VEGAN IN CHACHAPOYAS, PERU

From Vilcabamba, we made an incredibly long journey to Chachapoyas, Peru. It took us over 2 days to accomplish this journey and vegan food wasnt always easy to find during this journey. Our journey looked like this: Vilcabamba to Zumba, Ecuador – overnight bus journey, overly delayed due to landslide blocked roads!  Breakfast at Zumba. … Read moreVEGAN IN CHACHAPOYAS, PERU

VEGAN IN VILCABAMBA ECUADOR

Finding vegan food in Vilcambamba, Ecuador was not the only easy thing about the place. Vilcambamba felt like a balm to the harried soul and stripped away the layers of stress and anxiety caused by fast paced modern living. By the time we were done with Vilcabamba on our South America backpacking route, my husband … Read moreVEGAN IN VILCABAMBA ECUADOR

VEGAN IN CUENCA, ECUADOR

Cuenca is a beautiful, colonial town in southern Ecuador. Narrow cobblestoned lanes, shaded streets flanked by colonial buildings and dotted with little shops, only to be interspersed by a church or two, at least a few hundred years old. These interesting streets culminate in a central plaza called the zocalo where the locals hang out … Read moreVEGAN IN CUENCA, ECUADOR

VEGAN IN OTAVALO, ECUADOR

Otavalo was our first stop at Ecuador. After an interesting experience at the Colombia-Ecuador border where we tried our luck at a visa free entry and succeeded (yay!), we were quite charged for shopping at Otavalo. Otavalo is famous for its Saturday market. On this day, the entire town centro is filled with arts and … Read moreVEGAN IN OTAVALO, ECUADOR

VEGAN IN COLOMBIA – A THOROUGH GUIDE

BOGOTA Being vegetarian in Bogota is pretty straightforward, as Happycow has 36 listings for Bogota. However, as a vegan, I had a few accidents where I ended up with a bit of cream or cheese on my plate as I didnt make myself very clear in Spanish or forgot something from the list of things … Read moreVEGAN IN COLOMBIA – A THOROUGH GUIDE

HOW I ATE VEGAN IN SOUTH AMERICA WHILE BACKPACKING

My husband and I recently arrived in the city of Bogota, Colombia for our four month South American journey. We have always wanted to travel for an extended period of time and we finally got the opportunity to do so. So we quit our jobs and are backpacking around South America until April. Our tentative … Read moreHOW I ATE VEGAN IN SOUTH AMERICA WHILE BACKPACKING

VEGAN 7 CUP SWEET (GLUTEN FREE)

Today is the last day of vegan mofo. Unfortunately, I have been unable to blog every weekday as I had originally planned. Ah well, life just happened. However, I have been checking out vegan mofo entries from the blogosphere and having fun looking at all the food that’s being cooked. For Deepavali this time, I … Read moreVEGAN 7 CUP SWEET (GLUTEN FREE)

VEGAN MASALA CHAI (INDIAN TEA)

For someone embarking on a vegan diet, milk is one of the easiest things to replace, especially with the widespread popularity of soy milk and recently other non dairy milks. Even my parents, who live in the suburbs of Chennai in India have easy access to soy milk in their local supermarket. It took a … Read moreVEGAN MASALA CHAI (INDIAN TEA)