Useful phrases & links

A little word of hope after all this 'you will be doomed to a life of dry bread and water' stuff. As long as you’re sensible and inventive, and stop off in a few touristy areas/big cities to refuel, you won’t starve, no matter where you are. You may have to work harder than at home (but that’s what travelling is all about right?!) Fear not, there is life beyond the vegetable lasagne...

Getting the message across

You can buy yourself ‘cheat sheets’ in about 20 languages here >> but here are a few pointers (for free!)

Afrikaans: Ek eet nie vleis, hoender of vis nie (I don't eat meat, poultry or fish)
Czech: - Jsem vegetarian(ka) (I’m a vegetarian)
French: Je ne mange pas de viande, ni de poisson (I don’t eat meat or fish)
German: Ich bin Vegetarierin (I'm vegetarian)
Greek: Ime chortofagos (I'm a vegetarian)
Hungarian: - Vegetáriánus vagyok (I'm a vegetarian)
Hebrew: Ani tsimchonit (I'm a vegetarian)
Italian: Sono vegetariana (I'm a vegetarian (f))
Indonesian: Saya tidak makan daging (I don't eat meat)
Japanese: Saishoku-shugi ryori wa arimasuka? (Do you have any vegetarian meals?)
Mandarin: - Wo chi su (I’m a vegetarian)
Malaysian: Saya hanya makan sayuram (I eat only vegetarian foods)
Nepalese: Ma sakahari hu (I'm a vegetarian)
Polish: Jestem wegetarianka (I'm a vegetarian)
Russian: (phonetic) - Ya ve-ge-ta-ri-aa-nyets (ve-ge-ta-ri-aanka) (I’m a vegetarian)
Spanish: - Yo soy vegetariana (I’m a vegetarian (f))
Thai: Chan thaan mangsawirat thawnan (I only eat vegetarian food)
Turkish: Hic et yiyemem (I can't eat any meat)
Vietnamese: Toi la an chay, khong an thit (I only eat vegetarian food)

Right, that’s me off to master the phrase ‘use that shrimp paste and suffer the consequences’ in 10 different languages...

Where can I get more info?

General travel resources for veggies:

Click here >> for US-based journals and travel resources
Click here >> for an excellent article on veggie travel in Asia
Click here >> for an amusing article on worldwide veggie travel
Click here >> for resources for vegans with a small travel section

Vegetarian organisations:

Click here >> for the International Vegetarian Union - includes vegetarian/vegan phrases (including Cornish, very useful) and links to local veggie societies
Click here >> for links to Australian veggie societies

Find a vegetarian/vegan restaurant anywhere in the world:

Click here >> for Veg Eats
Click here >> for Happy Cow