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
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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
EEDR Trip Bloopers and Outtakes
Check out all the mistakes, mishappenings and misgivings on the roadtrip. I encourage you to laugh along 🙂
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
EEDR: day 18 – A big thank you and goodbye from Brussels
The final video of the #EEDR comes from outside the European Parliament! Having met the accessible tourism office and The European Disability Forum (covering the 60m disabled people in the EU); I chanced my arm with the big guys! Big thanks to you for crowd funding, following and supporting this project. The report, meetings and… Continue Reading
EEDR: Interview with The Accessible Travel Info Point (Brussels)
Through the wonderful Ivor Ambrose at the European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT); I was put in touch with the office for accessibility in Flanders (a region of Belgium). Based in Brussels they share in this video interview their great work for accessible tourism in Belgium and beyond.
EEDR: day 15 – Cobbly Prague streets
As the trip approached 2 weeks long; Filipe and I had our most tired spell in Prague. I did find the cobbles a little bumpy too. Nonetheless we had a great meeting with POV (link) and enjoyed the old town. Checkout the video!
EEDR: day 14 – Wheelchair access in Auschwitz
On the journey between Krakow and Prague we stopped of in Auschwitz. A very educational stop and something I’ve wanted to do since I was 7 years old, learning about WWII. It wasn’t the most accessible part of the #EEDR though…