For a few months Kasia, her brothers crew in Peterborough and her parents in Poland were planning a 2 week holiday in the sun. With access, finances and children to consider – it proved tricky to arrange. Finally we found a place on Owners Direct near to Torrevieja and La Manga. It had 3 bedrooms,… Continue Reading
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The media and disabled people: Lonely Planet leading the way
As a person who loves to travel and create entertaining content, there doesn’t come much bigger a dream than working with Lonely Planet. Their guides and travel coverage are world famous. Over recent months I had the pleasure of speaking to Martin Heng, who leads on Accessible Travel at Lonely Planet. He lives in Melbourne,… Continue Reading
A heartfelt post on the disability benefit cuts
These past days my news apps, Twitter feed and Facebook timeline have been all about the disability benefit cuts. This post may not have perfectly researched stats, inside knowledge of government policy, big media clout, or total rationality; but it’s from the heart. Since leaving my job at Scope, I’ve concentrated on lifestyle content. My… Continue Reading
Published Author, Keynote Speaker and Accessible Travel Expert
I cannot believe it’s almost March. This year is flying by. I’ve been feeling guilty for not writing to you more. However I’ve been hibernating, planning and organising the coming months. Whilst this isn’t conducive to articles, it is going to provide loads of content for you very soon 🙂 Apart from my husky dog… Continue Reading
Accessible Husky Dog Sledding in Finland
Back in October 2012 I was on the accessible beach in Tenerife and met a fellow wheelchair using blogger. We had a brief chat about travelling with a disability, exchanged contact details and headed off. With minimal contact, three years later Sanna emailed me from her homeland of Finland. She took the time out from… Continue Reading
Highlights and Hopes
For this year’s ‘New Year’ post I wanted to summarise my highlights from 2015. I haven’t gone into much detail, but I’ve linked to the original posts if you want to go deeper. Finally I’ve shared some lessons I’ve learned from the past year, and my hopes for 2016. Happy New Year guys! January –… Continue Reading
I’ll rest in the afterlife
I always tend to get a bit more philosophical in the winter. With the recent Paris attacks and the Serious Case Review (SCR) of the 3 killed children with SMA I have been feeling extra thoughtful. Instead of just going round in circles or having thoughts of hate, I’ve just tried to keep busy. On… Continue Reading
Discover Cambridge on an accessible tour
One of the most revered and beautiful university towns in the UK, Cambridge, with its myriad of medieval colleges, cobbled passageways and splendid backs, needs little introduction. Founded in 1209, Cambridge has played home to some of the greatest minds of our time, from Isaac Newton, John Milton and Lord Byron to Stephen Hawking and… Continue Reading