I have just got back to London after a very long journey with China Eastern and I need to talk about it, partly as a vent and partly as a heads up for other vegan travellers.
The route was Brisbane to Shanghai, a flight of around nine and a half hours, followed by a six hour layover in Shanghai Pudong airport, and then a further fourteen hour flight from Shanghai to London Gatwick. All in all, a properly long haul journey that was tiring and rather gruelling.
Here is a photo of the food I was given in the cabin.
We are getting closer to a century of podcast episodes and this week episode 99 of Tell Me Where I’m Going (Wrong) was recorded while I was visiting Australia.
Josh and I chat about travel etiquette, what we think of Madonna’s new music, and legendary Australian rockstar (and vegan!) Adalita of Magic Dirt. We also revisit our our personal stories of dealing with homophobia following Australian sporting personality Kane Evans coming out.
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You can order my book ‘Fat Gay Vegan: Eat, Drink and Live Like You Give a Sh!t’ online now. It has been out a while now but is still a good read. You can also listen to the Audiobook read by me!
Sometimes we are faced with eating the vegan option in a non-vegan restaurant, especially when we find ourselves in a location with no all-vegan options or when the local vegan restaurants are closed.
This happened to me during my final day in Brisbane today, on a quiet Sunday night in the city centre.
I’m currently in Tokyo and I’ve been blown away by the vegan food scene.
Vegan ramen restaurants, bakeries, and even a 100% plant-based gyoza eatery. There is no shortage of places to eat and no matter where you find yourself in the Japanese megacity, you are never far from a vegan spot.
There are some situations in life that are baffling. How did I end up here? Why is this happening to me?
Yesterday was one of those situations. I visited the Tokyo DisneySea theme park (one half of the Disney Tokyo Resort) as typhoon wind and rain lashed down on the area.
It is an experience I’ll never forget!
Throughout the soaking I endured, at least the park did a good job of keeping me sustained with vegan food options.
If you need a clear example of exactly how far attitudes towards vegan food have shifted over the past few years, you only have to look at in flight food served by airlines.
It used to be unheard of to be served even a small snack that was plant-based, but here we are in 2026 with full vegan meals up for grabs!
Check out my meal service from the British Airways flight I took this week from London Heathrow to Tokyo Haneda.
I’m getting ready to take a couple of VERY long flights this week and, as a vegan of many years, I understand that my emergency snack game has to be on point.
Take a look below at everything packed in my carry on bag.
This week’s episode of the podcast was shot on location in Brasov, Romania!
Well, my part of it was. Gil and I enjoyed a few days in Romania so this week I discuss what the vegan food scene is like in Brasov. I had a few great meals and was bowled over by number of vegan products available in the supermarket.
Josh and I also share our thoughts on the Devil Wears Prada 2. I enjoyed it whereas Josh was much more critical!
We also chat a bit about the recent local elections that took place around the UK and what the results mean. We are not experts but we like to give our opinions!
Follow Tell Me Where I’m Going (Wrong) on Instagram and Threads.
All of my upcoming events can be found online here. This includes the return of London Vegan Beer Fest!
If you appreciate my blog posts and the work I do to support vegan business and challenge injustice, please consider making a one time small donation of a couple of quid online here. You might also be in the position to sponsor my work on an regular basis via Patreon.
You can order my book ‘Fat Gay Vegan: Eat, Drink and Live Like You Give a Sh!t’ online now. It has been out a while now but is still a good read. You can also listen to the Audiobook read by me!
