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Sep 22 2025 
The Alhambra Palace – wheelchair accessibility in Spain’s Moorish masterpiece
The Alhambra Palace. Quite possibly one of the most spectacularly beautiful places I have ever seen. It wasn’t necessarily the easiest of places to visit. Not known for planning a long time in advance, we nearly missed our opportunity... -
Oct 09 2024 
Vilnius – accessibility in 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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Sep 03 2024 
The alternative Italian break – authentic and accessible
Who doesn’t love Italy?Regularly in the top three destinations visited by UK tourists, Italy really has everything. Incredible culture, delicious food, glorious weather and much more. Yet, for the disabled traveller, it can pose challenges in terms of accessibility.So I am delighted that my latest article exploring some of the more accessible Italian options has…
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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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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 it should be…
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Jun 06 2023 
Accessible travel on the High Coast of Sweden
The High Coast of Sweden - why to visit and what to do for an accessible adventure -
Oct 24 2022 
Visiting Tirana – how accessible is Albania’s capital city?
There is a saying in the Cambridge English dictionary that all roads lead to Rome. It essentially means that all methods lead to the same point in the end. It is also the name of an episode of Doctor Who, but I digress. In Tirana, it certainly feels as though all roads lead to Skanderbeg Square. The square is…
