Hey Sam! We’ve tried soy yoghurt – Luke didn’t mind it but I really wasn’t keen (also I don’t like to eat too much processed soya). Not tried coconut yoghurt though, would love to but omg it’s so expensive! I’ve been thinking about it for ages but every time I see it in the shop I feel like I can’t justify the spend to myself (we’re pretty budget still). I do really love blended frozen bananas and would happily eat that as a yoghurt alternative everyday, but we so rarely have a blender when travelling :/ so it’s an impossible one.

Thanks! Bulgaria is going okay so far ;)

Thanks mum! We do crackingly on a vegetarian diet so it’ll be interesting to see the effects of a vegan diet. We felt great during our first week – but also being at Luke’s home in Brighton meant we were able to make sure we were getting all the vitamins and nutrients we needed in our new vegan diet. It’ll be interesting to see what happens on the road. Bulgaria is great so far!!

Hey Caryl! Yes, was a really good start to Veganuary! Infinity Foods is great, we shared a vegan thali there which was fun and delicious. I definitely agree about Brighton being a great place to be vegan in the UK too. Yay, such a great tip – I always carry a box of nuts and seeds even as vegetarians when we travel. I absolutely love/crave/devour nuts. I’m pretty keen not to take any supplements but will see how we’re doing, so thanks for mentioning that.

Hey Jane! It’s been really interesting so far actually and very enjoyable. We had our first blip today where we think we may have eaten something that wasn’t vegan (but we’re not sure!) and that felt really weird :/

I love cashew lemon sauce, so those sound good. Let me know if you have any recipes or vegan foodie blogs you’d recommend? Would love to add some more recipes to my repertoire when next at home.

Interesting about the cycle tour. Definitely some countries (or at least areas of countries) would be crazy difficult and unhealthy to be vegan in without a huge amount of forward planning.

So far Bulgaria has been going well! We’re in Sofia and there are some good vegan restaurants here. Not sure what it’ll be like in the mountain towns and skiing areas though….

I’m definitely going to pick up some almond milk and museli before heading to the mountains! Such a good idea. Fortunately we drink black coffee already though ;)

Thanks for all the advice!!

On our last trip, which was a cycle tour, we felt we had to eat some eggs and dairy in certain countries to keep enough calories in our systems to power the trip. It’s pretty hard to find a vegan snack in the Hungarian countryside at 11am :). Not sure about Bulgaria, but I can’t wait to see how it goes for you.

One thing we did do was always carry a box of soy or almond milk with us, so we’d have something to put on our breakfast cereal and in our coffee. Might be easier on a bike trip though, since we were toting so much food already!

J