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Oct 09 2024 
Vilnius – exploring the green capital of Lithuania
Lithuania…. Maybe not the first place many people think of when planning a city break away. But a few days in the glorious capital of Vilnius convinced me that it absolutely should be on everyone’s wish list of places to visit.
Only two and a half hours from London, this beautiful Baltic city is all about ease. It…
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Aug 27 2024 
Journey to the end of the world – accessibility in the Algarve
That moment when the heat hits you as you step off the plane – it’s one of my favourite parts about going away. After a less than wonderful start to the Devon summer, this was particularly welcome as we arrived into the Algarve and stepped off the ambilift into the glorious Portuguese sunshine.
Anyone who knows us…
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Aug 03 2024 
Ability Needs – Dreaming of Italy
I am excited to say that my latest article has been published in Ability Needs summer edition.
‘Dreaming of Italy – An escape to the sleeping beauty of Mantua’ takes you on a journey from a rainy Devon summer to this beautiful Northern Italian town. Mantua, also known as Mantova, is repeatedly voted…
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Jul 24 2024 
Wheelchair accessibility in the British countryside
According to statistics, over ninety percent of Britain is countryside. So why is so much of this still so inaccessible to people with disabilities?
Last month, I was very privileged to be part of a group of people walking one hundred miles along the Cotswold Way on behalf of the charity, Rally Round Rupert.
The charity works to…
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Apr 11 2024 
Writer for leading disability magazine
I’m delighted to say that I have recently been invited to become a regular writer for Ability Needs magazine. It is the UK’s essential journal on disability since 2001 and covers a multitude of topics relevant to the disability community.
I am going to be writing about accessible travel and am proud to be sharing…
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Mar 27 2024 
Copenhagen – An accessible guide to Denmark’s capital city
A return visit to Copenhagen, this time with Stan as well. As an aspiring architect and keen photographer, this has been on his places to visit list for a while, with Copenhagen having been appointed European City of Architecture in 2023. And it did not disappoint!
Within seconds of stepping outside of our hotel, the camera was…
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Nov 15 2023 
Ceausescu and the Palace of Parliament, Bucharest
“By the end of this tour you will have walked 800m, climbed 250 steps and seen around 5% of the building”.
Such are the closing words of our guide at the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, illustrating clearly that we have only scratched the surface of this mammoth structure. Covering three hundred and sixty-five thousand…
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Aug 23 2023 
Adaptive surfing on the North Cornwall coast
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…
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Jul 28 2023 
Scouts, adventure and accessibility
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…
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Jul 19 2023 
Front page news!
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…
