A Wheel and Away

Inspire

  • Aug 23 2023

    Adaptive surfing on the North Cornwall coast

    By InDestination UK

    The north coasts of Devon and Cornwall are surfing hotspots. Whatever the time of year, there will always be some brave, wet suited individual in the sea trying to catch a wave. So, new adaptive surfing charity Adsurf is perfectly placed to cater to both locals and holidaymakers who may want to try surfing…

    0
  • Jul 28 2023

    Scouts, adventure and accessibility

    By InDisability Talk

    Yesterday, my son Stan boarded a plane to South Korea as one of the young people chosen to represent Devon at the 25th World Scout Jamboree. It is going to be an incredible adventure, with the opportunity to meet more than 40,000 other Scouts from all over the world and have some fantastic experiences on…

    0
  • Jul 19 2023

    Front page news!

    By InPublications

    I was very happy to see that my recent article for UCan2 magazine made the front cover! UCan2 is a successful disability magazine, distributed across the UK. It covers a range of topics relevant to the disability community. The feature highlights Sweden as a destination and outlines a number of reasons why…

    0
  • May 06 2023

    When in Rome…

    By InDestination Europe

    I was delighted recently to be asked to contribute an article to the May issue of Lifestyle magazine. This is published on behalf of Motability and is distributed to around 640,000 people around the UK. The magazine deals with all manner of disability issues and the piece I wrote was for a special…

    0
  • Mar 14 2023

    Mayhem in Paris

    By InDestination Europe

    Molly has always had a thing about Paris.  She even had a Paris themed birthday one year.  So much so in fact, that it was a long-standing promise that I would take her for a girlie weekend away when she finished her GCSE’s.  Just her and me for a long weekend.  It was going to be utter heaven.  Or would…

    1
  • Mar 07 2023

    Visiting Copenhagen for wheelchair users

    By InDestination Europe

    So how does Copenhagen rate for the wheelchair user? The first thing I noticed when getting off the train in Copenhagen was how flat everywhere was.  Not in terms of hills but in terms of pavements. Having spent previous travels manoeuvring wheelchairs up two-foot kerbs and along jungle paths this was a welcome and refreshing…

    0
  • Feb 06 2023

    For Harper and Atticus

    By InDestination North America

    I first read ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee as a teenager and have loved it ever since.  So for me it was an absolute that our road trip through Alabama should include a pilgrimage to Monroeville, the small southern town where Harper Lee grew up.

    Monroeville is the real life incarnation of Maycomb, the fictional…

    0