I’m sat writing this in the garden of the house I grew up in. It’s always nice to come home and switch off from the day to day chores. I can’t believe it’s nearly September though. This year has been a rollercoaster, full of media and political drama. Fortunately the world is still full of… Continue Reading
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Accessible Llamas in Germany
It’s been a few weeks since arriving home from our trip. My last travel post was from Poland and amongst the beautiful nature. After a couple more days with Kasia’s family we headed westwards for our next cool project. This time with the German tourist board. Within an hour we were near Berlin. The first… Continue Reading
How Our Goals Evolve
Earlier this month, on July 4th to be precise, it was exactly 5 years ago that I left my office job in London. My personal Independence Day! I was in Poland, about to leave for a project in Germany, and return home after 10 weeks on the road. Having been home a few weeks now,… Continue Reading
Bask For All: Part Two
Welcome back to my musings on the beautiful area of the Basque country in northern Spain. The long wait is finally over to hear all about “the most accessible hotel I’ve ever stayed in”. Now, I know I’m a positive optimist with a ‘glass half full’ perspective on life. However I’ve never said such a… Continue Reading
Hope Not Hate
I’m writing this post from Poland. It’s around midday and I’m watching a guy called Jerzy Zieba lecture in a huge auditorium on the topic of alternative health. I can’t speak Polish and so I’m not following his thread whatsover. I know from Kasia’s dad, who works with him for Toda, that he’s an expert… Continue Reading
Bask For All: Part One
Last December I spoke at an accessible tourism conference in Barcelona. After being on stage, many significant people approached me – including Javier from Barcelona Special Traveller, Cristian Rodriguez who now runs Disability Horizons in Spain, Isabel Godoy from Costa Brava tourism, and Ruben Gonzalez from Bask For All. It’s amazing how powerful these events… Continue Reading
Think. Act. Pause. Learn. Repeat.
Time has flown by once again since my last post. With the solar system, earth and my mind still in tact (just about); all is ok though. I’m currently writing from our second (or is it third?) home, in Barcelona. We’re staying at MIC Sant Jordi for all of May before we head to Italy,… Continue Reading
Are we a step closer to 3D printing disability equipment?
For some time now, along with many others, I have been watching if and how 3D printing can revolutionise the mobility sector. It would be too easy to take cheap shots at certain companies in the current market place. However I’ll just say that product innovation, value for money, and customer service could be a… Continue Reading