Being physically or mentally challenged doesn't have to keep you at home! Here are ways to "trot" the globe, so to speak, for less.

 

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7 of the world’s best cities for accessible travel

fotografixx What makes a city truly accessible? It goes well beyond wheelchair ramps. For travelers with disabilities, the best destinations combine step-free public transportation, curb cuts and navigable sidewalks, accessible hotels and attractions, adapted toilets and taxis, and clear information for visitors with visual, hearing or cognitive disabilities. Those are broadly the same categories used by the European Commission in evaluating accessible cities: the built environment,…

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Happy Trails!

As you've probably figured out by the lack of posts here, we've retired from accessible travel blogging. However, we will still maintain the list of Northern California wheelchair accessible trails and there's still a ton of content on our site that will stay as an archive. It's been fun and rewarding. We'll still be traveling but will no longer be posting about our travels.Happy Accessible Trails to you all!www.musickchannel.com

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Water, Water, Everywhere in McCloud, California

  McCloud is famous for its very clean and pure drinking water. The town relies on three springs and pumps the water from it's reservoir to residents' taps with no treatment, only occasionally treating when tests reveal something that needs it. This water comes from Mount Shasta, which looms over everything here. It gets a ton of snow each winter and the volcanic soil filters the meltwater that eventually comes out very pure in the area's springs. Today, we're going to visit some of the…

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  • One bad thing about the Dominican Republic is the lack of practical information for wheelchair travelers. Well, at The World on Wheels, consider us your guinea pig. Here is what you'll encounter in a wheelchair and a video report on accessible features at the Riu Palace resort in Punta Cana: http://tinyurl.com/d5uot56
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Our teasers leading up to today finally pay off. At The World on Wheels, it's our new article on Punta Cana, Dominican Republic with lots of new pictures and video: http://tinyurl.com/cc85y82
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Today, we start with our reports on the Dominican Republic at The World on Wheels. Our first order of business, getting a proper room for our special needs. This proves to take a little work but the staff of the Riu steps up and meets our concerns: http://tinyurl.com/88a6jo5
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • "The world is now more accessible than ever..."  http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/the-world-is-now-more-acces...

  • Canada's top seasonal fine dining restaurant, Rundles, will celebrate its 35th year in 2012.

    Rundles reopens on Friday, May 25th, and closes after services on Saturday, September 29th, 2012. 

    We are wheelchair accessible. 

    www.rundlesrestaurant.com

    dine@rundlesrestaurant.com  

    Stratford, Ontario, Canada.

  • My wife says that this trip, she wants a warm tropical beach. OK, we'll do that. To get in the mood for it, we'll take a look at Maui today on The World on Wheels: http://tinyurl.com/yf87e42
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Holidays in Bhutan invites you to come and explore the glory of Kingdom in the Clouds for every sorts of holidays and adventures for every season. 9010839054?profile=originalFor more information contact us: info@bhutanhomeexpeditions.com.

    Make this unique journey at least once for a life time’s experience and experience the difference that will change you forever!

  • Our followers at The World on Wheels have asked me "why don't you go to Orlando and do a story on Disneyworld?" Actually, we did go but it's been so thoroughly covered by others I didn't see the use. We did, however, do a story on a day trip over to Kennedy Space Center: http://tinyurl.com/ygf3s66
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • California's oldest continuously operating winery, today at The World on Wheels as we wrap up this trip to Amador County: http://tinyurl.com/ye297bt
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  • Today at The World on Wheels, our absolute favorite place to taste and buy wine, plus, it's where the modern history of California started from...it's why we're called the Golden State: http://wheelstraveler.blogspot.com
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
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