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Aug 20 2021 
I’m sorry, no more wheelchairs today
Imagine visiting an attraction and being told that you are not allowed to enter because of your ethnicity, as they will only allow ten people with your heritage in per day. Or because of your sexuality unless you want to go in without your family and friends. How long would it be before the media outcry…
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Apr 11 2021 
Accessible travel in a post Covid-19 world
The bizarre year we have all experienced due to Covid-19 has meant many of us have faced huge changes to our lives. This has affected us all differently, as has how we have reacted to it.
As a mum of two children with SMA, we soon received the letters identifying them as clinically extremely vulnerable and on…
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Jan 08 2020 
Carrying Kevan and redefining accessible
Kevan Chandler and his friends make quite a team. The group of twenty somethings spent three weeks travelling round Europe visiting France and England before venturing over to the Emerald Isle. The trip was such a success that a couple of years later they decided to repeat the experience, only this time visiting China. This…
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Nov 11 2019 
Living in the lap of luxury in Morocco
As anyone who knows our family will testify, we do not tend to fit in to the category of luxury travellers. A fifteen pound a night hostel with a spare mattress on the floor and a slightly dodgy shower tends to be much more the norm for us when we travel.
However, I was very fortunate to…
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Oct 28 2019 
A whistle stop history of the twentieth century in Gdansk
If you are a real history buff you will already know about Gdansk. Formerly known as Danzig, this unassuming city on Poland’s Baltic Coast has played host to many of the most momentous moments of the twentieth century.
Think back to news footage – the grainy reels showing soldiers going off to war, contrasted against propaganda recordings…
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Oct 16 2019 
Wheelchair accessible Gdansk?
Arriving in Gdansk is like pitching up in a perfectly stylised idea of sixteenth century Amsterdam in Jessie Burton’s “The Miniaturist”. Ice cream coloured buildings line the streets of Ul. Dluga, the main street in the Old Town which runs from Upland Gate to Green Gate.
The buildings are almost architectural representations of the famous ‘lody’ or…
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Sep 05 2019 
“The Airport Security Officer’
Our children have wanted to go to America for as long as I can remember. I guess I should be pleased, as the other place that they are desperate to go to is a well-known, if slightly dated family theme park near us (not my first choice of fun holiday spots!).
So a lot of excitement was…
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May 25 2017 
Indian hospitals and our REAL travel essentials!
In 2014 we spent a month travelling round Northern India. While as a family we aren’t the greatest of planners, this trip was a real fly by the seat of our pants, even by our standards.
We had started off well. The flights had actually been booked a few months in advance, we had started the…
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May 04 2017 
Setting targets and climbing stairs with Jo Frith MBE, Paralympic gold medallist
Every now and then you have a day that surpasses all your expectations and that restores your faith in human nature. Today was one such day. My son, Stanley, had been chosen to be part of a team representing his school at the Devon Sports Ability Games, a fantastic and uplifting competitive sporting event of…
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Apr 21 2017 
No theme parks in sight
I love finding new and interesting places to travel to with our children. However, most travel guides that talk about trips with children seem to limit the scope of their interest to theme parks, playgrounds and swimming pools. While, like most kids, our children love a great pool, they are also open to other experiences.…
