In July of this year I was invited to the launch of the UK’s first Accessible Strandkorb (literally a beach basket), at the German Gymnasium. This was organised both by the German National Tourist Office and the Tourism office of Lower Saxony. The weather was suitably British and a Strandkorb was needed to protect us…
We arranged a holiday to Menorca as it’s the most unspoilt/commercialised of the Balearic islands. We’d been to Ibiza and stayed in a very good villa, see our review of Ibiza but Menorca is far more ‘old Spain’ with many fishing villages and unspoilt beaches. We stayed in modern villa just outside of the town of…
We applaud Disabled Access Day, which is today. However, in our opinion, it should be every day and should be celebrated in style. So here are our Top 5 stylish & accessible places to visit. None are 100% perfect (nowhere can be for everyone) but we believe they are the best we’ve found around the…
Update Feb 2016: Wheelchair Taxis in Budapest, Following a request we have researched taxis in Budapest. My advice below was to ask the concierge/manager of the hotel used. Failing that here are a couple of sites that can help, AirportCollections.net, their fee for airport transfer is €95 HolidayTaxis.com Fee is not known until you book! They…
Update 2016: Originally based on a visit in 2013 we reviewed an accessible villa in Portugal and a hotel in The Algarve. Casa do Lago the villa featured below, now has a video of it’s facilities and at 3.25 minutes you can see it’s accessible bathroom. On the northern Silver Coast of Portugal beside the…
Originally sent in 2014 we thought this review of kampot, Cambodia may help with the most depressing day of the year, 18 jan ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. The postcards from Ann in Asia are arriving thick and fast now. Having moved on from Battambang, she’s now in the town of Kampot in Southern Cambodia – her last stop…
The other week I and the Relative Lieutenant (my brother & chief helper), had a flying visit to Luxembourg with a one night stay. As the founding home of the EU I thought it would be ‘hot’ on accessibility, you’ll see below how it fared! The first thing I have to say is that for a…
Update 2015: Back in 2013 our roving reporter Lucy gave us this review of Berlin. Largely based on the fact that it was a weekend of clubbing and street food. Later this week we will be looking at how to experience Berlin from a more elegant perspective……..in the meantime here’s a ‘younger’ person’s guide to…
Malta is known for it’s beach holidays with 300 days of sun per year. So with winter coming on and following a reader’s review we’ve taken a closer look at it’s accessibility. First off here’s the review from James, a follower of BBS, of the Radisson Blu, Golden Sands, Malta. He says, “Very disabled friendly! Large…