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Finding Accessibility in the Place I Least Expected
I have visited the Italian capital city many times as a wheelchair user, but continue to be surprised at the accessibility features I discover with each…
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Robbed in New York: First Crime Story in 10 Years of Wheelchair Travel
Any person can fall victim of petty theft, and the lesson is obvious — never leave your bags unattended or unsecured.
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Sailing in Steerage and a Love Story for the Ages
How a ship's manifest unlocked a secret to my family history — and allowed me to answer my mom's lifelong question — where are we from?
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I Make Accessible Travel Look Easy — How You Can Learn From My Mistakes
My uncompromising approach to accessible travel holds travel providers accountable, but it comes at a cost.
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2024 Wheelchair Travel Group Trip to Spain
Bookings for the accessible group trip to Barcelona and Madrid, Spain (plus a special add-on to Portugal) are now open for paid subscribers.
Opportunity in Chaos and the New England Patriots
New friends, an unscanned ticket, and a beautiful day at the football stadium highlighted my Sunday afternoon.
11 Years and 11 Days Before Now
Some people ascribe special meaning to these days, referring to them as “life days,” but I often have to be reminded of the date everything changed.
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Let's Make Air Force One Wheelchair Accessible
Delayed delivery of the next-generation Air Force One will allow Boeing to add a wheelchair securement space and other accessibility features.
The Things We Collect While Traveling
Tourists often purchase souvenir trinkets, t-shirts and keychains — but physical objects aren't what matter most.
The Mere-Exposure Effect and Bartenders You’ll Remember Forever
A psychological phenomenon may reveal a lot about the things — and travel experiences — we gravitate toward.
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America's Oldest Ballpark, Historical Firsts and The Book of Human History
From wheelchair accessible seats at America's oldest ballpark, I witnessed something that had never happened before.
Visiting Poland and Planning a Nuclear Arms Deal in the Hotel Lobby
At a hotel in Warsaw, Poland, a stranger approached a guy in a wheelchair (me) and revealed a plot to recover nuclear missiles from the Russian…
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