Author Archives: Laura
Gluten Free Amsterdam
The first stop on our Northern Lights Rally (a 5000 mile drive from Scotland to Estonia) was Amsterdam. As we arrived early on the ferry from Newcastle we had the whole day to spend with our Dutch friends and they were an extremely helpful source for finding out where I could buy gluten free food.
Hostel Stadion – Helsinki
This hostel provides breakfast for customers but not free of charge. They responded within 20 minutes of my emailing! More evidence of efficient Scandinavians! Hi! We have also gluten free products for breakfast. If you think you like to have it, please inform the reception upon arrival. kind regards, STADION HOSTEL At 6 Euros per
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Haraldsheim – Oslo
This hostel offers free breakfast to all customers. Again, I received a response to my inquiry within a few minutes… Hello, we have gluten-free bread, just ask the kitchen staff during the breakfast Med vennlig hilsen/Best regards Oslo Vandrerhjem Haraldsheim Sounds good…I wasn’t expecting this to be honest. Hopefully they will have something I can
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Intersail – Amsterdam
This hostel offers free breakfast for all customers. I received a response to my email from this hostel within 5 minutes…very impressive! Dear Laura, To be honest i’m not entirely sure if we have anything gluten free. Our breakfast exsists out of : -brown and white bread -hot buns -boiled egg -peanutbutter, chocolate spread, chocolate sprinkels, jam,
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Fueling up the night before
The night before a big race, runners everywhere are filling up on pasta, spaghetti and various other high carb foods. On race day they will need all of the energy they can find and a carb heavy meal the night before and a decent sized breakfast 2-3 hours before the race are as important a part of
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Cadbury’s Creme Eggs Gluten Free
UPDATE: Jan, 2015: As of this month, there are still a whole bunch of Cadbury’s selection which they say is “Gluten Absentâ€. You can check out the most updated list here yourself. I came looking to see if creme eggs are still gluten-free after all the recent madness about the change in recipe and for now at least, they
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Gluten Free Easter Eggs
Easter is fast approaching and chocolate eggs are everywhere to be found on UK supermarket shelves. The question is…which of these eggy delights are gluten free? For those of you unfamiliar with these easter eggs, the majority are a hollow egg along with your choice of chocolate bar. If you buy a Creme Egg, Twirl
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Gluten Free Rallying
Our next trip is a 4000 mile drive from Glasgow to Estonia (via the northernmost tip of Norway) on the Northern Lights Rally! The aim was to buy a cheap banger (ours is a 1980s Ford Escort names Maxi) and to drive it 4000 miles before giving it to an Estonian charity. We are driving from Glasgow to
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