On January 25, 22 year-old Shen Chengqing was supposed to take a Hong Kong Airlines flight to Tianjin in northeastern China at 8.40pm. However, after she arrived at the airport for the 3½-hour flight, Shen said airline
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The Most FAQs I Get as a Solo Female Wheelchair Traveler
I get it. I’m not what you’d expect. Yes, you can’t swing a dead cat these days without hitting a travel blogger, and more and more women are traveling alone all over the world. Even
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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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How to Travel Solo in a Power Wheelchair or Scooter
I LOVE to travel alone. That may sound strange to some, and while there are plenty of pros and cons to traveling solo, the former definitely outweighs the latter for me. For wheelchair users who
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Pros and Cons of Traveling Alone While Disabled
I’ve been traveling alone for two decades. Part of that travel was for official business while I was on active duty in the Air Force, as well as for civilian work afterwards. But then I
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Rolling Around Reykjavík, Iceland
I just wrapped up my first day in Iceland. I can’t believe I just typed that. My direct flight on Icelandair from Orlando was nice. I splurged for a seat in Saga Class, which is the equivalent
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Wheeling Solo on the Road: Craters of the Moon, ID
The morning of August 19, I got into my rental car to begin my second solo road trip since being confined to a scooter or power wheelchair full-time—and actually, since my MS diagnosis in 2005.
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Wheeling Solo on the Road: Glacier National Park, MT
I woke up pretty excited on the last day of my solo road trip since Glacier National Park is the very reason I came here in the first place. I had seen many photos online, so I
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Wheeling Solo on the Road: From Wyoming to Montana
I left West Yellowstone under a thick layer of smoke; the fires in and around the park are only getting worse, so I’m glad I left when I did. However, no one was going the
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Wheeling Solo on the Road: Yellowstone, WY
After another good night’s sleep, I started the two-hour drive north from Victor, ID to the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park. It was a mellow drive, and while I didn’t have massive mountains nearby to
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