After nearly a year of travelling to countries where accessibility is to be desired, one has returned to Western Europe. This adventure takes place in northern Portugal in the city of Porto. Although Superbunny is making a return after Romania, it has to be said that it’s not in...
A mere 8 minute walk from Trindade Metro station can be found the Stay Hotel (Centro Trindade) where one is staying for the next 3 nights. As mentioned previously, one of the benefits of visiting a Western European country such as Portugal as a wheelchair user is that accessibility...
Although Porto is a very walkable city, one must say that the centre is rather hilly hence it is prudent to plan around this. Coincidentally, the Stay Hotel is located atop of a hill hence it was possible for one to take in some of Porto’s famous landmarks whilst...
As mentioned yesterday, one of the aims for today was to seek out a wheelchair accessible Port Lodge. In addition, one wanted to explore at leisure rather than part of a tour. The place that ticked both of these boxes was Taylor’s Port Lodge. Aside from being located at...
When visiting northern Portugal, one must visit the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte located just outside the city of Braga. As the name implies, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is an architectural-landscaped complex/sanctuary comprising of a Basilica, a staircase masterpiece, some hotels and a funicular aptly named the...
The flight back to the UK being at 8:45pm meant that, essentially one had another day in Porto. One of the top things to do whilst in the city is to cruise the River Douro. Although there are a few companies offering this service, none are fully wheelchair accessible....
Returning to a Western European country such as Portugal reminded one just how much of an impact accessibility has both in terms of cost and movement around the chosen place. For example, one was able to book a ‘budget’ hotel in the knowledge that it would be up to...
