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Iโm preparing for my first attempt at being a proper digital nomad. One of the many issues I have is will I be able to find good vegan options on the road?
I mean, Iโm not picky or anything. Itโs just hard sometimes to really get everything vegan, as some waiters are just a bit ignorant and will easily say โno milk, no eggsโ but then come back with bunch of parmesan on your egg-y pasta 
Any suggestions and experiences?
Not sure why there are a few non-vegans saying itโs very hard? Iโve been doing it for a year on the road and itโs very EASY (especially in Asia, where thereโs tons of great vegan food readily available from convenience stores).
Not only is it easy, itโs usually the cheapest way to eat. My friend who I was traveling with for several months usually ate vegan with me just because the food was healthier, you got more of it, and it was way cheaper.
HappyCow makes finding vegan places so incredibly simple. One of the best parts of travel for me is taking a look at HappyCow and visiting all the new interesting veg places when I arrive at a new destination.
Also, I just found this blogpost:
This blogger just published a little ebook on vegan travel in cooperation with Happy Cow, which you can sign up for on her website.
Happy travelling!
I have been digital nomading as a vegan for more than a year now and three years before as a vegetarian. Itโs really not rocket science 
Use HappyCow.com and do some research before you go. Write down local lingo for vegan food or get the vegan passport: https://www.vegansociety.com/shop/books/vegan-passport
I tend to choose places that cater well for vegans. Bali, Thailand, bigger cities or smaller hippie places (Encinitas/CA, Santa Teresa/Costa Rica, Tulum and Mazunte/Mexicoโฆ)
And in the end: just get an AirBnB, go to fruit/veggie markets and make your own food.
Itโs actually way more fun traveling as a vegan - it adds a bit of a challenge and itโs awesome exploring a place by finding vegan food. I love it and have never starved to death
Have fun!!
Been traveling for 4 years. Vegan for about 14 months and Iโve had no issues on the road. Requires a bit of creativity and flexibility, but itโs really not bad. Learning some key words/phrases in the local language really helps (no milk, no eggs, no fish sauce, etc.).
Vegetarian is super easy!
@gregbrand just added this for you:
Depends on where you go. I dated a vegan in Buenos Aires. She had very limited options for eating out. In fact, I met her at the vegan restaurant.
In Spain there are some decent vegan options.
But yeah - much easier to be a vegetarian. Iโve been with with several and there was never any trouble with eating out.
Medellin had a surprising amount of vegetarian options. I was impressed.
Sorry for my delayed response, but for what itโs worthโฆ My boyfriend is a vegan in the strictest form. I mean he doesnโt even wear any leather products or use anything but coconut or avocado oil and doesnโt cook in the same pan as I do (Iโm not vegan). He hasnโt had any difficulty in Taiwan, Japan, Canada, India, Spain, UK, Cape Town. Iโm also convinced he would have no issue finding food in Mauritius. Hope that helps and that youโve been able to eat 
Itโs hard enough being a vegetarian in Europe, let alone vegan in less-developed countries! Vegan retreats?! Is there something you CANโT find in Thailand?!
I havenโt found it so hard, but then Iโm not expecting nutritious dishes for every meal. Each country usually has at least one dish thatโs vegan. Otherwise travel with snacks, and cook for yourself wherever possible.
Ha, itโs funny I was just talking to my sister. She is also a vegan. And while I was explaining to her that I am a bit worried how Iโm going to eat out and if I would find any options in Chiang Mai โฆ she starts laughing at me โฆ
She says itโs the biggest โvegan retreatsโ area for the westerns. There is lots of 1-month vegan retreats and she tells me lots and lots vegan restaurants as a consequence of this โvegan tourismโ.
Iโm starting in Madeira island though. But this tells me I wonโt have trouble finding delicious and healthy vegan food
It depends where you go; big cities are always going to be easier. I was vegan for a few years (now Iโm vegetarian) and managed to eat well even in meat-heavy places like Argentina. I recommend you use happycow to find places to eat. For instance, it shows Bangkok has 18 vegan restaurants (and 80+ vegetarian) and many of them are inexpensive. Also, in Thailand you can ask/look for jay food. You may find this video by Mark Wiens useful (check also his guide). As you mentioned itโs โeasyโ being vegan in Thailand; lotโs of fruits and vegetables and vegetarian restaurants.
When I was in Bangkok, I used to eat a lot at the food court of the Terminal 21 mall. Delicious vegetaria/vegan food for $1.5!
