The GF Traveller
Travel Adventures
Gluten Free Paris, France
Feb
20
More gluten free goodies!
YES! These are all gluten free!
Paris is fantastic. Paris is, well, it’s Paris. I’ve been lucky to visit the French capital on three different occasions over the years but all of this was before I was on a strict gluten free diet. France is a country filled with amazing breads and pastries but all of these are gluten, gluten, gluten. What do you eat in Paris as a celiac?
Last weekend my mum and her husband, John, travelled to Paris for a long weekend. Paris is one of their favourite cities and they visit pretty often. Neither of them are celiac or gluten free but on their travels they always have an eye out for stores selling gluten free goodies or menus with gluten free options. They hadn’t come across anything celiac friendly in Paris, until Helmut Newcake. (more…)
Gluten Free Fresno, CA
Jan
24
Interesting cupcake options
100% gluten free bakery!
Last week I spent a day in Fresno, California as part of a little road trip. I didn’t see as much of the city as I would have liked but in the short time I had there I discovered a couple of good gluten free spots. (more…)
Gluten Free Bakersfield, CA
Jan
23
Tasty sushi!
I found myself in Bakersfield earlier this week when my friend and I took a little road trip heading south for a few days. Bakersfield probably isn’t a town I would have chosen to visit without a reason but I was glad I got the chance to as we met some very friendly locals who helped me celebrate my 29th birthday! (more…)
Gluten Free Garlic Ice Cream Gilroy
Jan
20
Garlic Ice Cream
En route from San Francisco to Bakerfield earlier this week we stopped at a little town called Gilroy. Gilroy, nicknamed ‘Garlic Capital of the World’ houses a factory which processes more garlic than any other factory in the world. They hold their annual Garlic Festival every year in July and it’s one of the biggest food festivals in the US. As you drive past the town you can smell Garlic for miles so you definitely can’t miss it…it’s a pretty unique experience! (more…)
Liverpool Gluten Free
Jan
14
Liverpool
Lunch with family
Liverpool (To be read with a scouser accent!) is a UK city I hadn’t yet had the chance to explore. The drive is only three hours and change from Glasgow but I guess until now I never really had a reason to visit. My brother and his lovely family recently moved to that area of the country so when we were home for the holidays it was the perfect time to visit and explore Liverpool for the day. (more…)
Gluten Free Edinburgh
Jan
09
NIbbling truffles in Edinburgh
The Harvest Garden
John and I spent a fun day in Edinburgh over the festive period. Being a Glasgow girl myself I don’t find that I go to Edinburgh too much. It is of course a gorgeous city and very popular with visitors to bonnie Scotland. I should probably visit more often. When I lived here I would head to Edinburgh when it was Fringe Festival time (not to be missed!), when I found a good gig there or we had visitors in town who were desperate to explore Scotland’s capital city. When I do go simply for the sake of wandering and soaking up the city it’s always a really good time. Edinburgh is beautiful, it’s full of culture and there is lots to see and do. Gluten free travellers to the area will be happy to hear that there are also plenty of celiac friendly options to keep you satisfied whist exploring. (more…)
Gluten Free Asheville, NC
Dec
19
Gluten free dinner at Posana
Recently my friend and fellow celiac, Sasha Cagen, travelled to and spent a week in Asheville, North Carolina. She had such a positive gluten free experience here that I had to share her gluten free travel story with you. She spoke to me of this mystical place in the mountains, with a welcoming community and creative spirit. It sounds like a wonderful town. I have travelled to various other parts of beautiful North Carolina, including one of my favourite towns ever, Wilmington, but I’ll be sure not to miss out on the chance to explore Asheville on my next visit to that part of the United States. (more…)
Gluten Free Napa, California
Nov
25
Gluten free dessert
The sign celiacs long to find!
Last weekend my husband, our friend and I had a little out-of-the-city adventure in Napa. None of us had made the trip to Napa before and this was our chance. When you think of Napa you probably think Vineyards. Our experience there was a little different as there was no vino involved and the town was extremely quiet on this chilly November afternoon but we still had a lovely day. Pica Pica, my favourite gluten free restaurant in San Francisco, has been hiding Pica Pica Gold (vouchers for tasty gluten free food) all over the Bay Area. They post photographs as clues and treasure hunters have to figure out where the treasure is and snap it up! We knew there was some to be found in Napa and decided to add finding it into our day. (more…)
Gluten Free Sacramento, California
Nov
21
Lots of gluten free products!
100% gluten free store
Yesterday I took a day trip to Sacramento with my friend. We had a really fun day and lots of tasty gluten free goodies were discovered. This was my first visit to Sacramento and I enjoyed wandering down the many tree lined streets which were especially pretty due to all the fallen leaves and autumn colours. (more…)
Los Gatos/Morgan Hill Gluten Free
Nov
03
My tasty lunch at Erik's
Yesterday I went on a mini road trip with a friend which took us to Los Gatos and Morgan Hill, an hour or so south of San Francisco. She had a couple of short meetings in each town so I used this as an opportunity to discover what these small towns have to offer in terms of celiac friendly options for gluten free locals or travellers to the area.
As usual I did some online research into the towns we would be visiting to get leads on celiac friendly eateries. The plan was to find somewhere safe and delicious to eat lunch and as it turned out I found six different possibilities! I was very impressed. (more…)