Dede Sophie

Despite being vaguely on the backpacker route, Laos still isn’t as popular as its neighbours Thailand , Vietnam or even Cambodia, which is both good and bad: good because there are far fewer annoying backpackers and Laos still feels ‘authentic’, bad because in South East Asia ‘authentic’ can often mean not so vegan-friendly. But don’t worry, with this guide to being vegan in Laos, you will have everything you need to explore this beautiful country as a vegan! 1. Laos Vegan Recipes First things first, what are some traditional Laos vegan recipes you can enjoy all over this beautiful country? Yall Dib Yall Dib are beautiful healthy vegan-friendly fresh spring rolls. You’ll find spring rolls all over South East Asia, but each country does them a little bit differently. In Laos, the fresh spring rolls are filled with fresh vegetables and noodles. You’ll find meat and fish ones too so make sure you ask for vegetable yall dib. Khao Piak Sen Khao...

Although I have a little bit of an obsession when it comes to traveling light, as a travelling vegan I do personally believe there are some things you can’t afford to not take with you. It will of course depend a little on how you travel – if you’re going to stay exclusively in hotels and don’t intend to cook then this post isn’t for you. But for someone like me I hope this post will be useful. I’m someone who travels long term, lives in places with kitchens, likes to cook a lot (read: likes to eat my partner’s cooking a lot). 10 Kitchen Tools For Full-Time Vegan Travel Because we often go for budget places, the kitchens aren’t always ‘up to scratch’. There are many kitchen appliances that you can either go without or wouldn’t be feasible to take with you (e.g. a slow cooker or a dehumidifier). So the things on these post are (hopefully) a) useful b) practical and c) (in my opinion) indispensable. Let me know what you th...