Well, I will stay optimistic and see this an opportunity to go from โsubstitutes seeking veganโ phase into more raw vegan phase.
That is probably more doable in Thailand, I would assume. Lots of fruits and vegetables. Very simple and even more healthy.
Itโs probably easy to find good quality and still pretty cheap vegetables/fruits markets? I am thinking of starting off in Chiang Mai.
Over time, you begin to learn where the little pockets of healthy/vegan food are - itโs just difficult when you first arrive.
Now that I think of it FourSquare.com has made my life super easy for finding places. Give that a download (worked great for me in USA/EU/SEA). Iโve managed to find some of the most amazing restaurants on my journey with that app.
Probably not going to happen as Pieter mentioned before. Also, I wouldnโt be so quick to call waiters โignorant.โ Iโve worked in food before and you canโt really expect someone making minimum wage to be a food expert and memorize the ingredients of everything on the menu. Also, a lot of people donโt know what vegan is, so donโt expect everyone to just know exactly what you mean, especially when you might be dealing with a language barrier.
The best answer I can give you if you really want to eat vegan would be to buy your own food on the road and cook for yourself. That way you can read all the ingredients on the packaging and truly know if itโs vegan or not.
Yes, that works I think. Although youโre going probably be cooking Western dishes with Western (vegan) ingredients and again thatโs going to be more expensive than staying at home.
If cost is not an issue for you then obviously this doesnโt matter.
Forgot to mention that thereโs one exception here, Bali is one of the few places thatโs great with vegan food. But itโs not VERY cheap.
Itโs very hard. Veganism is a mostly first-world developed country luxury, most of the rest of the world is still struggling to get ANY food on the table. So they donโt have the luxury to be picky.
Youโre fine being vegetarian, as most of the world has vegetable dishes, but youโre going to run into a lot of trouble trying to be vegan and travel e.g. Asia or South America. Most local places are simply not vegan.
Any place that is vegan will probably be tailored to (relatively) wealthy people in those places, and thus you wonโt be able to save money on food at all. Itโll probably be more expensive than in EU/US.
In addition, if you wonโt be able to speak the local language itโll be even harder to ask them about ingredients or make specific requests. Thailand is a good example here, youโre fine with English for ordering what they sell, but their English doesnโt go much further than that usually.
Hi everyone,
I would love to hear what you'd like me to build next on Nomad List, or any other product/feature feedback ideas you have.
It's been 6+ years now but I'm in this for the long term and with the boost remote work got last year it's even more exciting to work on Nomad List than ever.
Current roadmap is here: twitter.com/levelsio/status/1363204985488572417?s=20 and pbs.twimg.com/media/EusS9PKXEAUR8xp?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
The next products/features I have planned:
- ๐ Rebase: visa, residency and immigration services for remote workers
- ๐Courses: learn the steps how to go remote and travel/relocate
- ๐ Gov liaison: diplomacy services to the governments to help us lobby for nomads and for them to attract remote workers
Thanks a lot!
Hi guys,
After the Netherlands, the Bay Area, Colorado and being on the van life for 8 months, I am now in Sedona, AZ with a few other digital nomads. We are sharing a home here and are wondering if there are more like minded people in the area.
We do a bunch of hikes and campouts in the northern of Arizona. If you would like to connect with us, please do so :)
Val
Does anyone ever travel to any Islands like Bermuda, Barbados, Barbuda and St. Kitts & Nevis?
Hi there, title says it all. Canadian nomad hoping to find the city/town in Portugal with great, consistent surfing, a solid coworking spot, and a fun group of young nomads. Please recommend!
I'm in need of a tax advisor who understands "our" typical situation. I'm all good on being legal on taxes at this point, but as I'm doing more investing and there's more compliance and KYC and such, it's getting more complicated to deal with this topic. Not living in my country of citizenship, company in another country, resident in yet another country, banking in a different country ... you know how it is, a pile of red flags.
Would be great to find a good tax advisor to sort things in a way that makes my situation as "explainable" and easily dealt with as possible. Any leads?
Hi, I've got a question to anyone who had experience with the digital nomad lifestyle. I'm 24, I'm in my last year of university doing computer science, got 3 years of experience mostly doing web development.
I never liked the idea of staying in one place, getting a job and growing roots - hence the will to take the opportunity and travel the world. My main question is โ how do I go about it? Are there any useful resources I could look into?
