pasta and beer like some people might think.
Unfortunately gluten finds it’s way into so many things and that’s what makes sticking to a 100% gluten free diet so challenging. Would you ever think ice cream or yogurt could contain gluten?
Staying safe is difficult enough when you’re at home in your crumb free kitchen never mind when you’re travelling somewhere new. Each country has their own unique gluten free labelling laws, different gluten free products and varying levels of awareness of coeliac disease and gluten free dieting.
Travelling is arguably the most arduous area of gluten free life for coeliacs hence my decision to start this blog. My biggest passion in life is travelling and from now on I’m going to have to make sure that all of my adventures are free of gluten! So far I’ve had an address in Scotland, Canada, South Korea, Mexico, Argentina and the United States and I’ve walked, run and skipped through many other amazing places across the globe. Before my life changing diagnosis I was free to eat whatever I desired in these places. Now that things have changed and I do have to be careful of everything I put in my mouth, I wanted the opportunity to share my experiences of gluten free travel with the gluten free community….
As a gluten free traveller, when I decide to go somewhere new, I’m always on the lookout for tips on where to eat safely and how to help make my trip as stress free as possible. I’m writing this blog to use my research and experiences to help fellow travellers who are just like me. If you want to go everywhere and see everything but don’t want to spend any more time than you have to searching for safe places to eat then I’m writing this for you….I want you to spend your time making wonderful travel memories, not searching in vain for something safe to eat!
