* This post is written by a guest blogger – it is not sponsored. * Launched in 2020, the VacayAbility website features user reviews and ratings on attractions, hotels, and restaurants, with a focus on accessibility-related factors. Users can create free accounts to review businesses and tourist sites. You can give a star rating in several categories, […]
Tag Archives: AYL Travel Tips
AYL Travel Tips – Summary
* This post is kindly sponsored by the companies listed at the end of this post, but all opinions are my own. * 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 […]
AYL Travel Tips – Cabin Crew Q&A
* This post is kindly sponsored by the companies listed at the end of this post, but all opinions are my own. * 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 […]
AYL Travel Tips – Travelling With An Assistance Dog
* This post is kindly sponsored by the companies listed at the end of this post, but all opinions are my own. * 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 […]
AYL Travel Tips – Staying Warm In Wheelchair
* This post is kindly sponsored by the companies listed at the end of this post, but all opinions are my own. * 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 […]
AYL Travel Tips – Staying Cool In Wheelchair
* This post is kindly sponsored by the companies listed at the end of this post, but all opinions are my own. * 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 […]
AYL Travel Tips – Wheelchair Protection
* This post is kindly sponsored by the companies listed at the end of this post, but all opinions are my own. * 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 […]
AYL Travel Tips – Accessibility Abroad
* This post is kindly sponsored by the companies listed at the end of this post, but all opinions are my own. * 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 […]
AYL Travel Tips – Booking Accommodation
* This post is kindly sponsored by the companies listed at the end of this post, but all opinions are my own. * 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 […]
AYL Travel Tips – Flying With A Disability
* This post is kindly sponsored by the companies listed at the end of this post, but all opinions are my own. * 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 […]
AYL Travel Tips – Pre Flight Tips
* This post is kindly sponsored by the companies listed at the end of this post, but all opinions are my own. * 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 – […]
AYL Travel Tips – Passenger Assistance
* This post is kindly sponsored by the companies listed at the end of this post, but all opinions are my own. * 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 […]
AYL Travel Tips – Hidden Disability
* This post is kindly sponsored by the companies listed at the end of this post, but all opinions are my own. * 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 […]
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 […]
