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[Wheelchair Traveler]

A new accessible travel guide website, wheelchairtraveling.com, shows various destinations all over the United States from the perspective of a wheelchair user. There is great information and professional photos so people can have a clearer image of what location will work for them. There are also many day trip ideas.

Any can, and have, added other wheelchair accessible places to check out under Travel Stories. Many videos and photos have been added too.

It is our mission to continue to add to these guides and create new ones. Every week there are many changes, come and see where wheelchair traveling can take you...

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Edited by Wheelchair Traveler, 01 February 2010 - 02:09 AM.

[edlee]

Since you brought it up,,,, my wife and I have been thinking about doing some traveling of our own this year, so if anyone can give us a few hints or suggestions, iy would be most helpful.

We had thought about a trip to Hawaii with our children and their significant others,,, but thought that might be too big a "first bite". Next we considered a cruise of the Caribean,, but, again,, got so many horror stories from friends who experienced them personally,, that we gave that thought up, too.

So now we are considering Aruba,, having heard from two aquaintances about how nice it was,,, but,,,, is there a but???

This morning my honey brought up the idea of an Alaskan cruise,,, having heard me,, in the past,, mention it. This one would be sans family,,, so less ,, complications. Big BUT here,, I don't know anyone who has gone,,, so???

If we go with the family,, we're thinking warm weather,,, if alone,, warm is good but not manditory.

So,, any ideas are accepted and appreciated.
ed

[Wheelchair Traveler]

Hi Ed! I have traveled on cruises in the Mediterranean and honestly don't find them to be very wheelchair accessible at all. Usually there are different levels of the boat, some may not be accessible. Also getting through doors in general is pretty tight, especially to your room... at least that was my experience. I weigh about 125 lbs to my chair is really narrow already. There was no handicapped accessible bathroom, not even close. I would hope now-a-days that the bigger cruises would be more accommodating, so I would do my research. The most important aspect of a cruise to me is where will the boat be porting?

My grandmother, a world traveler, went on a cruise to Alaska and said it was one of the best cruises she has ever been on. I hope to do it someday. Nonetheless, I had a BLAST in Hawaii! I stayed at the Sheraton and Whaler Village Condos in Wiki in Maui. It was oh so warm and wonderful, which was good for my blood circulation. The water was also the perfect temperature and had little waves. Getting around along the beach, hotels, shopping, restaurants, etc. was really easy with a flat, cemented walkway that ran parallel with the ocean. There are lots of places to explore in Maui in general, it's best to go driving and get lost (only you can't because you are on an Island). I also did para-sailing, which I highly recommend... I could see dolphins swimming below me as I was flying. It was awesome. You can also swim with them, which a friend of mine did and said it was moving experience.

When I traveled to Maui it was under the arrangements of someone else. In these cases I used a handicapped room and crawled in and out of the shower. At one point we used a plastic patio chair in the shower. Plus, showers don't really matter in Hawaii... that's what pools and the ocean is for.

There's actually I guy I know (Bruce) who has a condo in Maui he rents out and it has a roll-in shower. I haven't been, but can't wait to get there one day. If you go to the "Travel Stories" page of my website, wheelchairtraveling.com there is a link and a video of the place. You should take a look and use it with the pros and cons on where you want to go.

So I hope that helps a little or at least gives you something to think about.

Sincerely,
Ashley
wheelchairtraveling.com

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