It’s not so surprising to hear that Kasia and I visited Barcelona again last week. We do love a little trip there! What is less known, however, are the reasons why we went this time and what we got up to. I was kindly invited by the Catalan Tourist Board to speak at their conference… Continue Reading
Daily Perspective
Accessible Tenerife
Tenerife is situated in the Canary Islands. Some might say it is a tiny bit of land off of West Africa. For me it is a lot more! I’ve visited this wonderful island many times and simply love it. My first trip was with my family when i was aged 8 years. We returned many… Continue Reading
An Accessible Whirlwind in Madrid
In my last post I talked you through the Accessible Tourism conference I spoke at in Spain. Now I want to share with you how I got on in Madrid outside of my professional responsibilities. Kasia and I were fortunate to have our flights, hotel, hoist hire, and conference entrance covered by Once foundation, because… Continue Reading
Speaking at the International Accessible Technology and Tourism Conference in Madrid
Last week I was invited to Madrid by the huge national Spanish Charity, Once. They are funded from the sales of lottery tickets, and run many projects for disabled people. Their staff and board of trustees are heavily represented by disabled people which I applaud. The conference was to celebrate technology and tourism in the… Continue Reading
‘F’ the Fear
Like many others, I had lost interest in politics over recent times. It’s really sad because I used to love watching the political news, reading articles, chatting to my mate Rich (Dicky) Currie, and tuning in for Thursday night BBC politics program ‘this week’. As with all gradual changes, I didn’t realise how disinterested I’d… Continue Reading
One Week
It’s Thursday night. It’s raining. I’ve just written an update to 28 amazing people who backed my Kickstarter over the halfway mark, already. Beyond feeling confident we’ll hit the £2200 target towards the costs of publishing my first book, it’s got me feeling all philosophical and reflective. So I thought I’d share my last week… Continue Reading
Disability Awareness: how it benefits everyone
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
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