Last month, I had the honor of joining a stellar line up of gluten-free travelers for a webinar hosted by the Celiac Disease Center at The University of Chicago. To share the virtual stage with so many well-traveled advocates and friends was a great way to celebrate Celiac Awareness Month. Thank you UChicago for the opportunity!
Continue reading “How to Travel with Celiac Disease Webinar – Planes, Trains, and Automobiles”Learn How to Travel Gluten-Free with Experts During Celiac Awareness Month
Next week, I have the honor of joining two exceptional webinars as a guest speaker in honor of Celiac Awareness Month. Both events are free and will be recorded if you cannot make the live webinar.
As I prepare for both of these celiac awareness month webinars, I am really in awe of the way my celiac advocacy journey has played out. When I was a kid in the 1990s, I didn’t want anyone to know that I had celiac disease. People often questioned my weird food but I didn’t really talk about it.
Today, I am joining two of the most prestigious celiac disease centers in the United States to share my lifelong experience of living, traveling, and thriving with celiac disease. I have really come a long way and I am grateful every day for these opportunities!
Continue reading “Learn How to Travel Gluten-Free with Experts During Celiac Awareness Month”A Proud Milestone Moment: 14 Years of Gluten-Free Globetrotter
Today marks the official 14th anniversary of the launch of Gluten-Free Globetrotter. Fourteen years ago today, after a solo trip to the Czech Republic, I introduced this blog to the world. I had just experienced my first gluten-free beer on tap in Prague and I wanted to shout it from the rooftops. Read my 2014 welcome post here.
Ultimate Guide to Gluten-Free Croissants in Montreal
Updated March 2025
Gluten-free croissants? It’s a quest as elusive as finding a unicorn! But fear not, fellow gluten-free foodies. I’ve scoured Montreal to bring you the ultimate guide to these flaky pastries. The research is tough, but someone has to do it!
Free Webinars: Expert Tips for Traveling with Celiac Disease and Gluten-Free Travel Planning
I am going live this month in two different countries! I hope you can join me at one of these upcoming events next week. Both webinars are free to join but registration is required.
Traveling with
Celiac Disease
Seattle Children’s Celiac Program
Sunday, January 26
5pm ET/ 2pm PT
We welcome you to join our webinar featuring a panel of renowned travel experts, parents, and a GI physician with celiac disease.
Panelists:
- Erin Smith is founder of Gluten-Free Globetrotter (and while diagnosed with celiac has traveled to 25 countries and 28 US states),
- Kyle Dine is the CEO and founder of EqualEats (plus a great online friend of mine!)
- Anne Moon is a parent of a child with celiac disease and the founder of Beautifully Gluten Free
- Dr. Annemarie Rompca is a pediatric GI physician diagnosed with celiac 13 years ago.
Moderator by Dr. Dale Lee, Medical Director, Clinical Nutrition; Director of the Celiac Disease Program at Seattle Children’s.
This webinar is open to all. Registration required! To register: https://tinyurl.com/celiac-travel
This webinar will be a dialogue between these 4 experts discussing the joys, potential challenges, and how to prepare for your travels with celiac disease.
Zoom Chat Hour:
Celiac Travel
Celiac Canada Quebec Support Group
Wednesday, January 29
8pm ET/ 5pm PT
Now that I am living in Montreal, I am very excited to get involved with the local celiac community. I recently connected with the Quebec Support Group of Celiac Canada, a group that meets regularly both on virtual zoom hours as well as in-person events. It’s an honor to be a guest speaker at this month’s event. Bring your top celiac travel questions to this talk and hopefully I can give you some of my favorite gluten-free travel tips
To register, please email quebecsupportgroup@celiac.ca.
This year, I have decided to focus on connecting with the celiac community more directly and going back to my support group groups. Through webinars, in-person meetups, and more “IRL” experiences (IRL=in real life), I hope to bring a broader sense of community to the celiac disease world. With the current state of the world and the downward spiral of social media, I feel like these live interactions are way more valuable.
Do you have an upcoming event that needs a celiac travel expert? I’m your person! Feel free to contact me directly.