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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 thing...

Budapest, Hungary definitely needs to be on your list of European capital cities to visit! The architecture, the food, and the people are all fantasti...

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 ...

This bed is way too high, but that's not an ADA violation.

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...

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 tr...

why accessible travel to the us is hard for wheelchair users

I love living in the United States for so many reasons! I think we have some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world, the food's not too shabby,...

book recommendations for travel with a wheelchair or disability

It's hard enough to find good information online about the accessibility of destinations around the world. It's even harder to find good books about t...

how travel insurance works and why wheelchair users need it

Flight reservations? Check. Accessible hotel reservations? Check. Travel insurance??? If you're feeling like a deer in the headlights when it comes to...

the debate over beds in wheelchair accessible hotel rooms

A good night's sleep. That's all a traveler really wants when he or she arrives at a hotel room after a long day of travel. Some people are more picky...

There are few things as relaxing or liberating as taking a cruise. In addition to watching sunsets over the ocean and beautiful scenery pass by, crui...