After I had joined the local Gorzow activist groups media conference on Thursday; I headed to another part of town. I was greeted at an old style flat by Teresa and her rather large dog. Soon after, ex speedway champion Bogdan joined us too. In this video they both share their personal story of disability… Continue Reading
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EEDR: day 5 and 6 – Polish interviews and eastern learnings
One week in to the trip, and I’m sat in ‘coffee heaven’ in Gdansk on Friday 28th September 2012,with so many emotions writing this. The effort, time and struggle to get to this point has been draining. The changing plans, dates and mode of transport wasn’t ideal. To have raised enough money towards my additional… Continue Reading
EEDR: day 3 and 4 – meeting disability groups in Leipzig
It seems a daily post will, on occasions, be too tall an order. Since arriving at Rico’s in Leipzig I haven’t had the chance to edit the video, write and upload the blog. Despite not checking in for 2 days, I’ve been sharing lots of updates on my Twitter feed, using photos through instagram. Please… Continue Reading
EEDR: Day 1 – The ferry and Amsterdam
Day one of my Epic European Disability Roadtrip (#EEDR) is off to a flying start. We woke up very early on Stena’s North Sea ferry from Harwich to the Netherlands. Soon after a rocky night and a lovely breakfast (a bit of my well promoted yin and yang); we received a tour of the boat…. Continue Reading
EEDR: Bon Voyage
This has been one rocky roadtrip already! I am so grateful to say, despite the ups and down, that we did it. The ‘Please Fund Us’ crowd sourced funding campaign reached its target today. Lets hope the actual trip is smoother from here on in. Since having the concept of this roadtrip in my mind… Continue Reading
Travel Post: I love Tenerife
As part of my travel series and upcoming roadtrip; I would like to launch an exciting new partnership. I am working with Lero in Tenerife. This post outlines my love of the island of Tenerife and how Lero have enabled this a great deal. For those who know me well, it will come as little… Continue Reading
EEDR: The goodness of people
I wish someone had warned me that planning an Epic European Disability Roadtrip (EEDR) would be a journey in itself. I have dreamt of roadtripping across Europe forever. Then since I began blogging, running the magazine and generally looking to change the world on disability issues; it made total sense to combine the two. I… Continue Reading
Epic European Disability Roadtrip: Never give up
This post follows weeks of hard graft regarding my Epic European Disability Roadtrip (mentioned in July). In the next few minutes I will outline my biggest (some say craziest) project ever and hope to motivate you to become a part of this very cool initiative. My goal To inspire, inform and change the world on… Continue Reading