As I mentioned previously, the first destination on our epic European Road Trip is the French city of Lille. For ease, we are staying at The Park Inn by Radisson (Grand Stade) which is located just a stones throw away from the motorway network and adjacent to Pierre Mauroy...
Another lovely day awaited us, as we travelled Brussels, in Belgium. Seeing as one was feeling lazy, we didn’t set off until about 11. A journey that could have taken 1 hour, took more like 4, as we decided to go exploring the Belgian towns and countryside. This involved...
One of Brussels star attractions is The Atomium, originally constructed for the 1958 World’s Fair and is located just to the north of the city centre. As we are staying within touching distance of the metro network, it made sense to hop on at Gare Du Midi. Unfortunately, on...
After a full day exploring Brussels and The Atomium, it was time to jump back in the van and travel to the next destination, Cologne, Germany. However, let’s briefly discuss the car parking situation in the Park Inn (Gare Du Midi). Due to the limited floor space available, rather...
As the Mercure Hotel Koeln (Belfortstrasse) is located just a stone throws away from the River Rhine, one decided to take a morning stroll along the waters edge to reach the central district. The cycle path makes for an easy roll… Just a few minutes later, we stumbled across...
As mentioned previously, one was unsure whether the Cologne Cable Car was wheelchair accessible hence we took the manual wheelchair as a precaution. However, one has since learned that a ramp is available upon request. Despite this, one is unsure whether electric wheelchairs would fit as the door is...
As the drive from Cologne to Frankfurt is relatively short (around 2 hours), we arrived at the Radisson Blu Hotel just before lunchtime. Akin to Lille, if you are looking for a central location, this hotel may not be for you as it is located just off the autobahn...
As one has visited the city of Frankfurt before, it enabled us to condense our plans a little and return to the hotel before the thunderstorms hit. The city is well-known for its endless amount of skyscrapers and, as if planned, the walk from the Radisson Blu hotel to...
Another day meant yet another drive in the WAV, this time over to the small nation of Luxembourg and to its beautiful capital, Luxembourg City. Again, we are staying in The Park Inn by Radisson which is located a short distance from Luxembourg Gare station and a 15 minute...
A few hours in the WAV from Luxembourg led us to one of the most magical places on Earth, Disneyland Paris! For a wheelchair user, the entire site is heaven due to 99% of it being accessible. Although all the hotels on the plot contain fully accessible rooms, we...
As I mentioned previously, Disneyland Paris is a wheelchair users paradise due to 99% of the site being accessible down to the final touches and the main park is no exception. Akin to the majority of theme parks across the world, a large proportion of disabled individuals can skip...
As one has visited Paris numerous times previously, it was a difficult decision as to where to base ourselves on this occasion. Due to the love for modern architecture, it seemed appropriate to drive to the La Défense district staying at the Campanile Hotel. Although low-cost, it still has...
Apart from rolling around the La Défense district, the other thing on the Paris checklist was to visit Tour Montparnasse. Since we are staying on the other side of the Seine, Maps advised us that we could either use the metro or the tram to reach said tower. Now,...
After leaving the hustle and bustle of Paris, we only had a few hours to explore the city of Strasbourg before heading down to Zurich. If you are short for time, one would highly recommend navigating the city using it’s tramway. Thanks to its low floor vehicles, level boarding...
After hopping over the Swiss border (for the first time) from France, we arrived in the city of Zurich last night. As Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries in Europe, cost cutting measures were necessary hence we are actually staying at the Movenpick next to the airport...
One of the highlights of the Jungfrau Region of Switzerland is the Jungfraujoch mountain where the highest observation deck in Europe is located giving it the title of ‘Top of Europe’. To reach the observation deck, one has to board the Jungfrau Railway. There is the option to board...
Although Bern is the Swiss capital, the city is quite compact in size compared to others such as Zurich. This makes it a perfect location to spend 24 hours after a day of travelling. Despite our hotel being 30 minutes walk from the centre, Bern possesses a tram network...
Today we continued our European road trip by hopping back over the French border to the city of Lyon. Although the journey should take around 3.5 hours, given that it’s not everyday that we have the WAV in Switzerland, we should go rogue. With only the European Road Atlas...
As I mentioned, the WAV had to be abandoned in a pay and display area yesterday. This was due to the vehicle being too high for the hotels car park. Unfortunately, in all the drama, one forgot to switch off the headlights leading to one thing, a dead battery!...
Waking up bright and early meant that one had a little more time to explore Lyon before heading down to Avignon. Coincidentally, the city’s financial centre is located a stones throw away from the hotel making for an easy roll around the gigantic skyscrapers… During planning, one discovered that...
Due to the limited time one had in the city of Avignon, we decided to explore the Palais des Papes area. This UNESCO World Heritage Site isn’t particularly accessible for wheelchairs due to cobble stones and a lack of drop kerbs, however the architecture is too stunning to miss…...
Due to the electric wheelchair having a “bad cable” and the temperature reaching 35C, one opted to simply take the WAV for a drive along the Mediterranean Coast. We chose the city of Sète completely at random as it’s located narrow across a narrow isthmus meaning a high possibility...
Driving north through Southern France, one of the main highlights has to be crossing the famous Millau Viaduct. Opening in 2004, it holds the record for the highest road deck in the world, however, it certainly does not feel like it… On one side of structure is the “Aire...
As Meaux is a mere 20 minute drive from Disneyland Paris, it seemed appropriate to close the 22 day circle around Europe at the Disney Village. Looking at the dashboard as we joined the motorway that we used 2.5 weeks ago, it appeared that we clocked up around 4000...
