For the less able, travelling by plane can be difficult but it’s more difficult when you don’t know what you need to do and where you need to go. Different airlines have different policies regarding disabled passengers making it hard to know where you stand before you travel. With this is mind, we decided to…
Hi, yet again I’m feeling ‘delicate ‘ in mid week – the champagne was flowing last night, but more of that later. Last Weds I mentioned I was going to the upmarket restaurant, Tom Aikens with the Musical Lieutenant. You can read the review here. however I forgot to mention my dessert which comprised of ‘poached fraises…
Here’s a review of The American Lieutenant’s recent trip to L’Hotel Llegendes de Girona Catedral: This 4 star hotel is nestled in the back streets of Girona old town. It consists of 15 rooms with easy access to the reception from the street. The bar is small but comfortable and there is a TV lounge…
The American Lieutenant and Amanda the Commanda were delegated to visit Naidex – the “leading disability, homecare and rehabilitation event” – at the NEC Birmingham. There are a number of Naidex exhibitions in the year and the next is in Glasgow in September 2013. I’m always wary of events like these as I’ve grown allergic to…
Morph Wheels are amazing wheelchair wheels which can be detached and folded up to approximately half their open size. They’re a genius idea to provide easier transport and storage for wheelchair users. They’re incredibly helpful and also look good too. The design has been knocking around since 2010 but has only recently become available for purchase in the UK.…
There are two Jolyons hotels in Cardiff but they both have very different disabled facilities. They are reasonably priced and ‘Boutique’ in style. I was told that the hotel in Cardiff Bay is very small which makes it hard to get around in a wheelchair. There are 3 steps to get into the hotel and…
Winteringham Fields is a restaurant with rooms in Lincolnshire. The restaurant is ‘justifiably world-renowned’, according to the website. They use lots of locally sourced food and grow their own herbs and vegetables! We also reviewed them for our series following the Chef’s Restaurants on the Great British Menu 2014, take a look here. You can…
Kate Warwick is a long time friend of Blue Badge Style. She’s been mentioned in the past on BBS as ‘PR Guru Kate’. As part of our series for Deaf Awareness Week we interviewed her about Ménière’s disease. When did you find out you have Ménière’s Disease ? About seven years ago, in early 2006, after I had my…
The White Horse on Parson’s Green is an ‘iconic London pub’ with a beer garden and a lovely, accessible interior. Getting into the pub shouldn’t be an issue as I was told there is level access, which is always good! We haven’t been here yet but apparently once you’re inside there is plenty of space (but…