HI, Everyone!
Thanks for all your responses. I will definitely keep you posted, as I think this info would be beneficial to all. We started breaking out of our comfort zone last summer with a road trip to Montreal, however I do realize that it was nowhere near what we will experience if we take the plunge and go to Europe. First, we drove, and second, we loaded up at Whole Foods in Buffalo and brought pretty much everything we would need for the 5 day trip across the border with us. Finally, we only ate out 3 times, and one was at ZERO8 (which I cannot recommend enough ... what an amazing experience of stress free dining for allergy kids and parents alike)
Our allergist downplayed the risk of flying, and we know my daughter is not airborne allergic and she has never eaten at a peanut free table at school. Of course, we would wipe down her seat area beforehand and bring our own food on the plane. Norwegian says if you notify them of an allergy, they will not serve/sell nuts on the flight. Are there any other things you have found that are necessary for her to be safe when flying?
Hezzier ... I would think those countries would be relatively easy to visit. As I mentioned, I am pretty confident in our trip to England (other than the plane ride), as I believe in many ways their labeling is even better than ours and they are much more allergy aware. Just the fact that they label for sesame is helpful for us, and a close friend who lives there has a nut allergy and will be helping us navigate.
Chase ... VERY interesting info about Italy ... Yikes! Can't even fathom mixing pristine EV olive oil with PN oil?! WTH?! If we go, we will definitely be on the watch for that. I can't believe your son was able to eat gelato, though ... that is amazing. Luckily, we do have a friend in Rome (which will be our home base in Italy) and he happens to have a restaurant. Needless to say, we will be dining there pretty much every night!
Thanks, everyone ... and if others have anything else to add, that would be great!