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In Reply to: Travelling in Australia/New Zealand posted by Debi on May 16, 19100 at 10:29:21:
I was in Syndey and Cairns in November 2000, and had no trouble whatsoever finding vegan food. In Sydney, there are a number of vegan restaurants, and tons of Japanese food. Even neighborhood convenience stores had all sorts of vegan snacks and individual serving sized soy milk in different flavours.
Up in Cairns, I was also pleasantly surprised. We stayed at the Rihga Colonial Club & Resort. All I had to do was ask for soy milk and a pitcher of it was brought to the table. Tropical fruit, especially avocados, abound. To get a vegan sandwich, ask for a "salad" sandwich with all the veggies. In the morning at the breakfast buffet I would make a sandwich with peanut butter, lettuce, and tomato on multigrain bread (this may sound like a weird combination, but in New York City, where I was born, Bacon Lettuce & Tomato sandwiches often came with a light spread of peanut butter. It's really good. Use tempeh instead of bacon, or just leave it off when travelling!). Even the tours we went on had plenty of vegan cuisine, usually buffet style, and often Vegemite sandwiches are served in the afternoon (just ask for no butter on yours). Our Quicksilver tour to the outer Great Barrier Reef for snorkelling was fanstastic! And I bought vegan sandwiches for hiking in the mountains. And everything is less expensive in Australia than in the U.S. At a few fancier restaurants, I simply explained the kind of food I didn't eat and I was AMAZED at the delicious vegan creations of the chef; it seemed like chefs were often dying to create special edible art, and just charge you for a regular meal. And everyone we met in Australia was so darned nice!!
So at least on the east coast, you should have no trouble at all. We're ready to go back again and explore some more. I can only hope other parts of Australia have even a fraction of the great food we had on our trip. But bring a few Luna bars just in case. (I did.) A few high protein nutrition bars are always a good idea when travelling, since that's the one nutrient it's hardest to get at non-vegetarian restaurants.
Oh, and if you order a lemonade in Australia, you get a Sprite (if you're from the U.S. like I was, you'll look mighty silly asking why it's carbonated like I did!)
Enjoy!
Krista
White River Junction, Vermont, USA