Traveling Italy with Food Allergies: A Priceless Mother-Daughter Journey

November 13, 2025
Cindi
Travel

Mother-Daughter Memories of Italy trip with Food Allergies.

Traveling Italy with Food Allergies: A Priceless Mother-Daughter Journey

Traveling Italy with Food Allergies: A Priceless Mother-Daughter Journey. Memories & Food Allergy wins in Italy!

We found places that didn’t just feed us but Welcomed Us! Safely, Kindly & with Open Arms. With Food Allergies!

This Summer, my daughter Katie & I shared something truly priceless: Time together in Italy.

This trip wasn’t just a vacation, our Small Group Tour 2025 was taking place, so definitely working as well.

But for Katie & I, it was also a Journey of Connection, Confidence & Celebration!

Traveling with Food Allergies isn’t always easy.

It takes planning and preparation.

Always asking multiple serious questions in a foreign language.

As well as making sure that people understand the gravity of anaphylactic #foodallergies.

And often times, courage.

Katie & I wandered cobbled streets, laughed over Gelato (YES! #foodallergyfriendly) & rod on scooters to St. Peter’s Square.As well as driving Vespa’s through the streets of Rome, stopping to eat at our favorite food allergy friendly restaurants & shopping for Christmas gifts. — Katie & I wandered cobbled streets, laughed over Gelato & rod on scooters to St. Peter’s Square.
As well as driving Vespa’s through the streets of Rome, stopping to eat at our favorite food allergy friendly restaurants & days at the beach!

But what this trip gave us? Freedom, Fun & Unforgettable Memories

Katie & I wandered cobbled streets, laughed over Gelato (YES! #foodallergyfriendly) & rod on scooters to St. Peter’s Square.

As well as driving Vespa’s through the streets of Rome, stopping to eat at our favorite food allergy friendly restaurants & shopping for Christmas gifts.

Katie and I grew closer, knowing that these times are even more precious.

As Katie is now a young adult, the carefree Summers of childhoods past, are gone.

(But you can see our 1st trip to Italy, many years ago here: Planning Your Perfect Trip to Italy with Food Allergies. & on our Instagram.

These are memories that I will cherish for my entire life.

From Medieval Festivals in Florence, Italy to our Food Allergy-Friendly breakfasts on the terrace, Italy is magical!

Food Allergy-Friendly Places to Eat

We found places that didn’t just feed us but Welcomed Us!

Safely, Kindly & with Open Arms.

To every restaurant that took our questions seriously, to all the chefs & Nonna’s who prepared her meals and grabbed a clean ice cream scoop & opened a fresh tub of Gelato, every Italian who showed us that traveling with Food Allergies is absolutely possible, THANK YOU!!

Or in Italiano, GRAZIE MILLE!

Want to know a long-time favorite & #foodallergyfriendly Florence restaurant?

Ciro & Sons!! That’s me in the photo below, with Guiseppe, the owner.

This was Katie’s 1st choice when she landed in Florence & Guiseppe, and his lovely family, always take such great care of feeding us (& all our travel consulting clients too!)

Priceless trip to Italy with my daughter with Food Allergies! — Think you can’t travel internationally if you have food allergies? Nope!

This Summer reminds us that Food Allergies don’t have to limit our explorations. In fact, I will say, they rather teach us to live more intentionally.

And that is so worth the Journey!

Although, you absolutely 100% MUST HAVE Food Allergy Translation cards.

We personally use & are affiliates for Equal Eats. Our link will save you 10% & helps us with our business expenses – THANK YOU! 😄

The other MUST HAVE: “our handy-dandy backpack cooler!” As it’s Summer, hot, hot, hot! Keeps our #foodallergyfriendly meals & snacks a good temperature!

Here’s to more Memories, more Gelato & more times together with the ones you LOVE!

Here’s to more Memories, more Cocktails & more times together with the ones you LOVE! — Cheers to more Food Allergy Travel memories with the ones you love!

Traveling Italy with Food Allergies: A Priceless Mother-Daughter Journey

I hope Katie’s and my Summer Trip to Italy is inspiring to you.

We started our company, An Easy Journey, in 2017 to educate, spread awareness of & give confidence to those with Food Allergies.

Since our diagnosis in 2003, we have consulted & taught thousands of people about Food Allergies.

If we can assist your company, educational facility or business, understand or integrate policies for people with food allergies,

please Contact Us.

Keeping the 85 million people around the World, who live with a food allergy, safer is our greatest desire.

Our new Corporate Training for Food Allergies helps companies create safer, more inclusive environments for employees, clients, and guests living with life-threatening allergies. With practical guidance, real-world scenarios, and expert-led education, we equip your team with the knowledge and confidence to reduce risk, improve safety protocols, and foster a culture of care. From HR to hospitality, this training isn’t just a compliance check—it’s a leadership move. — Practical guidance, real-world scenarios, and expert-led education, we equip your team with the knowledge and confidence to reduce risk, improve safety protocols, and foster a culture of care. From HR to hospitality, this training isn’t just a compliance check—it’s a leadership move.

Here’s to more Memories, More times together & More inspiration for others with Food Allergies,

xoxo,

Cindi

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Cindi

Speaker, Educator, Travel Consultant, Advocate & Founder.
Long before founding An Easy Journey, LLC., Cindi Korpacz's career was built in high-stakes information technology (IT) and enterprise marketing.
Managing high profile accounts like the White House, Microsoft and hosting then VP Al Gore at the Executive Technology Pavilion in Washington DC.

When my daughter was diagnosed with multiple life threatening anaphylactic food allergies over 20 years ago, I redirected that executive focus towards solving a life altering problem:

How to navigate a world full of food allergens with total confidence and zero margin for error.

What started with careful family trip planning, expanded into a broad mission to train, educate and advocate for the food allergy community.

Over the last two decades I/we have:

Trained Schools, Colleges & Universities: Led comprehensive training programs on food allergy prevention, cross contact mitigation, and emergency response in educational environments.

Advised US Congressional Representatives: Advocated for critical food allergy safety legislation, labeling transparency, and policy reforms.

Spoken at National Food Allergy Conferences for FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education) on advanced strategies for Traveling both domestically and internationally with Food Allergies.

Led Top National Food Allergy Fundraising Teams: Recognized as a top fundraising team for multiple years to advance food allergy research education & awareness.

Founded An Easy Journey, LLC.: Built an award winning, industry leading travel consulting firm that has helped thousands of clients travel all over the USA and World with 0 food allergy reactions. Now, this isn’t a guarantee, but proof that our strategies work in real food allergy environments and situations.

Consulted with Companies on their Food Allergy Training & Protocols to keep their employees and clients safer and less stressed.

If you’re a Company, Educational Facility or a Person/Family struggling with food allergies, Contact Us to discuss your specific challenges and goals. We’re on a mission to make living with food allergies truly An Easy Journey!