Topic: Travel

Scott and I visited Houston, Texas last week for Scott's birthday :)

Scott is a baseball fanatic, with the goal of visiting every Major League ballpark (Houston was #17), so his birthday present this year was using all our miles to go to Houston :) AND while our team lost, it was a no hitter game!

Onward to the vegan eats...

We stayed in downtown near the stadium, and I was pleasantly surprised how many options were within walking distance …

Last week Happy Herbivore HQ went to San Francisco for a corporate retreat. (BIG thanks to all the Herbies who suggested POIs!)

Funny thing, when we arrived, I'd planned for us to eat at our hotel. (Having browsed their menu online, I was seduced by a "vegan ratatouille")

Love is indeed blind because I missed the part where it said "LUNCH menu" and that they were not open for dinner.

Fortunately, a quick search on Yelp led us to The …

Two weeks ago I went back to my old stomping ground... BOSTONto speak at the New England VegFest.

It was a BLAST! The Herbies came out and took the house down!

Hello my herbivores!!!!

There were soo many Herbies (I don't think the festival was ready for our love!) That I had to divide my hour talk into two demos :-D

AND my favorite part: I got to meet you and take pics! and sign books!

Funny note: …

I visited friends and family in DC/Baltimore before shipping up to Boston for NE VegFest (check back for that post next week!)

Since we were staying with family we didn't do a ton of eating out on this trip but here are some notable dishes.

Busboys and Poets

We ordered the vegan nachos for the table and everyone loved it (even I tried a bite! They make great guac!)

The vegan calzone was also a hit with Scott and our …

I'm always getting questions from Herbies about how to stay plant-based/vegan while traveling (there's a HUGE section on travel in the Happy Herbivore Guide to Plant-Based Living), especially cruises.

What can I eat? Do I need to make special requests ahead of time? Is it even possible?

The simple answer: YES!

Last October, Scott and I went on a 2 week cruise around Asia, and found plenty of plant-based and vegan options on board.

But when I saw …