On Friday Kasia and I packed up and left what has been our Spanish home for the past 3 months. Other world travellers will know that every journey has a new significance. L’Ametlla de Mar in the Catalan was certainly no different for me. Getting here was years in the making alone. To know how… Continue Reading
Month: June 2014
San Juan: Sparklers, Fireworks and Bonfires
On Monday 23rd June 2014, Kasia and I attended an amazing beach party. If I hadn’t have seen the posters before hand or the dutiful bonfire on the beach, I’d have thought we were amongst a war zone! It all started last week. Kasia was visiting a friend in Seville and my German friend Rico… Continue Reading
Accessible Tourism and the European Union
Apologies for the visual and audio quality! On Friday 6th June 2024, the European Commission and the European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT) organised a conference on Accessible Tourism. It was called ‘Mind the Accessibility gap‘ and was held in Brussels. It followed the completion of 3 European wide studies on: 1) the economic impact… Continue Reading
Driving Dreams
When I was a teenager I had youthful exuberance and disability demons in abundance. Quite a weird combination. So much of me wanted to see the world and change it at the same time. However having Spinal Muscular Atrophy meant feeling it was all impossible for poor little me. Being able to drive is an… Continue Reading