Travelling to Dubai might not be at the top of your vegan bucket-list, maybe because you think it’s not so vegan-friendly food-wise, but probably because you’ve heard about the human right’s violations. It certainly wasn’t a place that I was interested in visiting, but when I was offered free flights there (I was working with an airline), I didn’t say no. 1. Is It Vegan to Visit Dubai? I learnt a lot from being there, and essentially if I avoided all countries I didn’t agree with, I would never travel anywhere – off the top of my head, I would never have visited Israel , Malaysia , the Philippines , Hungary , Serbia, the US, the UK and even places like Iceland. Talking to people who actually live there I heard the real facts from their real-life experiences. A lot of the things I learned I didn’t like. But I also learnt things I did like too. Not everything about the place is evil and, if nothing else, it’s a fascinating place. Gastronomically, being vegan in Dubai is great – there’s a