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TTravel Inspiration

A Traveler’s Perspective on Life, the World and What Matters

  • byJohn Morris
  • January 13, 2022
Three years ago, I traveled to the South American continent for the first time — visiting Buenos Aires,…
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PPersonal Stories

Pandemic Travel: How I Protected My Family After Returning Home

  • byJohn Morris
  • November 30, 2020
By leaving my family's safety bubble to travel, I was taking a chance and risking possible infection. That risk needed to be mine alone.
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TTravel Inspiration

Gezelligheid: The Untranslatable Dutch Word That Perfectly Describes My Trip to Las Vegas

  • byJohn Morris
  • November 29, 2020
Imagine a feeling of profound togetherness, a warmth that stirs one's heart and elicits joy. The Dutch call those special moments gezellig.
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PPersonal Stories

COVID Parole: Planning My First Wheelchair Accessible Trip Since March

  • byJohn Morris
  • October 15, 2020
Although COVID-19 has not been defeated, deciding to travel with a disability seems more palatable now due to advancements in treatment.
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PPersonal Stories

Why I Leave the Airport During Layovers at LAX

  • byJohn Morris
  • June 24, 2020
Long layover at LAX? There is a better way to spend your time than waiting in the airport: grab a bite to eat and watch planes land at In-N-Out Burger.
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The Strange Story of How I Came to Travel with a Stuffed Louse

  • byJohn Morris
  • May 9, 2020
The story of a stuffed louse who was adopted by a community of frequent flyers and launched a campaign to curtail the spread of gate lice in airports.
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PPersonal Stories

7 Things I’ve Watched On Netflix During Quarantine

  • byJohn Morris
  • April 1, 2020
There has never been a better time to be a Netflix subscriber. Here's the original and third-party content I'm streaming while stuck at home.
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2 Music Videos That Will Lift Your Spirits During Quarantine

  • byJohn Morris
  • March 23, 2020
These songs bring joy not only because the lyrics are beautiful, but because they demonstrate that good can come from collective action.
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How I Used Game Theory to Get My Preferred Airline Seat

  • byJohn Morris
  • March 16, 2020
When my preferred seat was taken in an otherwise empty airplane cabin, I used basic game theory to my advantage.
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PPersonal Stories

Remembering The Last Time I Stood Up Straight

  • byJohn Morris
  • February 24, 2020
Where did you last stand upright? For me, that place was London, and this surprising story reveals two important lessons for every wheelchair traveler.
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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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