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The Negative Side to Travelling as a Wheelchair User

by Geordie TravellerPersonal Blog Posts October 9, 2019April 30, 20205 Comments

Seeing as it’s been quite some time since my last blog post, I thought I’d ease myself back into it by writing a piece on some of the less-advantageous aspects of travelling the world with a wheelchair. Truth be told, aside from flitting back and forth to the Netherlands for exams/dissertation business, I’ve not really had much opportunity to travel as extensively as I’d like in recent months. I’m aiming to put that right in …

An Epic Accessible Tour of Romania – Days 1 & 2.

by Geordie TravellerThe Blog September 14, 20176 Comments

Disclaimer: all of the amazing photographs that you see in this blog were taken my travel buddy Kathryn Cooper – click on her name to visit her website. Thanks once again Kathryn! Romania far outweighed all of my expectations, from fascinating Gypsy villages and rolling hills and mountainous resorts, to spellbinding architecture and streets steeped in history – the birth country of Vlad the Impaler (A.K.A Dracula) really has it all! I was invited to …

Chasing Castles and Extreme Weather en route to Romania.

by Geordie TravellerUpdates from my Travels August 13, 2017March 16, 20212 Comments

Have you ever been faced with a mammoth challenge, just as you’ve started to come down with a heavy cold? Well how about tackling a 1,700 mile (2,735 kilometre) drive from Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK to Cluj, Romania? This feat, is something which I’ve just pulled off – coughing and spluttering my way across eight different countries, ploughing through countless rolls of toilet roll (for blowing my nose, you dirty buggers!!) and all …

First time I've ever missed a flight!

by Geordie TravellerThe Blog October 7, 2016Comments are Disabled

A little under three weeks ago I set off on a journey to the United States. This was my first visit in over twenty years, and when counting countries, I’d always included the US as I had actually been to San Francisco when I was 6 years old. But this trip to New York City was an opportunity to ‘officially’ check the USA off my list seeing as I was returning for a 2nd time …

Spending some down time in Tirana, Albania.

by Geordie TravellerThe Blog August 6, 2016Comments are Disabled

Albania was by far the craziest country on our European road-trip to drive in. Cars seemed to have complete disregard for anything in the way of driving etiquette. At one point, whilst en route to Tirana, we witnessed a group of vehicles defy the traffic jam which had developed and opt to drive around a roundabout the wrong way – all of which occurred in front of some rather relaxed looking policemen who were all gathered in …

“How do you manage to travel with your wheelchair?”

by Geordie TravellerPersonal Blog Posts June 29, 2016April 30, 20206 Comments

A little while ago I wrote a blog post answering what was then the most popular question posed to me; “why are you in a wheelchair?”. If you’d like to see my answer, you can do so by clicking HERE! There’s now a new question which is possibly overtaken the previous as my new most frequently asked question and that is, “how do you manage with travelling in a wheelchair?” – so I thought I’d …

'Travel With Me' almost blew up my blog.

by Geordie TravellerThe Blog April 1, 20166 Comments

When I opened my ‘Travel With Me’ competition, I did so with the sole intention of finding someone unique and interesting to join me on a journey. Someone who had the same amount of passion for travelling as I do and who’d be able to offer me a different dynamic to life on the road – even if it was only for one week. Little did I know at the time of publicising my competition …

From Saigon to Mui Ne + The Mekong Delta

by Geordie TravellerThe Blog March 29, 2016Comments are Disabled

Where in the world would you expect to watch a man take the shoes off your feet, produce a manky old toothbrush, dip it in some soapy water and then scrub the mildly dirty rubber on your footwear for less than two minutes, all before looking you dead in the eye and demanding twenty-five of America’s finest dollars for his time? Well that, dear readers, would be Vietnam. Ah Vietnam, my favourite country in South …

My Nomination for the Liebster Award!

by Geordie TravellerThe Blog March 23, 2016One Comment

HALLELJUAH! It is time to finally sit my weary ass down and answer the questions posed to me by the lovely @katistravelling (click her name to go to her profile), one of the many travel buddies I have connected with over Twitter, who put these suggested topics to me via a nomination for the Liebster Award which is a truly fantastic way for bloggers to interact and get to know each other a whole lot more. …

12 ways to tell you’ve arrived in Taiwan

by Geordie TravellerUpdates from my Travels March 3, 20162 Comments

After several months spent in Taiwan I thought I’d give a run down on twelve things to expect when you’re visiting or living in this sub-tropical paradise. Here are my eleven key points and ways to tell you’ve arrived in the Republic of China. 1) Any time is a good time for a nap Whether you’re in class, at the doctors, on the bus, in a library, visiting a museum, in 7/11, in the park, …