A trip to Aberdeen wouldn’t be complete without a stroll along the beautiful sandy beach and promenade. Concerned that you won’t be able to feel the sand between your toes or build sandcastles with friends and family? No need to worry as wheelchair accessibility is pretty good at Aberdeen beach as I recently discovered during a weekend in the Granite City. [Read more…] about Aberdeen Beach – Wheels in the Sand
City Breaks
Guest Post: 5 Must-See things in Berlin, Germany
Hello, Simply Emma readers! I’m John, a triple amputee, power wheelchair user and burn survivor who blogs over at WheelchairTravel.org. Emma asked me to share some of my travel insights with you, so I’d like to highlight my favourite European city – Berlin, Germany! [Read more…] about Guest Post: 5 Must-See things in Berlin, Germany
Top 4 Wheelchair Accessible Things to do in Paris
We recently went on a short break to Paris which consisted of three nights and two full days of sightseeing, eating and relaxing in our beautiful hotel. Instead of boring you all with a step by step of everything we did in great detail, I thought I’d briefly touch on some of the things we did and share my thoughts on our top 4 wheelchair accessible things to do in Paris. [Read more…] about Top 4 Wheelchair Accessible Things to do in Paris
Another Paris | The Wheelchair Accessible tourist train tour
Are you planning a trip to Paris soon? Are you looking to do something a little different during your time in the City of Light? If so, you must take a ride on the coolest little blue train the city has to offer with Another Paris. There is no better way to see the streets of Paris. [Read more…] about Another Paris | The Wheelchair Accessible tourist train tour
Hilton Paris Opera | Wheelchair Access Review
If you’ve been following my blog for a while now you might remember we postponed our planned trip to Paris for my 30th birthday last November. Well, I’m now excited to share with you that we finally made it to the City of Light at the end of April for 3 amazing nights.
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7 Top Tips for Wheelchair Users Visiting New York City
New York City is known as the city that never sleeps with frantically crowded streets just like in the movies. This may have you wondering how wheelchair accessible the city really is. Thankfully it is very good. Here are 7 top tips for wheelchair users visiting New York City, which will help make your trip easier: [Read more…] about 7 Top Tips for Wheelchair Users Visiting New York City
My 2016 Travel Bucket List
As 2015 is drawing to an end, it’s time to reflect and start looking forward to the new year. So it got me thinking about my 2016 travel bucket list. [Read more…] about My 2016 Travel Bucket List
Disabled And The City | New York City | Part 4
Part 4 of ‘Disabled and the City’ began when we woke on Sunday morning and once we were ready and the last of our things were packed away in the case, we ventured out to make the most of our last few hours in the city. We got a bus down to Union Square as there was a few things we wanted to do in that area before we left. First off being a look around Fishs Eddy. They sell dinnerware, flatware, glassware, gifts and lots of quirky bits and bobs. [Read more…] about Disabled And The City | New York City | Part 4
Disabled And The City | New York City | Part 3
Our Saturday morning started with breakfast at Ruby Tuesday’s in Times Square. I had Eggs Benedict for the first time and some green tea. The Eggs Benedict was so good. Each time we’ve been to New York we seem to go to this Ruby Tuesdays at least once for breakfast as we know it’s good for wheelchair access and the service has always been great. After breakfast we headed to the Minskoff Theatre to buy our Broadway tickets for The Lion King that night. We managed to get the tickets for a great price due to the wheelchair accessible seating discount. [Read more…] about Disabled And The City | New York City | Part 3
Disabled And The City | New York City | Part 2
It was Friday morning and our second full day in the city and we had a few things in mind that we wanted to do. We left our hotel after having some breakfast and headed for the bus to take us to Chelsea. We had a little wait for the bus, but it wasn’t too bad apart from the cold. The bus driver on this bus was actually really nice (we had a few during our trip that weren’t the friendliest). He asked what our stop was and we were on our way. 20 odd minutes later we were in the area we wanted to be and the driver quickly came over to me and released my wheelchair from the tie-downs. “Have a good day” he said as we exited the bus. I love when Americans say that. [Read more…] about Disabled And The City | New York City | Part 2