I'm putting together three weeks or so of time off in September/October and want to go on a big trip outside of the US. I'm thinking somewhere in Europe or the Americas as I'm not brave enough to do a 12ish hour flight to Asia without taking a piss or being able to get out of my seat... though maybe with a stop off in LA and Hawaii (I'm coming from the Southeast) it would be bearable (though that would make booking the flight pretty complex and multiply the odds of damage to my chair or lost luggage).
Anybody have any destinations they'd recommend?
In my fairly limited wheelchair travels I've realized the city you visit makes a huge difference in how enjoyable travel is. Barcelona was great because it was reasonably flat for the most part and the metro was pretty thoroughly accessible. But just a train ride away in Madrid there were hills everywhere, which really limited how much I could do in a day before my shoulders started fatiguing.
I've been thinking about Italy, but Rome seems very wheelchair unfriendly. I've been to Amersterdam, Berlin and London, all of which I enjoyed an were wheelchair accessible enough. I love Medellin, and really if I can't find a better alternative I'll probably go back to Medellin or maybe check out Bogota. Mexico city is on my list too, but I figure because of traffic and public transit inaccessibility I'd probably be stuck in one or two neighborhoods. I really want to check out Buenos Aires, but that's a pretty long flight as well unless I break it up and converting money is going to be a pain in the ass because of their currency controls.
Any recommendations for a fun place to spend a few weeks in the fall?
Anybody have any destinations they'd recommend?
In my fairly limited wheelchair travels I've realized the city you visit makes a huge difference in how enjoyable travel is. Barcelona was great because it was reasonably flat for the most part and the metro was pretty thoroughly accessible. But just a train ride away in Madrid there were hills everywhere, which really limited how much I could do in a day before my shoulders started fatiguing.
I've been thinking about Italy, but Rome seems very wheelchair unfriendly. I've been to Amersterdam, Berlin and London, all of which I enjoyed an were wheelchair accessible enough. I love Medellin, and really if I can't find a better alternative I'll probably go back to Medellin or maybe check out Bogota. Mexico city is on my list too, but I figure because of traffic and public transit inaccessibility I'd probably be stuck in one or two neighborhoods. I really want to check out Buenos Aires, but that's a pretty long flight as well unless I break it up and converting money is going to be a pain in the ass because of their currency controls.
Any recommendations for a fun place to spend a few weeks in the fall?
For some reason, 12" bicycle tires are rare around Europe, and I needed 3 of them from all the spinning and navigating everywhere. I loved everything near the Mediterranean around France - Nice, Marseille, (Monaco).
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