I am an ovo lacto.... and I work in a hospital..l and whats worse, I work at night so the regular food is closed only the grill is open.... my only choice is a grilled cheese sandwhich.....ALL their Salads come with meat on them and the salad bar is nothing more than iceburg lettuce shreds frozen to the bottom of the container... so I ALWAYS bring my lunch.... there is NOTHING vegan to eat here.....  :o

I guess I have been lucky so far (in my 12 years of veg*nism! :)), because there aren't a lot of places that have made me crazy with lack of options. My uni was pretty progressive, because apart from various ethnic options (Chinese, Middle Eastern, etc. which were often veg) they had a separate vegetarian station with veg options and at least one vegan option. They often tasted exactly the same as other vegan dishes-- veg stock, oregano and seasoning salt--because uni "chefs" aren't particularly known for being fabulous vegan cooks, but they were not terribly unhealthy and I survived! I actually don't know about the food at my current uni because I have never eaten there, but urban universities are getting better and better with their options.

But now that I think about it, over the last 12 years, I have found myself at various camps and retreats that have pretty awful options. Luckily, those are usually a 2- or 3-day thing, but one gets awfully sick of bread and salad. Yech.

As far as countries go, I hear that Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia are pretty terrible. Every where else I have travelled, I have persevered. Turkey was fabulous, Spain and Portugal were pretty good, even Mexico we found some good options (including soy chorizo). In France, you should mostly expect buttered vegetables and potatoes (EVEN if you say no butter!), but if you can find ratatouille or pistou (minus cheese), a vegan girl can be pretty happy! We usually try to find a place to cook a meal at least once or twice when traveling so that we can get around less friendly veg restaurant fare, so that makes it more bearable.