Why Romania Should Be Every Wheelchair Traveler's Next European Adventure
New Orleans :0
We just got back from New Orleans, Louisiana. It was a very long drive from Pennsylvania.
The sidewalks were horrible, and there seemed to be tight doorways and little steps into the shops and restaurants in many places probably because it is an historical area. I don’t know why they don’t fix the accessibility in this city with the…
tabifolk, Patty and Josh Grisdale2 CommentsOh no! But looking forward to the video.
what was the worst thing about the sidewalk? No cuts?
There were cuts on the corners most of the time but the sidewalks had holes and large cracks everywhere. There were times we had to bump down a curb because we could no longer travel down that same sidewalk due to building construction. There were people everywhere and the sidewalks at times were narrow. Pushing our son’s manual…
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Traveling with a companion - what's the hardest part to coordinate?
Planning a trip with a travel companion adds a whole layer of logistics that doesn’t come up much. Things like who pushes the chair vs. who handles the luggage, how you split up tasks at the airport, or figuring out hotel rooms that work for two people when one needs specific accessibility features.
And then there’s the money side – if…
Whenever I travel with a companion, I always pay for their airfare, accommodation and food and drink, as they are an essential part of my ability to travel (I’m a wheelchair user who likes to be as independent as possible, but I know I can’t do everything myself, sadly 😥)
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