It’s already been a month since returning from the big roadtrip. I’ve been catching up, stabilising, and proactively improving my health/work/social bits and bobs. It was nice to be still and do life’s necessary tasks. I’m also holding back from a rant about the British weather. I must say I’m really missing proper sunshine and… Continue Reading
Daily Perspective
Learning and Doing
It’s been just over a week since returning from the big trip around Europe. In that time I’ve seen a bit of sun and a lot of rain. I’ve seen most of my family and friends. I’ve eaten my favourite UK based foods (particularly the yummy Lloyd Grossman tikka massala curry). I’ve read up more… Continue Reading
Accomable
As lots of you are probably aware, I love to travel! I’ve been really fortunate to be able to travel to some amazing places such as Japan, Spain, the Austrian mountains, Australia and the USA. And along the way I’ve had some awesome adventures; hot air ballooning in Catalonia, scuba diving in Tenerife travelling from… Continue Reading
Europe Without Barriers: Day 12, 13 and 14 (Arrivederci and Goodbye)
We left the stunning Dolomite mountains with a cumulative fatigue. Despite the amazing places, people and memories on the trip; driving from Slovenia to the Italian mountains and two day later to Austria was tough. Below you can see the tranquil views we left behind on day 12. After Kasia drove behind the blue team… Continue Reading
Europe Without Barriers: Day 9, 10 and 11
I hope you all enjoyed the video from Ljubljana and Postojna caves (day 8). It was a team collaboration between myself, Stefano Massoli (Italian media guru) and Kasia (a true up and coming photographer). I think it really highlighted how we are travelling ‘Europe Without Barriers’ despite the potential issues while having a great time…. Continue Reading
Europe Without Barriers: Day 5, 6 & 7
One of the ‘problems’ of seeing a LOT of Europe in one go is finding time to blog about it. So here is a quick update from the Europe Without Barriers trip. Of course a bigger summary article will happen afterwards. On Tuesday, 9th June (day 5) we had another accessible minibus ride with the… Continue Reading
Europe Without Barriers: Day 1 & 2
As my regular readers will know, Kasia and I just spent a month in Barcelona. It was part leisure and part work with MIC Sant Jordi & the Catalan Tourist Board for www.accomable.com. On Monday we drove from Barcelona to Cannes. Tuesday from Cannes to Follonica. This trip is my first time in Italy. As… Continue Reading
Accessible Tourism Roadtrip: Beautiful Barcelona
It’s been 3 weeks since we began the Accessible Tourism Roadtrip. So far we’ve had an amazing boatride to Santander, saw old friends in Aviles, made the local newspaper too, made the long drive to Barcelona, stayed in an amazing apartment at MICs Sant Jordi, and enjoyed endless fun in the Catalan capital. This weekend… Continue Reading