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Guest Blogger Discusses Hurricanes and Allergies

Guest Blogger Discusses Hurricanes and Allergies

This week we have a guest blogger, Michelle, who discusses hurricanes and allergies. Hurricane Florence has just passed. Many are still recuperating and trying to get their lives back in order. Were you prepared? Did you have your flashlights, extra water and milk?...

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FARE Nomination

FARE Nomination

What does the FARE nomination mean to this Allergic Traveler? Well to begin with, what is the FARE nomination? It is best described in their own words; FARE’s mission statement is “to make the world safe for people with food allergies.” To be nominated for an award...

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Survival Mode in Vegas for 72 hours

Survival Mode in Vegas for 72 hours

This is the tale of a friend of mine watching my back while in survival mode in Vegas for 72 hours.  Why am I calling this survival mode? Well to travel such a long distance in such a short time with food allergies, requires some planning in order to survive! When a...

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Fruits of our Food Allergy Labor

Fruits of our Food Allergy Labor

Recently I have witnessed a lot invested into the “fruits of our food allergy labor.” What I mean by this is how much is being devoted to the food allergy community. Research shows, according to Market Research Future, the global food allergy market is expected to...

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What is Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (PI)?

What is Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (PI)?

Do you know what Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (PI) is? I had no idea until I had the privileged of meeting Lauren Dunlap. Lauren and I met at the Gluten Free and Allergy Free Wellness Event in Charlotte. She gave me an education into PI. I wanted to share this...

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Why blog?

Why blog?

You may ask why I blog? Why does Allergic Traveler have a need to blog? Well a lot of it is for selfish reasons! I am always looking for products that I can pack for my travels. Spending a lot of time sightseeing, means that I don’t necessarily want to spend a lot of...

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Summer Travel

Summer Travel

For this year's summer travel, we headed west, western North Carolina that is. One of this Allergic Traveler’s mantras is to visit a new place every year. It does not matter if it is 25 miles away or 25000 miles away. I believe we can always learn and appreciate new...

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Food Allergy Peers

Food Allergy Peers

There is something to be said to hanging with food allergy peers. There is a level of comfort, there is a level of trust and of respect. After all we are all fighting the same battle, in our own way. Every morning we wake up and know that we need to be extra diligent...

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Passport Office

Passport Office

Did you know that Greensboro, NC has a Passport office? Why is this a big deal? Well, to be honest I did not know why until I met with Jeff Thigpen, Register of Deeds with Guilford County. He is the man with the vision behind opening the passport office in downtown...

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How does Sandals handle food allergies?

How does Sandals handle food allergies?

We attended the Gluten Free and Allergy Free Event in Charlotte with many other wonderful vendors whose sole focus is food allergies. Companies like Norm’s Farms, JP’s Pastry, Whole Foods, Southern Olive and many more were all there. All these companies are making a...

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Mom’s Visit

Mom’s Visit

Mom came to visit for the winter to hide from the frigid Montreal temperatures.  She has been with us for just over three months. It took some getting used to being back under mom’s wing. Although as we age, roles often become reversed. My mom has always cooked for me...

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Guest Blogger Amy Feistel

Guest Blogger Amy Feistel

Meet our most recent guest blogger, Amy Feistel. We net Amy last month while at the Gluten Free and Allergy Free Event in Raleigh. She told us about her recent experience flying to Beijing, China. We were so impressed with her experience, that we asked her to share...

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