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UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, seen from a distance.
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Tour the Royal Observatory, Greenwich with a Wheelchair

  • byJohn Morris
  • August 27, 2019
Visit historic Greenwich with a wheelchair and tour the Royal Observatory, take a photo on the Prime Meridian, board the Cutty Sark and more.
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St. Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mt. Sinai in Egypt.
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Visiting St. Catherine’s Monastery & Mt. Sinai in a Wheelchair

  • byJohn Morris
  • June 12, 2019
Wheelchair access at St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt - The 6th century monastery is located below Mt. Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments.
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Old Quebec has been restored to its historical beauty.
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Wheelchair Accessible Tour of Old Quebec City

  • byJohn Morris
  • October 29, 2018
Reflections on a guided tour of Old Quebec City, with information on the wheelchair accessibility of sights and attractions.
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Statue of Liberty Wheelchair Accessible Tour

  • byJohn Morris
  • June 25, 2018
Information on how to visit the Statue of Liberty with a wheelchair, walker or cane.
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Aerial shot of Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was held during Apartheid in South Africa
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Wheelchair Accessible Tour of Robben Island

  • byJohn Morris
  • August 1, 2017
Robben Island, located less than 10 kilometers off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, was the site…
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Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa
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Table Mountain in Cape Town — Wheelchair Access

  • byJohn Morris
  • July 28, 2017
Visit the summit of the iconic Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, a wheelchair accessible UNESCO World Heritage Site with a cable car to the top!
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The Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza
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Exploring the Pyramids of Giza as a Wheelchair User

  • byJohn Morris
  • July 27, 2017
The Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are partially wheelchair accessible.
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PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Spree River flowing around the Bose Museum and bordering Museum Island in Berlin, Germany.
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Museum Island: Get Your Art On In Berlin, Germany

  • byJohn Morris
  • July 13, 2016
If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you’ll know that I have a great appreciation for art…
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Golden gate at the Palace of Versailles.
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Summer Tour of the Palace of Versailles

  • byJohn Morris
  • May 14, 2016
See the crow jewel of the French Monarchy, its opulence and luxury with a wheelchair accessible tour of the Palace of Versailles.
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Wheelchair access at Forbidden City, Beijing, China
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Exploring Beijing’s Forbidden City in a wheelchair

  • byJohn Morris
  • September 23, 2015
Located near Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City is a wheelchair accessible World Heritage Site. Learn how to access the Palace Museum & Imperial Gardens.
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John seated on the back of a camel in front of the Egyptian pyramids.
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Construction of the iconic Rua Augusta Arch, located on Lisbon’s Commerce Plaza, began in 1755. The arch bears the Portuguese coat of arms, greeting visitors and welcoming them to what is today a dining/shopping district spanning Rua Augusta and many of the surrounding streets. It’s a beautiful place! 9 3
What a joy it was to finally explore #Portugal with a group of my #WheelchairTravel readers! After the Covid-19 pandemic interrupted travel in 2020, this group trip was rescheduled multiple times, but finally took place this month (albeit with fewer tourists). 70 11
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
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