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Inside the World of Airline Baggage (and Wheelchair) Handlers

July 17, 2019July 18, 2019 Travelogue air travel, airlines, airplanes, airport, wheelchair damage

One of the biggest fears of wheelchair travelers is having their mobility equipment damaged or lost by an airline. In fact, this fear is so great that many wheelchair users refuse to fly at all

What Accessible Travel is Like as a Parent in a Wheelchair

March 30, 2019April 14, 2019 Travelogue accessible travel, disabled parent, family travel, wheelchair accessible, wheelchair mom

My readers know me as a world traveler and a power wheelchair user. If you’ve read my About page, you know I’m also an entrepreneur and dabble in the world of drug war and border

US Airlines Are Damaging or Breaking 25 Wheelchairs Every Day

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Travel Tips, Travelogue acaa, air carrier access act, air travel, department of transportation, DOT

In February 2019, the Department of Transportation issued its monthly Air Travel Consumer Report as usual. What made this report different is that, for the first time, it included legally mandated statistics on the mishandling

Will Airline Bans on Solo Wheelchair Travel Lead to More Accessible Travel Restrictions?

January 27, 2019January 27, 2019 Travelogue solo travel

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

Wheelchair Accessible Cruise Ship Tendering on the Celebrity Edge Magic Carpet

December 7, 2018January 28, 2019 Travelogue accessible cruise, celebrity edge, cruise, cruise ship, cruises, magic carpet

Tender port. These are two words that a wheelchair user planning for or going on a cruise never wants to see. When a cruise ship docks at a port of call, wheelchair users can disembark

My Day Trip Adventure from Gibraltar to Tangier in a Power Wheelchair

November 28, 2018March 15, 2019 Africa, Morocco, Travelogue day trip, morocco, tangier

When it comes to accessible travel, I hate itineraries with a lot of moving parts. They just present more opportunities for things to go wrong, especially when you travel solo like I do. But once

15 Signs You’ve Become a (Wheelchair) Travel Addict

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 Travelogue accessible travel, travel addict, wheelchair travel

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

The Most FAQs I Get as a Solo Female Wheelchair Traveler

September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 Travelogue electric scooter, FAQs, solo travel, top ten

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

Why Police Aren’t Ticketing Violators in Handicap Accessible Parking Spaces

July 15, 2018July 15, 2018 Travelogue accessible parking, ADA, ADA parking, handicap parking, parking violations

Few things are more frustrating for wheelchair users and others with physical disabilities than not being able to find an accessible parking space. It’s even more upsetting when we discover that a non-disabled person has

My Weirdest Travel Experiences as a Wheelchair User

June 30, 2018July 14, 2018 Travelogue accessible travel, travelogue, weird experiences, wheelchair travel

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