How do I go about insurance and such once I decide to move. I currently live in Switzerland and do freelance work for one company. It's not a lot, since my studies don't allow me to pick up a full time job, but it allows me to cover simple expenses.
I'd be happy to get some insight into how things work and also happy to network with anyone interested.
Hi guys ! hope you are doing well.
I would love to get your feedback regarding the best insurance for digital nomads. i'm traveling around Asia since 1 year and for next 4 or 5 years. Would love to buy an insurance to cover especially :
- health
- laptop, phone ...
- Flights
Hoping to see all the cool stuff people are working on while they live an extraordinary life.
Anyone know of any groups or resources for Ph.D. students working on dissertation while living as a digital nomad? I know there are several virtual writing groups around, but wondered if there were any specifically for digital nomads, particularly those who are dissertating.
Thanks!
Hey Nomads!
Iโm looking for an international health insurance (no travel insurance) for my nomadic life. It should cover the basic services and at least be accepted in the EU (itโs ok if itโs not accepted in the US as Iโm aware they rarely are). Nice to have: enter into a contract online. Anyone got a good experience or a recommendation?
Thanks in advance!
I have finally saved enough money to start investing. What company gives good, diversified access to stock, ETFs and mutual funds? Does it make sense to use company like Vanguard or Fidelity for that? Iโm a EU/Poland citizen, how would I transfer my money back and forth without incurring significant fees?
Hello digital nomad!
I dream of being an independent digital nomad. But it feels very elusive & unattainable with my success rate. In full disclosure, whilst I have dreamed about making money online since high school; I have not earned a single cent making money online. $0, nada, zilch!! On the contrary, I have spent a lot of time & money on books, podcasts. Even though I have spent a lot of time reading/listening to others, I do not have anything to show for it!
I have made attempts in the past to start an online business, but these fizzle out quite quickly when I do not see traction especially when the goal I have set myself is too high.
Instead of reaching for the ultimate nomadic lifestyle goal, I want to start much smaller. Really small! I am simply looking to make $50 profit per month from a new online business. Thatโs it.
I need some advice from you please!
Is $50 profit too low? How long did it take you to earn $50 profit per month?
What is a good way of achieving this goal?
Thanks
Mark
aka the $0 online business entrepreneur
Will be in Osaka this April/May and was curious to discover interesting groups/events.
I had a look at FB + Meetup but there doesnโt seem to be much. Any advice on where to look?
Hello everyone! Iโm new here and probably this is a very newbie question, but it doesnโt leave my head.
How do you, nomads, pay your taxes? I mean, if youโre constantly traveling, how are you going to pay taxes for a certain country if you are going to stay there a short period of time?
Or do you return to your โoriginal countryโ and then pay them?
By the way, this forum has very nice cool formatting features!
All members of my family has different needs and hobbies so how do you pick the perfect places?
Hey everyone,
Iโm a freelance + nomad newbie, off for my 1st proper trip in May. Iโm wanting to spend a month somewhere and go from there.
I just came back from Slovenia/Ljubljana and loved it there (just a week). I donโt mind โsleepierโ places par-say, as long as theyโre close to a beach or nature of some kind. In fact, I kinda like places less-busy and a bit smaller/cosier.
Iโm been swaying towards Porto, but have been impressed by the rave reviews Iโve seen for Valencia.
-> Have you every nomad-ed in a Spanish/Portuguese city? Iโd love to know where and what you liked/disliked 
Thanks!
Hey, is there currently a way to save filter settings? I feel like it would be helpful for planning the trip as I have several ideas on what to target and would like to cycle between them
Hey guys, this was my first year as a Canadian nomad.
As far as I know of, Canadians donโt pay taxes if they do not live in the country for 6 months.
But Iโd like to talk to an accountant or someone who does Canadian taxes specifically for expats and nomads to get clear on the rules and for help on my return coming up.
Does anyone know someone who specializes in Canada who can help? Iโve seen plenty of US recommendations but none for us canucks.
Thanks guys!
Hi!
I am planning to move to Latin America for 3-4 months (Oct-January). Iโve narrowed down 6 different places that I want to visit before committing to settling down, but Iโd love to get some community input.
Here are the cities Iโm considering:
The most important things Iโm looking for:
Anyone have any experience with these places and can give some insight? Iโm also completely open to other recommendations.
Thanks!
Rose
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