Because the course I was attending involved a lot of people, they had a buffet arranged for us. Before buying tickets for the buffet, I told the hotel staff what my allergies are, and asked if I could be accommodated. I was told this was possible.<\/p>\n
Luckily, I only bought the dinners. When I showed up at the buffet, it turned out that I could really only eat the salad! The first night, Cindy, a really service super-star, was able to arrange an alternate meal for me. The second night she was not there, and the dozy staff came up with something that technically I could eat, but really was pretty unsatisfactory.<\/p>\n
Now this is not meant to be a rant against the hotel, although really they need to learn how to cater to people with allergies a whole lot better.<\/p>\n
Bringing My Own Wheat-Free Food<\/h1>\n
Breakfasts and lunches did work really well because I brought my own food.<\/p>\n
I do not eat wheat, but I can eat oatmeal. I brought a one-cup immersion heater to boil water, and added that to a bowl of instant oatmeal. Adding walnuts and almonds made it a pretty good and complete breakfast.<\/p>\n
For lunch, I brought rice cakes, and canned meat (which I found at an Italian store in my home town). The cans have pull-tabs, so they are easy to open, and don’t stink like fish, so that worked very well.<\/p>\n
Planning for Next Time<\/h1>\n
I have another similar trip coming up in March. This time I will bring dinner as well as breakfast and lunch.<\/p>\n
I have not planed my meals yet, but I have purchased a single-burner stove which I can fit in my suit-case. Some camping pots and implements will complete my kitchen. I will probably have rice with something out of a can – not exciting but better than restaurant food. If I can, I will try to come up with something interesting, but it will all have to work as airplane luggage, so there will be challenges. I’ll add more when I have worked out the details.<\/p>\n
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More About Immersion Heaters<\/h1>\n
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A few people have been asking what an immersion heater is. The photo to the left is one example of one common design.<\/p>\n
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You put it in to a cup or mug of cold water, plug it in, and it heats up. After a time, the water will boil.<\/p>\n
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