In April 2014, I visited Disneyland Paris in a Power wheelchair. Disneyland Paris is totally accessible for all types of wheelchairs and there are a number of disabled toilets. You can get a special FastPass ticket which will allow you to often take a different entry path to a number of the rides so you … Continue reading How wheelchair accessible is Disneyland Paris?
Category: travel
Will the bluebell woods be wheelchair accessible?
On Saturday 28 April, I went with my cousin’s family to see the Bluebells in the woods at Ashridge Estate. They really were amazing, there must be something in the soil that makes them clustered together in such a way because sometimes it was like a field. My cousin's husband spent a short time in … Continue reading Will the bluebell woods be wheelchair accessible?
Valencia, the home of paella in Spain is incredibly wheelchair accessible
I visited Valencia in Spain and I was really impressed by how wheelchair friendly it was! I expected the new buildings to have wheelchair access but I was really impressed to find that the pedestrianized walkway along the seafront had many restaurants that were not just wheelchair accessible but also had a disabled toilet on … Continue reading Valencia, the home of paella in Spain is incredibly wheelchair accessible
Today’s question: will I be able to visit the mountain gorillas?
Visiting the Rwandan Mountain gorillas in my wheelchair! I saw 2 things in Rwanda that I never dreamt I would see-one of course was the mountain gorillas but the second was cyclists that held onto the back of lorries to help pull them and their load up the hills! Yes, those 4 yellow containers are … Continue reading Today’s question: will I be able to visit the mountain gorillas?
today’s question: how wheelchair accessible is Japan?
I travelled to Japan in 2016 . This was my very positive experience... Japan was absolutely fantastic. As someone who depends heavily on the availability of an accessible toilet, I found huge freedom from the fact that every single station has an accessible toilet. They call them universal toilets because they can be used by … Continue reading today’s question: how wheelchair accessible is Japan?
Today’s question: I’ve just started using a wheelchair. How is my holiday to Barbados going to be?
In November 2012 I did 2 very unexpected things. 1st of all I went into rehab. I left work as a walker, albeit double walking stick dependent, person, and came out, 2 weeks later, as a wheelchair user. Not the usual outcome from rehab, which is meant to make you better, not worse! (I should … Continue reading Today’s question: I’ve just started using a wheelchair. How is my holiday to Barbados going to be?
First blog post
.Learning to be a wheelchair user is an adventure. Not necessarily an adventure that I would choose, given the option, but here I am and I have to learn how to do things a new way. Nearly everyday, I have a new question
Today’s question: I’ve just started using a wheelchair. How is my holiday to Barbados going to be?
In November 2012 I did 2 very unexpected things. 1st of all I went into rehab. I left work as a walker, albeit double walking stick dependent, person, and came out, 2 weeks later, as a wheelchair user. Not the usual outcome from rehab, which is meant to make you better, not worse! (I should … Continue reading Today’s question: I’ve just started using a wheelchair. How is my holiday to Barbados going to be?