Traveling on the ketogenic diet is an extra challenge. After almost two months managing on the road, we have developed some strategies for coping.
Hostels are great because they are usually cheaper than hotels or motels, and they often have a community kitchen with pots, pans, and utensils. You'll probably still want to bring along a rubber spatula, but otherwise, hostel kitchens cut down a lot on your kitchen packing. The downside to hostels is that they aren't in every city, so you can't count on it!
Camping is another pretty decent solution to cooking on the road. Bringing along a pot, a pan, a camping stove, and the rest of the basic necessities, you can set up a mobile kitchen just about anywhere. We usually stick to the campsite, but we've cooked a breakfast in a motel parking lot before!
Couchsurfing is the best option of all. For anyone not familiar, official 'couchsurfing' can be done through the couchsurfing website where people offer up their couch, floor space, or extra bedrooms to travelers free of charge. Our experience with it has always been fantastic, and every host seems more generous and hospitable than the next. We actually met through this website and have also both hosted before. The downside to couchsurfing is that it is not always possible to find a host. In very popular cities, where hosts are bombarded with requests, and very small towns, where too few people live, surfing spots are hard to get.
While couchsurfing is great when you get a spot, it occurred to us that couchsurfing with fellow keto-dieters would be even better. Having someone who already has all the tools you need, knows the ins and outs of the particular grocery stores and restaurants, and wouldn't mind spotting you some extra virgin olive oil, etc., would make keto traveling possible for even the worst worry-warts.
We'll be the first to say, if you're coming our way, you're welcome to stay with us! Here is our couchsurfing profile. We encourage anyone reading this to make a couchsurfing profile and post a link in the comments. It may be early days, but I hope we can all help each other out a little bit, create a network of people willing to open their doors, and free each other up to travel more!
Edit: I realized it was a complete pain to comment because of google+ link ups, but after a few "I hate google+" moments, I fixed it so that anyone can comment. Posting anonymously is ok!
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