Swimmer and three-time Paralympian Yip Pin Xiu, 25, travels every few months for work and pleasure. Work trips come in the form of training camps and competitions, though “hands down,” she prefers to travel for fun. “Travelling for training, I wouldn’t…
John Morris, a wheelchair user, is an experienced traveller. Airplanes and trains are his preferred methods of travel. However, for short trips, John will opt to ride on the bus to his destination. John uses his own experiences traveling with…
Srin is a world traveler who recently visited Singapore and Bali with his friend Andrew, and scuba-dived in the Bali Sea. Singapore was the final leg of his trip, before he went back to work. Srin booked his flights through…
Morgan’s Inspiration Island is largely reminiscent of a tropical resort, offering six major rides and large spaces equipped with geysers, water cannons, and rain showers for a fun-induced day out with the family. It is also the world’s first waterpark…
Cory Lee is a self proclaimed travel addict. Cory has spinal muscular atrophy. He shares his travel adventures to motivate others who use wheelchairs to leave their comfort zone and get out and explore the world. Cory visited Copenhagen, and…
Roadtrips can be liberating and some view them as embarking on new challenges. Martyn Sibley, a wheelchair user, shares this perspective on accessible cruising as he sailed on a Brittany Ferries cruise ship from Plymouth to Santander for an Accessible Tourism…
Gilbert Tan, 56, has been to his fair share of countries. The singer-songwriter and mouthpainter often goes on cruises with his wife, Irene, where he gets to explore several cities in one trip. Having been a tetraplegic for the last…
Intrepid traveler Cory Lee is cruising towards adventure yet again. During a Scandinavian and Russian cruise in August 2017, the wheelchair using wanderer had the opportunity to set his wheels on Estonian soil for the second time. Cory, his mom,…
Lorraine, a wheelchair user who lives in the UK, and uses the rail system regularly, delved into the findings of a recent study on the UK’s Passenger Assist Service, conducted by the Research Institute for Consumer Affairs (Rica). Rica’s review assessed…
For wheelchair users, a day of sun, sand, and sea can seem like a fantasy at best or a more work than it’s worth. Beach wheelchairs are a game changers getting users off the boardwalk and building sandcastles. Beach wheelchairs…