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By: Mandy V

Mandy V — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:32:17 +0000

Hello Kelly,

I have two kids: 5yr daughter whose allergic to peanuts, soy &egg, and my son 15months, whose allergic to peanuts, soy & dairy. In regards to travel, I wholeheartedly feel the same fear traveling with them especially abroad. When my daughter was two my husband decided on a trip to India to meet up with some friends and family. My first reaction was, Is he crazy? But my husband loves to travel and did not our daughter’s allergies to hold her back in her life. We thoroughly prepared for the trip. I packed a separate suitcase full of water, snacks, boxed conveinence foods, pasta, etc. I had alerted the airlines that I was doing such. They had no problem , as long as I paid the extra fee for the bag. Needless to say we had a WONDERFUL time there. We did eat out, BUT only in the weel known places like the Hilton, Sheraton, or franchise stores, like MCd’s, TGIF. Everywhere we went we notified people of her allergies and people were more than welcome to oblige.

I would like to visit China, Japan, and such but knowing that their cuisines heavily rely on peanuts, soy, eggs… I would avoid those countries. Basically you have to do your homework. I would suggest not visiting place where there would be a prevalance of the allergen. Good Luck and God Bless.

By: Lissa

Lissa — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:38:33 +0000

Definitely contact me before you book that trip to Disney! We go all the time with Caroline and I’ve been more than 50 times, easily. It is a wonderful experience, but the summer definitely is not an off season unfortunately.

I have an article to start you off! http://www.rfak.org/index.php/my-articles/63-visiting-walt-disney-world-with-food-allergies

Best,
Lissa
http://www.rfak.org

By: kellyrudnicki

kellyrudnicki — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:07:50 +0000

Me too Vivian! We were thinking maybe end of summer. I know it will be extra hot then but we love the heat, and the crowds might be thinner…:)

By: Vivian

Vivian — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:47:33 +0000

I’m so glad you had a nice vacation. We don’t go too far away when we’re on vacation, either. Access to a kitchen is so important for my piece of mind.

Though we are planning a trip to Disney in the near future, so we’ll see how that goes.

By: kellyrudnicki

kellyrudnicki — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:52:45 +0000

So true! Wouldn’t it be great to have a food allergy friendly resort where us moms wouldn’t have to bring big shopping bags of food, making meals, etc.? Now that would be something!

By: Jennifer B

Jennifer B — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:44:57 +0000

Sounds familiar–we also make most if not all of our meals during our one trip every summer. I actually really don’t enjoy our annual trip very much because it’s not an escape from the grind, it’s more work! (Bringing food, making meals–what kind of R&R is that?!) It’s good for the kids to get out of Massachusetts and New England, a bit of adventure. They look forward to it every year. I am sure you’ll have a great time when you do get to Disney; so many wonderful food allergy family stories about it!

By: Tanya

Tanya — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:43:10 +0000

We too have discovered the joy of vacationing in a suite that has a full kitchen. It eliminates the stress of eating out, and of getting little people dressed and out the door before their hunger turns them into…well you know hungry doesn’t wear well on littles. Sorry to hear that Disney was postponed, and I’m glad that you found a location that suited everyone’s needs. Happy family= happy vacation.