I was surprised to find out that Dubai has an active vegan community with regular events to meet up (a few per months).

That was a really pleasant surprise. This subreddit definitely need some good news, so I thought I'd share.

Also, despite having travelled to 28 countries, been vegan for 15 years, and studying Buddhism for 3 months in Thailand, it's only recently that I became fully conscious that I might meet lots of vegan in Vietnam.

Sadly Buddhist in Thailand don't care about animals. While I adore Japan, they also moved away from deeply caring about animals as a nation, despite their Buddhist influences. I wish it was easier to find Shojin Ryori food on temple pilgrimages, and everywhere.

You may not have heard, but a few Chinese Emperor banned the exploitation of animals in the past. At least in regard to what people are allowed to eat.

It sure would be wonderful if animals were protected by law internationally.

Still, thanks to them, a good amount of the Buddhist population in China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Korea still very much care about animals nowadays.

Now if only Jain and Hindu could open their eyes about the diary industry instead of blindly following rules, the impact could be major huh

Still, it's pretty sweet to be able to find some yummy Indian food pretty much worldwide thanks to them.

That's it for my positive rambling.

My heating in the Swiss Alps is not working, so I'm off to Dubai and then Vietnam. If anyone would like to meet up there someday, feel free to reach out.

I still dream of finding a beautiful vegan woman to travel the world with 6 months per year xD

But hey! It's already nice knowing that such a subreddit exist. Life is hard, but it's good to know that I'm not the only one that deeply cares about the suffering of animals in this world. Even if it tends to feel that way in most of my social interactions.

So thanks for caring!

I wish you all a happy new year.

May we all manage to find more ways to bliss out and be at peace despite it all.

If you know of any cities with regular vegan events & meetup, you're invited to share.

@vegan2ig for the curious wishing to look me up and maybe travel with me someday (all age, gender and nationalities are welcome to reach out*)

(*even if my ig is more of a dating profile than anything else. It's tricky to find any vegan to connect with, but with the added freedom to regularly travel it's hardcore! Good luck with your wishes for this new year)

https://www.timeoutdubai.com/vegan-in-dubai/vegandubai-news/405123-best-vegan-groups-in-dubai