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...
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Travelogue
Wheelchair Accessible Cruise Ship Tendering on the Celebrity Edge 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 ...
Read MoreMy Day Trip Adventure from Gibraltar to Tangier in a Power Wheelchair
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, espec...
Read More15 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 trai...
Read MoreThe 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 travelin...
Read MoreWhy Police Aren’t Ticketing Violators in Handicap Accessible Parking Spaces
Few things are more frustrating for wheelchair users and others with physical disabilities than not being able to find an accessible parking space. I...
Read MoreMy 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 s...
Read MoreWhy 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 thing...
Read MoreSoap, Straws, and Sand: Where the Environment and Accessible Travel Collide
You know those tiny bottles of free shampoo, conditioner, and body lotion you love to take home with you as a souvenir from your hotel stay? If you pl...
Read MoreDear 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...
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