TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, WE PRESENT AN INSPIRING STORY FROM CENTRAL AMERICA It could be the worst place in the world to live if you’re disabled. In the Central American nation of Guatemala, many disabled people – who make up some 14% of the population – live isolated lives hidden [...]
Lance Blair was 18 when a truck blew a red light and removed his lower leg. “There was about a pinky-width of meat holding it on.” So Lance did the obvious thing: He built a diesel-powered wheelchair-accessible 4×4 adventure truck. Granted, it took Lance a couple of decades to put together the “Wheelchair Accessible Van [...]
The Grand Canyon is one of Northern America’s most breath-taking natural attractions, but it’s physical challenges proved to be a crucial challenge for one recently disabled man . From the corner of our camp he shouts at me: “Karen do you have any paper towel?” I’m on cooking duty, slicing red onions. I glance in [...]
Given the current global financial climate – with everybodyworried about recession, cutbacks and redundancies – is even thinking about spendingmoney on a South African safari a sensible idea?
Focusing on the lemon yellow and golden hues stretching ahead of him, Keith Jansz sketches busily away. The stunning scenery and spectacular light in the far north of Sweden would be enticing for any artist but, for Keith, being able to capture such grandeur marks an enormous personal milestone. Forty six-year-old Keith has travelled to [...]
Berlin is a fascinating city and a monument of living history. It is home to over 3 million people and is the vibrant and beautiful capital of Germany. There was plenty to see – from graffiti covered remnants of the Berlin Wall, which came down in1989, to the newly renovated Reichstag.
Britain has a great deal to offer but, having never had a family holiday overseas, I knew we were all missing out on something. Thanks to some money left by a distant uncle, I decided to invest in a foreign holiday that would be memorable for all of us – my husband, myself and our [...]
Berlin is afascinating city and a monument of living history. It is home to over 3 millionpeople and is the vibrant and beautiful capital of Germany. There was plenty tosee – from graffiti covered remnants of the Berlin Wall, which came down in1989, to the newly renovated Reichstag.
Excitement, fantasy and fun come gift-wrapped in Florida. Home to Mickey Mouse, this is where movies come to life and you really can eat as much as you like! If you thought taking that once-in-a-lifetime holiday to Florida was just a fairy tale – think again! Though Florida isn’t generally seen as a bargain hotspot [...]
Apart from her family, Suzanne Grogan has three great loves – the work of the poet John Keats, the English Lake District and (despite serious mobility issues arising from Primary Lymphoedema) walking. But what would happen when she brought these loves together? In June 1818 the great English Romantic poet John Keats, and his friend [...]
