I guess every vegan who has ever travelled somewhere at least once found themselves in a situation where the only vegan food around them seemed to be bread, salad & fries which after some days really starts getting annoying especially if you're around people who are eating "real" but non-vegan food all the time and you have to stick to your salad and fries. To avoid these situations or at least make the best out of them I decided to create this post with hopefully helpful tips&tricks to make your travels/vacation more enjoyable as far as food is concerned.
Planes & Airports ✈️ 
1. When booking your flight (only for long-distance flights) make sure you order vegan meals (or at least "asian-vegetarian" which is almost always 100% vegan). If the airline you're travelling with doesn't offer anything different form vegetarian just call them and they will most probably organize a vegan meal to meet your requirements.

2. Even though you've ordered vegan food it can happen the airline forgets your order so you end up with no vegan food on the plane (which happend to me once and its definitly nothing I would recommend!). Also the portion sizes of airplane meals is tiny (for a vegan at least) so make sure you bring snacks or precooked meals with you (yes, you are allowed to bring food with you on the plane!) - you don't want to get grumpy on a 12h flight because there is nothing to eat for you.
Snacks/ meals I would bring are:
• muesli Bars (e.g. CLIFF Bars, Lärabars etc.)
• dates (or dried fruits)
• veggies with hummus
• simply just Sandwiches
• noodle-/couscous-/quinoa-salad
• fresh fruits (not smoothies!)
• oats with sugar/cinnamon etc.(- just ask the steward/-ess for hot water and there you have a delicious oatmeal)

3. Luckily nowaydays at most airports you will be able to find some kind of vegan food (for example smoothies, sandwiches or salads) however in some areas it is more difficult than in others. 
Last year I had a layover in Dallas (Texas) where the only restraunts I could find were steakhouses and seafood places (there was not even an McDonalds for fries). After searching for almost 1h I was about to give up when I decided to google (not expecting to be successful) whether one of the restaurants i had found had some vegan options. Through the webpage 'urban tastebud menus' (which from then on has been very useful for me in similar situations) I could finally discover that there were in fact vegan options available at the airport's restaurants so I finally ended up at Dunkin Donuts where I had some hash browns and a plain bagel-definitly not the tastiest meal but at least I had something to eat.
So next time you're sourrounded by what are considered fastfood-chains just look up if there are any vegan options you can eat at 'urban tastebud menus'.


4. Ok so this last tip actually isn't related to veganism but I'm gonna tell you anyways: always bring an empty water bottle with you and refill it after the security check. Water (as everything else) is super overpriced at airports and its just so much easier on the plane to bring your own water rather than constantly asking for a new glass whenever you're thirsty. Just make sure the water is save to drink as in some countries it's not recommended to drink tap water.

Foreign cities&places 🏠
1. Before booking the place you're staying at make sure that there will be either some vegan food available for the meals you've booked at the hotel you're staying at or that you have the possibility to prepare your own meals (in a flat for example). 

2. If you have some space left in the bag you're traveling with, why not bring some of you're favorite packaged vegan food you might not find at the country you're visiting or that may be overpriced there. A bonus is also that if you'e arriving really late you don't have to worry where to eat something or buy groceries since you've brought some things with you. For example, I brought Seitan, Tempeh and a packet of oatmilk since I knew that I probably wouldn't find these things at commercial grocery stores or at least not for a reasonable price.

3. If there's no grocery store with specifically vegan food near you just stick to staples such as potatoes, rice, pasta, oats etc.-you will most probably be able to find these things at all grocery stores. In case you begin to miss some vegan substitutes use the app 'happycow' to help you find organic or vegan supermarkets filled with everything you may desire.

4. Speaking of the 'happycow app'- it is definitley a must for every vegan going to a foreign country. Aditionally to listing all near vegan & organic grocery stores it also shows you all vegan, vegetarian or veg-options restaurants nearby and it makes it so much easier to find a place to eat when your on the go and don't kno anything around you. It's also a great way to find cute and cheap restauarants for non-vegans as well, as I gladly discovered in Barcelona where me and my non-vegan friends tried many vegan/vegetarian places recommended on happycow and everyone enjoyed the food there.

I hope this post was somewhat helpful to you & don't forget- improvisation is key when traveling!