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Celiacs of the world, unite!! 2 years ago

I want to publish a travel guide for Celiacs and other people with food sensitivities. To gather information about all the places and to keep it up-to-date, I need the help of many people from many different places. I’m starting with a Europe guide, since I’ve been traveling there a lot myself, and I’m concentrating on gluten, since it has the worst effects on affected people. You can find some info on the web by now, but mainly about hotels and restaurants in the most touristy regions. I’m more aiming at individual travelers, backpackers and the like. Though probably there aren’t that many with severe food issues… yet!

So if you live in a European country, especially somewhere where it’s not easy for foreigners to get gluten-free food, and if you want to contribute to my project, please contact me!
Anyone else is of course welcome, too. Maybe I’ll manage to put up a website or we’ll find an existing place to exchange travel experiences and tips about places to stay, eat and buy our special foods.

Jul 11, 2007, 08:14PM PDT | 2 cheers

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marksmout

My daughter has coeliac disease. I know from talking to an owner of a distribution company for allergy products and my own visit that Melbourne in Australia has gluten free cafe’s and patisserie’s as he say’s do most Australian cities.

Good luck with your travel guide all I ask is that if every allergy sufferer made it known to food outlets things may change quicker.

Aug 07, 2007, 05:31PM PDT | Respond to this

Stu

Great goal

I’ve stayed at a few Scandic hotels in Sweden, and they always seem to have a gluten-free selection of crackers at breakfast.

In fact, I think Scandinavia does GF very well… I found Finland was excellent – most menus marked and even little cafes having a few GF items.

But you probably know that already :)

(ps. you really live in 101 Reykjavik, or is that a reference to the film?)

Sep 14, 2007, 01:32PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

Girlbrush Freakwood is a self-knowing tree-hugging builder

Thanks =)

Of course I know that already, but thanks anyway =)
In fact this is one of the major reasons for my plans of moving to Finland. It’s probably the best place to live with Celiac disease, especially if you also have lactose intolerance. Though Sweden (real bread and pastry!!), Norway (two very wide-spread pizza companies offering gf pizza!!) and apparently the UK (What’s your impression? Haven’t been there after my diagnosis) are excellent, too.

And yes, I do live in 101 Reykjavik ;)

Sep 18, 2007, 06:25AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

Stu

UK GF

I think the UK is improving – my local pub has just started to label the menu.

But in most places while they have a token “talk to our staff if you have dietary needs” I think they still give you the impression you’re being difficult if you ask – or they give you an answer you don’t really trust – that throwaway “er… yes, I think you’ll be fine… um… gluten what?” You know what I mean.

Sep 18, 2007, 06:37AM PDT | Respond to this

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Great goal

Thanks =)

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