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As you’ve probably noticed, we have gluten free cards in 60 or so languages here. But our cards only cover gluten. What about if you have extra dietary requirements? What if you’re vegetarian too, or need to avoid dairy, eggs, nightshades, or soy? I get emails asking me for cards that cover these other intolerances quite often, … Read more

Since I posted my original video about my FMT (fecal microbiota transplant) treatment, many people have been in touch asking how I’m getting on now. I’ve tried to get back to people personally but I thought it would be easier and more helpful if I posted an update. So here goes… My diet is by no … Read more

Contributed by Josie Sampson Although you may think of Paris as a city overflowing with pastries, baguettes and croissants, the days of struggling to find gluten-free fare are slowly becoming a thing of the past. Offering everything from delicious breakfast to gourmet haute cusine, gluten-free eateries are popping up all over the City of Light, giving … Read more

“Do you have any gluten free cakes” “No I’m sorry, we don’t”…  “But I can make you some gluten free scones!” So went the conversation when we arrived at Lios Beag Cafe on the isle of Lismore, Argyll. We’d heard about the gluten free cakes at this cafe, and had biked-ferry-biked from Oban with the … Read more

This is just quick report on getting gluten free food in Cuba that I received by email. I thought it might help someone, somewhere so here it is. Thanks to Claude Vezina for sending it in… For people who have a celiac problem, travelling in Cuba isn’t too hard. If you sleep in a casa particular, … Read more

It’s a shame, but I’m selling my wooden home grain / bean flour mill made by Waldner Biotech (Waldner Biotech Combi Star Grain Mill). I say it’s a shame, because it’s such a lovely piece of kit, but not one I’ve used much. I originally bought it to help ensure that all my flours were … Read more

his is fairly off-topic for a celiac travel blog, but FMT (fecal microbiota transplant) treatment is saving lives, so I want to do what I can to promote it here in the UK. I got my FMT at the Taymount Clinic near London, where they regularly see patients with Clostridium Difficile infection (C-Diff), for whom … Read more

This report came from Jayne Hogan, NSW Australia. I recently returned from a 12 day cruise in the Pacific Islands on the Carnival Spirit and can thoroughly recommend them for anyone with celiacs. It was our first cruise and I was a bit worried how it would work out. But in the 12 days I … Read more

I’ve never been on a cruise. And I’m not planning on it either. But, I do know that a lot of celiacs do (in fact, we’ve got a report from a cruising celiac coming up soon). Mark Roseman and his physician wife both have fairly serious dietary restrictions, yet still chose to go on a … Read more

From Ida, a celiactravel reader from Norway: Norwegians seem to have a quite high awareness, not too hard to get people understand what you mean. In Norwegian gluten free is glutenfri. To get food:-bigger supermarkets, like Meny and Centra,probably Ultra too, have their own gluten free section. Smaller supermarkets, like RIMI, might have frozen gluten … Read more