Comments on: A Very Hungry Veganuary (Vegan Travel Challenge Week #3)

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:23:05 +0000

Bansko sounds tough!! Hope you have a much better time in Plovdiv. Well done sticking with it!! :)

I reached out to a Bulgarian friend who sent me the following restaurants which came up on her search for vegan in Plovdiv. Not sure if you know all of them but there seem to be a couple not on Happycow so hope it’s helpful! She says the last two on the list aren’t vegetarian restaurants but it looks like they might have vegan options:

https://m.facebook.com/search/110234925673168/places-in/200742186618963/places/intersect

By: Katie Uniacke

Katie Uniacke — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 19:00:47 +0000

I’m so impressed that you’ve managed to stick with Veganuary somewhere like Bulgaria! I’ve being doing a half-hearted Veganuary but I fell at the hurdle of going to Austria to stay with a friend as I couldn’t bare the thought of the looks on their faces when I told them I couldn’t eat cheese, as they find vegetarianism strange enough! Plus, as you say, skiing is so demanding and the only vegan option in the huts on the mountains were french fries and I would have ended up seriously hangry! Are you thinking of trying to stick to veganism beyond January? Really pleased to have found your blog! Katie

By: Charlie on Travel

Charlie on Travel — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:04:57 +0000

In reply to Sharon. Thank you! Today I'm actually just feeling so pleased that the end of this week has been such an improvement compared to the beginning. I'm glad to be in Plovdiv where we've been lucky to have good vegan food and such lovely people running the guesthouse where we're staying.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 19:09:31 +0000

Great to hear that you are on the up and in a positive frame of mind at the moment. I admire your spirit and determination. At least at the end of your vegan journey, you will be able to make an informed decision. Well done to both of you so far …

By: Charlie on Travel

Charlie on Travel — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:20:12 +0000

In reply to Natalie Tamara. Hey Natalie, thanks for your support once again! It's been tough and not having that many fresh veggies around was really challenging. I agree, we've started to find some real vegan gems out here in Plovdiv and that's really unexpected and exciting! The vegetarian and vegan diet is definitely growing. You'd think the same about me as well (having always been vegetarian), but I'm a total wimp!

By: Natalie Tamara

Natalie Tamara — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 11:21:09 +0000

It sounds like you guys have done well to keep it up, especially without fresh veg to cook your own food. It’s great to see that even outside of the capital there are cities with evidently growing vegan/vegetarian populations though, that much is encouraging :)

I find scenarios like 2 & 3 so awkward to deal with when there’s a language barrier – you’d think years of veggie travel where that can still happen would harden me to it, but nope!