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Accessible Cruise Expert Offers Top Tips for Cruising with a Disability

  • byMichele Monro
  • March 22, 2022
Accessible cruise tips from the pros: Living with a disability presents a lot of obstacles, but a cruise doesn’t have to be one of them.
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John rolling in his wheelchair in the Centro district of Rio de Janeiro.
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Airbnb Experiences: Affordable Wheelchair Accessible Tours, Activities & Photo Shoots

  • byJohn Morris
  • July 5, 2021
Airbnb Experiences are unique tours and activities offered at an affordable price in cities around the world — many are wheelchair accessible!
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Crowd of people looking at and taking photos of the Statue of Liberty, seen on an island in the distance.
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Guide to the U.S. ESTA and B1/B2 Visa for Visitors to the USA

  • byJohn Morris
  • March 23, 2021
Before traveling to the United States, most foreign nationals will need to arrange a travel visa or obtain permission to enter the country.
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Lanterns hanging over a street in China.
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3 Factors to Consider Before Traveling to China

  • byWheelchair Travel Team
  • March 9, 2021
Every year, more than 100 million people visit China, with many disabled travelers among them. Here's what to consider before visiting the Far East.
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How to Unlock Europe’s Disabled Toilets with a Universal Key

  • byJohn Morris
  • September 20, 2020
The Euro Key and RADAR Key are master keys that can be used to unlock wheelchair accessible toilets in Europe and the United Kingdom.
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Woman in wheelchair pictured in front of steps with colorful tiles.
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Podcast Episode 2: Circling the Globe in a Wheelchair with Blandine Even

  • byJohn Morris
  • June 24, 2020
Blandine Even discusses traveling around the world with her wheelchair, to destinations like Beijing, Sydney and Rio de Janeiro and Easter Island.
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Guest Post: Creating Accessible Travel Videos to Help Wheelchair Users Explore the World

  • byRyan Smith
  • May 21, 2020
Ryan Smith started his travel blog, Freewheel Weekends, to share his passion for travel and as a place to produce videos showcasing accessibility.
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3 Ways To Maximize Wheelchair Battery Life When Traveling

  • byJohn Morris
  • February 23, 2020
Every bar of battery life presents a new opportunity for exploration — here's how I keep my wheelchair charged while traveling on vacation.
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Free Powered Beach Wheelchairs in Miami Beach, Florida

  • byJohn Morris
  • February 10, 2020
Wheelchair users can explore the iconic South Beach with a maual or powered beach wheelchair provided by the City of Miami Beach, Florida - for free!
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5 Ways for Seniors to Stay Active in their 60s & 70s

  • byJohn Morris
  • November 5, 2019
By keeping physically active, seniors will be able to stay on top of their fitness, which can help them prevent certain age-related health issues.
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Vilnius, Lithuania is a beautiful city, perhaps best seen from the hilltop in the castle complex, on which the Gediminas Tower sits. The hilltop is reached via a wheelchair accessible funicular — wheelchair users ride free. The palace museum, located below the tower, is one of the most fantastic in Europe, with ramps and lifts throughout to make it and the underground excavations accessible. 31 3
Absolute joy seeing my friend @sanna.kalmari in her hometown of Helsinki, Finland! Thrilled to reconnect and enjoy cocktails and a meal in a fantastic restaurant downtown! Looking forward to our next meet-up already! 87 2
Had a tense meeting with this guy today. Really tough negotiator, but we agreed that it’s best I remain on Earth. Accessibility is pretty poor on his home world too, apparently, and my wheelchair doesn’t have the thrusters necessary to operate there. Hopefully Elon Musk and @spacex will make it possible for me to visit new worlds in the future. 47 3
I love Egypt. I’ve traveled to the country many times, but on each trip I try to see it from a new perspective. Take this day, when I approached the Giza Pyramids not in an air-conditioned taxi as I had done on earlier trips, but from a horse-drawn buggy. Minor adjustments lead to new people, experiences and memories! 58 4
Nearly (but not quite) a year ago, I visited the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Penha, a Roman Catholic Basilica in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It dates to the 1600s and sits on a hill above the city, accessed via 382 steps or, as luck would have it, a wheelchair accessible funicular. 93 6
There are a lot of amazing approach & landing views in the world, but one of my favorites is this one — hugging the Mississippi River with a perfect angle to downtown St. Louis, Missouri and the iconic Gateway Arch. 69 3
I’m truly blessed to have called this guy one of my best friends for more than 20 years now. I’m going to sound like such a sap, but we’ve been through so much together as friends and know most (maybe all) of each other’s dirty secrets. And as the seasons of life change, as we’ve moved across the country and traveled the world, we’ve always been no more than a text message or phone call away from picking right back up on our friendship. After a fantastic weekend with the guys in NYC celebrating this man, I’m looking forward to celebrating your marriage next month, Dan. Love you, man. 125 4
DID YOU KNOW that Thomas Edison and Henry Ford were good friends? So good, in fact, that they had winter homes right next to each other in beautiful Fort Myers, Florida! The men, together with Harvey Firestone, founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, worked in Edison’s Fort Myers laboratory to find a new source of rubber in the United States. 77 2
Who doesn’t love a historic walking/rolling tour? Some cities are certainly more walkable/rollable than others, and I’m pleased to say that the historic downtown “River District” in Fort Myers is one of the best. I enjoyed a 90-minute tour with True Tours during my trip earlier this summer. It’s a beautiful city! 126 4
YOSEMITE. 137 6
Yesterday, I felt as small as an acorn beneath General Sherman, the Giant Sequoia Tree that is the world’s largest tree (by volume). It’s a humbling experience that alters one’s perspective. General Sherman is 275 feet tall, has a diameter of 36 feet and sprouted from a seed between 2,300 and 2,700 years ago! 145 8
The Winnebago Inspire is a wheelchair accessible RV, complete with everything I need to enjoy an accessible road trip! It’s got a heavy-duty Braun wheelchair lift (800 lbs. capacity), a 3 burner stovetop and so much more. 188 17
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