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jdlogan88

By jdlogan88
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Hello all,

I am a 20 year old college student who was just diagnosed with Celiac about a month ago. This summer a friend and I planned a community trip to Africa and will be spending a week on Safari in Botswana and three weeks teaching English in Cape Town. I am very concerned how I am going to handle eating gluten-free while I am there. Does anybody know of any restaurants or stores in Cape Town? What about airline restrictions, can I bring a tub of a peanut butter and rice cakes just to be safe?

Thanks!

-JD

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Hello all,

I am a 20 year old college student who was just diagnosed with Celiac about a month ago. This summer a friend and I planned a community trip to Africa and will be spending a week on Safari in Botswana and three weeks teaching English in Cape Town. I am very concerned how I am going to handle eating gluten-free while I am there. Does anybody know of any restaurants or stores in Cape Town? What about airline restrictions, can I bring a tub of a peanut butter and rice cakes just to be safe?

Thanks!

-JD

This is the first time I'm going back to South Africa while being gluten-free. I feel like you can find gluten-free items, but it depends on your food stance. I have never had a problem eating lettuce at camps, but most travel advisories tell you to stay away from raw, uncooked vegetables/fruits etc. Communicate with your camps ahead of time. Do you have a travel agent? If so, contact him/her to get some advice.

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You might try contacting this person and see what they have to say: Open Original Shared Link I'm currently researching South Africa because I want to visit so please let us know what you find.

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