When a coeliac books a flight, their first question is usually will their airline offer a gluten free special meal (rapidly followed by, will it be edible?!), rather than seat pitch or in flight entertainment. The press often report stories of terrible gluten free meals on planes – such as this recent example where the…
My travels in 2019 involved visiting 12 different countries along with a number of breaks in the UK. Of the 12 countries I visited last year, 5 were new destinations to me. These new countries included Bulgaria, Slovenia, (the former Soviet state of) Georgia, Vietnam and Singapore. The theme of new destinations continues in our…
In the list of life’s greatest pleasures, eating gluten free fish and chips straight from the box whilst sitting on the beach must rank very much towards the top. Even for the gluten eaters, and even in poor British weather, it’s a real treat. But finding coeliac safe fish and chips – using dedicated fryers…
The Associazione Italiana Celiachia (AIC) have just announced that changes have been made to both their mobile app and website. If you’re a coeliac planning to use this to locate safe gluten free venues to eat during a trip to Italy then read on to find all the details. Who are the AIC? The Associazione…
July in the D household has been one of the busiest months in recent months. It’s the twins’ birthday month, my sister returns for the summer from her job in Tokyo and it’s the end of the school year. This year, my brother in law and his family arrived from Australia and we had a…