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[WetRain]

Hello all,

Hope everyone having a good weekend, and ready for Santa.

Ok me and a few mates fancy going abroad for a lad type week, that means more sleep, beer and clubs, rather than beaches etc.

I'm a wheelchair user, n if facilities are right very independant (this means suitable room, then pubs n clubs having ramps and accesible toilets).

Problem we having is where to go, I do want warm, place to be more for adults than kids, and not too expensive.

So if any one has any ideas, please let me know

Thank you

Mark

Merry Chrimble

[guido]

Hi Mark

You can try these websites:

http://www.accessatlast.com/

or the last minute offers section: http://www.accessatl...holiday/offers/

Or you can try http://www.spinal.co...advertisments#6

Or http://www.accessibletravel.co.uk/.

or http://www.tourismforall.org.uk/

When you telephone for info, ask specific questions about bathroom, etc... as otherwise results can be disappointing.

Sure others here will have specific recommendations...

[WetRain]

Cheers Guido,

Have emailed a few of them as well.

I am wondering if anyone had any sugestions where they have actually been on that type of holiday.

Think personal reccomendations are so much more reliable, don't you think

Thank you

[DaveP]

when do you want go?

[WetRain]

DaveP, on Dec 20 2009, 03:50 PM, said:

when do you want go?

September next year

[DaveP]

WetRain, on Dec 20 2009, 04:47 PM, said:

DaveP, on Dec 20 2009, 03:50 PM, said:

when do you want go?

September next year

Vilamoura in the Algarve is a good option but you'd need to make sure the hotel is on the marina. The marina has a busy night life with lots of bars, restaurants, night clubs, casino, etc and during the day you can rent jet skis, jet boats, sailing cruises, fishing, etc. It's only 15 to 20 mins from Faro airport.

Rather than going direct to hotels to get prices, then book your flights, I suggest you contact the large tour operators and they'll offer you much better prices as part of a package - flight, accommodation and airport transfers.

Also, if you go in the first 2 weeks of Sep, the prices will be lower as school holidays are over. The prices drop again from around 15th Sep. It'll still be hot enough to swim in the sea - mid 20's and above.

[WetRain]

most places suitable for chair then

[DaveP]

WetRain, on Dec 20 2009, 06:23 PM, said:

most places suitable for chair then

There's a road that's closed to most traffic and all bars etc are at road level. There's a web site you can check out for the marina...

http://www.marinadevilamoura.com

If you decide to go, let me know and I'll let you have some more contacts re things to do, places to go, etc - sailing on an ex-racing catamaran, etc. I used to live near there.

[E-DOG]

Someone just recently posted something about their condo (accessible) in Hawaii.
Also there's a place in Mexico that's for WC users only, but I can't remember the name of it. Freedom Shores maybe?

[pistol_pete]

What about Paraguay.....?
with a name like that you'd think.....

Sorry.

[pistol_pete]

Or what about the town of Gympie in Queensland, Aus? ( Pronounced 'Gim...pee')
Surely a town called Gympie would have......

Perhaps not.

Sorry. I'm not helping am I.

I'm on the case though.

Edited by pistol_pete, 21 December 2009 - 02:58 AM.

[WetRain]

pistol_pete, on Dec 21 2009, 02:43 AM, said:

Or what about the town of Gympie in Queensland, Aus? ( Pronounced 'Gim...pee')
Surely a town called Gympie would have......

Perhaps not.

Sorry. I'm not helping am I.

I'm on the case though.

Hi
well no not really but I do like the route you're taking, you could start your own topic, include Queensland for well think that is obvious, and u cud go for amsterdam, for water loving hamsters, think the list could be endless

E-DOG, on Dec 20 2009, 09:55 PM, said:

Someone just recently posted something about their condo (accessible) in Hawaii.
Also there's a place in Mexico that's for WC users only, but I can't remember the name of it. Freedom Shores maybe?

Cheers for the sugestions

But were looking for somewhere slightly cheaper and a little closer to home

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Vilamoura in the Algarve is a good option but you'd need to make sure the hotel is on the marina. The marina has a busy night life with lots of bars, restaurants, night clubs, casino, etc and during the day you can rent jet skis, jet boats, sailing cruises, fishing, etc. It's only 15 to 20 mins from Faro airport.

Rather than going direct to hotels to get prices, then book your flights, I suggest you contact the large tour operators and they'll offer you much better prices as part of a package - flight, accommodation and airport transfers.

Cheers Dave

Sounds really good, will look into this a bit further