Belgium is not known for its fine cuisine. Yes, there are waffles, chocolates and pommes frites, but with their “national dishes” all containing gluten, it should have set off alarm bells. Not that I didn’t do my research beforehand; I googled and googled and found out there was a Carrefour hypermarket nearby to where I…
Review: The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Berlin
I recently travelled to Berlin for the 6th World Skeptic Congress, as a speaker. I was put up in the conference hotel, the Crowne Plaza. Therefore all my expenses were paid for so I can’t comment on the value for money of this hotel. However, I can highly recommend this hotel as being a safe…
My first trip abroad as a coeliac
On Thursday, I will be travelling to Zurich, Switzerland, to speak at Denkfest, a science and critical thinking festival organised by the Freethinkers Association of Switzerland. As well as being the first time I’ve been invited to speak at an event abroad (whoo!), it is also the first time I have had to eat a…
