{"id":98,"date":"2016-11-29T00:27:04","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T05:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spintheglobe.net\/dir\/?p=98"},"modified":"2017-11-16T13:02:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T18:02:21","slug":"where-do-you-want-to-roll-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spintheglobe.net\/dir\/2016\/11\/29\/where-do-you-want-to-roll-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Where do you want to roll today?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"Style7\">Your Guide to Accessible Travel<\/h2>\n<p class=\"Style7\">Have disability, will travel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Style7\">That&#8217;s my motto! I&#8217;m a service-disabled veteran with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalmssociety.org\/What-is-MS\">multiple sclerosis<\/a> (MS), and I live in a power wheelchair full time as a result. I&#8217;m also a HUGE travel addict, and I&#8217;ve discovered that the two mix quite nicely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Style7\">I&#8217;m fighting against the clock, as MS is a progressive disease and I&#8217;m not sure how much longer my body will allow me to travel. So these days I&#8217;m knocking countries and fantastic destinations off my bucket list as quickly as my wallet will let me!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Style7\">In the process of sharing my travel stories and photos, I&#8217;m also sharing tips and resources for disabled adventurers and would-be travelers on how to navigate airports, hotels, and scenic hot spots around the world. I hope these blog posts also inspire you to visit new <a href=\"http:\/\/spintheglobe.net\/dir\/2016\/12\/30\/268\/\">places around the world<\/a> that you never imagined would be wheelchair friendly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Style7\">So come join me as I\u00a0<em><strong><span class=\"Style8\">Spin<\/span><span class=\"Style9\">\u00a0the Globe<\/span><\/strong><\/em><span class=\"Style10\">!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Guide to Accessible Travel Have disability, will travel. That&#8217;s my motto! I&#8217;m a service-disabled veteran with multiple sclerosis (MS), and I live in a power wheelchair full time as a result. 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