<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I am an "air-force" brat, that is I was raised by parents that travelled from posting to posting with the air force. We spent numerous years in Europe and travelled extensively. This was all prior to being diagnosed as a celiac. Even then, mom always said to take along some food with you as you never know when you could get stranded, and besides food in airports, train stations, etc tends to be more expensive. I was once stranded in Paris for 9 hours in the airport terminal, no French money. We had just stopped to onload more passengers when taxiing to the runway our planes tires got lodged in a hole on the taxi strip. They had to offload us, the baggage and get a crane to move the plane. As I had some food with me I was able to eat comfortably, the airline offered us a sticky bun and juice, coffee. Anyway the bottom line is that I was used to carrying food with me and now when I travel it just happens to be gluten free food. I know we, the celiacs of the world, would like to be able to order a meal just as easily as the non-celiac but reality is that more people do NOT know about the diet than do know. Little by little we may be able to make a difference but to be safer than sorrier always carry some food with you that you can rely on. Even when I go to friends houses for an evening I bring my own munchies. Whenever we leave the house for an extended period of time, ie a meal will take place while we are out, I have GF food to take just in case. Karen Bulmer - St. Albert, Alberta [log in to unmask]