The region of South Tyrol in northern Italy really is picture perfect! It is a region of superlatives, and many people come here because of the incredible natural landscapes. The valleys around Bolzano and Merano can be wonderfully charming. They will beguile you with apple blossom everywhere in springtime, with lush green in the summertime accompanied by the sound of cowbells from the neighboring Alpine pastures, and with ripe grapes from numerous grape vines in the fall. And once you get to the mountains, things get even more spectacular. Breathtaking peaks, raging mountain streams bubbling with clear water, and snow-covered…

Coq au vin! Meat dishes! An endless variety of cheeses! When we think of French cuisine, those are perhaps the first things that spring to mind. So not exactly rosy or green prospects if you want to go on a vegan tour of the neighbouring country. Or maybe they are? Admittedly, the percentage of vegan French people is still quite low. And life is not made especially easy for vegan producers in the land of gourmets. For example, vegan substitute products are not allowed to have meat descriptions in their names. It would appear that they are even stricter than…

India is a country that stimulates all our senses. Indian cities are loud, the streets are crowded, it’s hot, often dirty, and there are smells that can take some getting used to if you’re European. Few countries have given me as big of a culture shock as India did – even though I’m proud to say I have over 70 stamps in my passport. At the same time, very few countries have touched my soul as deeply. It was in India that my journey from carnivore to vegan began. While I was preparing for my trip, a good friend of…

Welcome to Sicily and the Aeolian Islands, a paradise of Mediterranean aromas and scents – especially for vegan cuisine! Mount Stromboli, the omnipresent Mount Etna and many other volcanoes have crafted beautiful landscapes out of the sea and brought about some of the most fertile ground there is. Let’s take a closer look at these picturesque islands, and dive into their multi-faceted cuisine! The geographical location of Sicily and the Aeolian Islands makes them very special: Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean and is located to the southeast of Italy, almost on the same latitude as Africa. The…

This time, our VEGAN WORLD TRIP is taking us to the beautiful Levant region: the land bridge between Africa and Eurasia, and a culinary melting pot. This has always been a place where scents, spices and flavors from all over the world collide and blend. Few other regions in the world have been shaped by as many cultures or as much history as the Levant, which spans the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and its hinterlands; that is to say what is today Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, the autonomous Palestinian territories, in addition to the southern Turkish province of…

My first really good Thai curry is something I’ll never forget. It was some time around the turn of the millennium, and it so happened that life had gifted me a bit of time between finishing school and starting what I was planning to do next. I knew I wanted to use this time to get to know the rest of the world a bit better. So, as was all the rage in the early 2000s, I booked a flight to Bangkok. As soon as I arrived at Don Mueang Airport, I felt the culture shock that every tourist experiences…