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While I must steer clear of nuts, I've never let that affect my travel plans, although I imagine I'd have to be prepared if I ever make it to the land of the curry and cashews. So, what do you do if you're headed somewhere and have to keep an eye on your allergies?
CNN has a great list up, which suggests everything from the classic "talk to the chef," to traveling with cards that list your allergies in the language spoken at your destination. How neat is that? Just buy the card you need, and you won't have to worry about trying to translate yourself and accidentally telling someone you're allergic to shoes instead of shellfish.
I'm one of those people who is pretty laid back about their allergy, and even I see the benefit of this. Do you want to get stuck in some foreign hospital, or die before you finish your vacation? How inconvenient!
If you have any allergy travel tips, share below!
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12-30-2008 @1:54PM Martin said... I remember a very special episode of TV from my childhood where a foreign visitor was using very poor miming skills to tell his host that shellfish would make his throat swell up and kill him. His host thought he was apologizing for not having a tie. It was very bad TV, but I learned how to do an emergency tracheotomy (I spent the next week waiting in vain for the opportunity to use that newfound knowledge).
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1-01-2009 @11:39PM Carrie said... I am allergic to nuts, peanuts, and seafood, and I have travelled to many different countries with very few problems. In Paris I only once had to show a waiter a translation of "I'm allergic to..." because so many people speak English, but it was nice to have at that moment. In China and Japan English is not widespread (and seafood is) so I ate at a lot of fastfood places, like KFC. I am a bit worried about a trip I'm planning to Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Has anyone with food allergies travelled to this region?
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1-07-2009 @5:08PM Alisa - Go Dairy Free said... I research the traditional dishes and find out how they are typically prepared. In places like South America I have found that (like hamburgers in the U.S.) there are staple dishes found in almost every restaurant. Once I know which ones are almost always prepared without my allergen, then selections become easier. However, this won't always work if your allergy is severe enough to worry about cross-contamination.
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