On Wednesday 19th June 2013; I began one of the craziest adventures of my life. The Catalan Tourist Board had invited a group of UK disability specialist travel agents to view their accessibility facilities. Enable Holidays kindly suggested I accompanied them to test the facilities and share the experience through my Disability Horizons work. In… Continue Reading
Daily Perspective
An accessible Holiday Camp and Swimming
Last time I checked in with you, I was heading down to Bognor Regis for a family trip to Butlins. This post will fill you in on my experience there. However, as swimming was a big part of the trip, I’ve opened it up a little broader. Enjoy! Kasia and I set off 2 Monday… Continue Reading
Butlins ahoy
Hola Amigos. Quick ‘update on life’ article here: The articles about my Vodafone award, accessible tourism presenter role, accessible marketing in tourism toolkit, and activism in Poland project are on their way still, I promise! Otherwise life has been ticking along. – I’m trying to get my health in check with newer foods and seeking… Continue Reading
Bonjour from Rouen, France!
I’m writing this post from a place called Rouen, in France, on a crazy adventure down to Asturias, in Spain, where I’m living for 10 weeks upon arrival. This article comes following the recent political discussions on social care funding. It also shows how much disabled people can do with the right support, and how… Continue Reading
Appearance on BBC Breakfast: December 2012
Back in January 2011 I was asked to appear on BBC1’s breakfast show. Held in the London studio, I grabbed a cab, discussed train travel and then went to scope for the day job. A great experience and warm up act. Last week I was invited to the new BBC breakfast studios in Manchester, put… Continue Reading
The Incident of the Broken Wheelchair and Brighton Breasts
I think November has been the craziest and busiest month on record. Having poured all of my energy and emotion into the roadtrip; I knew it was time to get back to the grind. I’ve made peace with myself, since being self employed, that a regular cash flow and chill outs are a thing of… Continue Reading
Choice Support: People’s Lottery Launch
Thanks to an intro via a friend; I have been working with Choice Support on their Social Media strategy and launching their latest initiative. Here is the talk I gave at the People’s Lottery launch. Please see the news story on their site http://www.choicesupport.org.uk/index.php/news/146-peoples-lottery and the actual page to buy tickets http://www.peopleslottery.uk.com/
Final Video of EEDR
Since arriving back from the EEDR I had that much needed shower (after the hotel issues at the end of the trip), had some home cooked food and slept. Following a trip back to London and attending the Stelios Award event, I have been in ‘searching’ mode. I have been mulling over what the trip… Continue Reading