Planning an accessible vacation is often no walk in the park for wheelchair users. Just the prospect of doing all that research can be off-putting for many, and if you don’t have much experience making
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15 Signs You’ve Become a (Wheelchair) Travel Addict
Many people love to travel. I mean, how can you not love a weekend beach getaway, a family cruise in the Caribbean, or a week exploring Europe by train? However, there’s a fine line between
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Accessible Travel Tips for New Electric Scooter Users
As an electric scooter owner and user, I can personally attest to the fact they can open up a whole new world to people with limited mobility. They’re incredibly valuable to seniors, people who can’t
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How TSA Court Ruling Affects Wheelchair Users at US Airports
We’ve all been there – the intrusive, often humiliating, and always uncomfortable airport security pat-down. Those lucky few who have TSA pre-check have managed on occasion to skip over that part (more on that later).
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My Weirdest Travel Experiences as a Wheelchair User
Some people might say that just the act of traveling to a foreign country is going to expose you to some weird things, and I’d have to agree. People speak different languages, eat food that
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Why I Gave Up Dating to Travel Alone in a Wheelchair
I’m 43 years old and I’m a divorced mother of two boys. It just so happens that I can’t walk at all, but that doesn’t prevent me from doing most things by myself: living, eating,
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12 Wheelchair Accessible Things to Do in Budapest, Hungary
Budapest, Hungary definitely needs to be on your list of European capital cities to visit! The architecture, the food, and the people are all fantastic, and while the former socialist country’s history is filled with
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Accessible Travel Tips for Wheelchair Users Visiting Europe
I am so enamored with Europe it’s not even funny. Considering I spend probably three months out of the year combined in the Old World, it should come as a surprise to no one. I
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Dear Hotels: Stop Assuming All Wheelchair Users Travel with (or Want) Help
I see it every single time I stay in a hotel room–evidence that hotels assume I’m not alone. I guess it’s rare to see a solo traveler in a wheelchair, but as I spend more
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9 Myths About Travel Agents (and Why You Need One)
I get it. When you picture a travel agent, you see a middle-aged lady sitting at a desk wearing a headset. She’s in a small and cramped office with travel posters all over the walls
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