(This is a sponsored post, but all opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal views.) Last year the AYL team embarked on an extremely exciting adventure across the pond to attend the Rollettes Wheelchair Dance Experience! Despite my excitement, I know all too well that travelling with a disability is not easy. […]
Tag archives: Disabled Traveller
AYL Travel Tips – Cabin Crew Q&A
(This is a sponsored post, but all opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal views.) Travelling with a disability is not easy, especially when you rely on the professionals for support both in the airport and on board the plane! Therefore, I wanted to use this sponsored series of disability-related travel tips to share […]
AYL Travel Tips – Travelling With An Assistance Dog
(This is a sponsored post, but all opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal views.) Evaluating Your Trip: My assistance dog Fliss has become an excellent traveller after accompanying me on numerous trips over the last 2 years. However, I always begin by evaluating if joining me is in her best interest, […]
AYL Travel Tips – Staying Warm In Wheelchair
(This is a sponsored post, but all opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal views.) Following on from last week’s blog post about keeping cool in the summer, here are my top tips for staying warm in your wheelchair in case you are planning to travel somewhere cold this winter! Until I […]
AYL Travel Tips – Staying Cool In Wheelchair
(This is a sponsored post, but all opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal views.) I have always struggled to regulate my temperature, which means I am very sensitive to heat and can go from overheating to freezing in a matter of minutes. My symptoms are not always easy to control and […]
AYL Travel Tips – Wheelchair Protection
(This is a sponsored post, but all opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal views.) It can be quite scary to trust an airline with your medical equipment during a flight, especially if you’ve seen some of the horror stories in the news! I used to get very anxious about travelling with […]
AYL Travel Tips – Accessibility Abroad
(This is a sponsored post, but all opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal views.) One of my previous blog posts highlights the importance of choosing your travel dates; picking your destination; making an agenda; finding suitable accommodation and researching suitable transport links. However, many of you got in touch after reading […]
AYL Travel Tips – Booking Accommodation
(This is a sponsored post, but all opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal views.) Organising a trip abroad is naturally quite a time-consuming task, especially if you aren’t relying on a travel agency/organisation to coordinate the different aspects of your trip. But once you add a wheelchair, medical supplies, assistance dog, […]
AYL Travel Tips – Flying With A Disability
(This is a sponsored post, but all opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal views.) Following on from my previous post that was all about preparing for a flight (CLICK HERE to read), below is a list of ideas that may help you both onboard and in the airport! Arriving At The […]
AYL Travel Tips – Pre Flight Tips
(This is a sponsored post, but all opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal views.) Some of the tips in part 3 of our travel series may seem obvious or unimportant to some, but they are actually quite useful to anyone travelling with a disability! 1 – Choosing Your Flights: Most people […]
AYL Travel Tips – Passenger Assistance
(This is a sponsored post, but all opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal views.) After years of travelling with my disability in tow, I am sharing a sponsored series of tips & tricks in the hope that it will give others the confidence to embark on an adventure of their own! […]
AYL Travel Tips – Hidden Disability
(This is a sponsored post, but all opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal views.) The AYL team are about to embark on an extremely exciting adventure across the pond! Despite my excitement, I am the first person to admit that travelling with a disability is not easy. You can’t just leave […]
Harry Potter Studio Tour
You may have seen from our Social Media pages that we took a trip to the Harry Potter Studio Tour in Watford just before Christmas. I have always wanted to visit, but living in Newcastle makes the logistics of going quite difficult. But following an appointment at a London hospital, we decided to stop off […]
