Traveller Diaries…

Brussels, the capital of Belgium perhaps may be overshadowed by the likes of Bruges in the north, however, it is still worth a visit with its mix between the old and the modern. However, you may wish to pre-plan your visit if you use an electric wheelchair and here’s...

Lille, situated in northern France is perhaps overlooked on some travellers list, however, as I discovered back in 2013, this beautiful city is a hidden gem just waiting to be discovered. It is also one of the more accessible cities in Europe and this guide will demonstrate why! Where...

About Nath Fernandes Hey, my name is Nath Fernandes and welcome to The Wheelchair Traveller Blog! I live in Bristol, United Kingdom (and yes that’s outside London if your wondering!), have severe Cerebral Palsy and my daily life consists of running 2 businesses (including The Coaching and Therapy People...

Day 1 – London December 30, 2014 America/Canada – May/June 2014 Well where are we? Only in the Ibis hotel at Heathrow! However this is me, so it’s still been a random day. We left Bristol about 11am and arrived at the hotel (it’s posh for Ibis…better than Lyon)...

New York City/Philadelphia Itinerary January 22, 2018 America – February/March 2018 A cheap deal to NYC at the end of February was one that I could not afford to miss! You maybe thinking why NYC once again? The answer is that we are merely basing ourselves there (literally the...

Day 1 (Athens) – What is going on Bristol? June 13, 2023 Athens – June 2023 Well, round two of ones 2023 travels has begun, this time in Greece! Flying out of Bristol, it is clear that the rapid expansion is having an effect as one, now has to...

Day 1 and 1.5 in China – Planes, Beijing traffic and underpasses. August 29, 2017 China – August/September 2017 Well I would of started by saying Hello in Chinese but I don’t think the Chinese alphabet is on this iPad so Hello from Beijing will have to do! I...

City Guides… 1 Day in Lille Lille, situated in northern France is perhaps overlooked on some travellers list, however, as I discovered back in 2013, this beautiful city is a hidden gem… 1 Day in Brussels Brussels, the capital of Belgium perhaps may be overshadowed by the likes of...

Day 0 (Cluj-Napoca) – A Romanian Road Trip April 1, 2025 Romania – April 2025 Romania, especially the region of Transylvania has been full of myth and magic for centuries. It has also been on ones bucket list, however, as of 2025, the Transylvania region has some way to...

Day 0 and 1 in Copenhagen- Are you confused? July 25, 2017 Copenhagen – July 2017 well I was going to begin by saying hello in Czech but now we are in Copenhagen so hej! Basically we arrived at the airport on Sunday in the knowledge that the flight...

Day 1 in Dublin December 30, 2014 Dublin – April 2014 So here I am, back again on my travels, this time in Dublin! One of my PA’s drove us to the airport where we checked in without that much of a problem, Bristol is actually really good to...

Day 1 – Travel to Lille December 30, 2014 European Road Trip – June/July 2013 Bonjour! We are here at the hotel in Lille, which we are staying in until Monday. It was an early start this morning at quarter to 7. It took us 8 hours (it was...

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Day 1 in Reykjavik February 5, 2015 Iceland – February 2015 Why do airlines make flights so early? I’m sure they do it on purpose just to annoy you! Anyway my alarm went off at 4.10 although I was awake before then like you normally are before catching a...

Day 0 (Chennai) – Welcome to India Chennai – August 2024, India – August 2024 India has always been a destination that intrigues one whether it be the culture or the landscape, however, it may not be on all bucket lists due to the ‘supposed’ lack of accessibility in...

What a few months!!!! Time for a holiday? May 27, 2015 Europe – July 2015, General Stuff It seems that the last post on here which was upon my return from Iceland is now a distant memory with all the exciting things that has happened over the past few months!...

Day 1 (Istanbul) – IST Airport Experience April 9, 2024 Istanbul – April 2024 Living in the UK, it’s difficult to imagine that one has never rolled around Türkiye (Turkey) in nearly 32 years considering that it is one of the ‘go to’ places for British tourists. The question...

Day 1 (Jordan) – Wheelchair Accessible Transportation March 4, 2025 Jordan – March 2025 Jordan has been on ones bucket list for some time now, mainly to experience Petra and float in the Dead Sea. However, it has been pushed back due to the lack of wheelchair accessible transportation...

Day 1 (Limassol) – The Larnaca Airport Experience October 4, 2023 Limassol – October 2023 I swear that the more one flies to destinations, the quicker it feels! Anyway, to round off this years travels, I decided to head back down to the Mediterranean and explore Cyprus, in particular,...

Day 1 (Lisbon) – Oh Bristol, you never learn! June 15, 2022 Lisbon – June 2022 Upon my return from Uzbekistan in October 2019, it never even came into consideration that my next travels would not happen for another 2.5 years! Anyway, yesterday was the day that I finally...

Day 1 in Madrid – Fly, Superbunny, fly! May 12, 2016 Madrid – May 2016 So it’s the start of our travelling for 2016, this time we are in Madrid! It all started when we arrived at Bristol airport which we know is not the best for wheelchair assistance...

Day 1 (Malta) – The Google Maps Faff April 12, 2023 Valletta – April 2023 It is so that ones travels for 2023 have commenced! Now, for those that follow my globetrotting, you have gathered that I just love flying from London Heathrow. partly because I know that Superbunny...

Day 1 (Malta 2024) – The Embassy Hotel May 20, 2024 Malta – May 2024 It feels very odd not to be travelling with Superbunny on this trip considering that it has rolled around a large proportion of Europe over the past two years. However, as we learnt last...

Day 0 and 1 – The epicentre of the UK (Heathrow) and touchdown December 20, 2016 America/Caribbean – August 2016 So it has been a been a manic two days of travelling hence why I have just started the blog this morning! As per my previous America trip, we...

Day 1 (Milan) – Milan Malpensa Airport Express July 27, 2023 Milan – July 2023 It may seem incomprehensible that one has visited over 40 countries but is yet to visit Italy which is practically on the UK’s doorstep? Well not any more as the exploration of Milan and...

The Bucket List A bucket list is a must for every traveller including places that they wish to visit and things to be experienced. Mine revolves around visiting literally every country in the world (that is humanly possible!) thus I have separated the list into continents (oh and bear...

Day 1 (Oslo) – Superbunny’s Forklift and Airport Train Experience September 13, 2022 Oslo – September 2022 Oslo has always been a city on my travel list, just never got around to visiting said place. However, seeing as I have only two countries left in Northern Europe to wander...

Prague and Bratislava Itinerary (and a confession) January 26, 2019 Prague – April 2019 Every time I think of Prague now, the image of the departure board at Bristol airport informing us of the flight cancellation pops into my head, hopefully that won’t happen this time around (one can...

Day 1 (Riga) – Oh, Gatwick, you had to break Superbunnys new companion! October 4, 2022 Riga – October 2022 Here we are at the end of the first year of constantly exiting and re-entering the country after old COVID and what a way to finish than visiting the...

Day 1 (Sarajevo) – The European Flying Fiasco October 1, 2024 Sarajevo – September 2024 When you think of Bosnia and Herzegovina, images of the Bosnian War may come to mind masking the fact that the country is actually home to some of the worlds best scenery thanks to...

Scandinavian Cruise itinerary January 1, 2018 Scandinavian Cruise – June 2018 So for my next adventure, I am taking a 15 day cruise around the Baltic Sea departing from Southampton in June. Here’s the itinerary thus far (I’ll be adding to this over the coming months as I actually...

Day 1 (Sousse) – Enfidha-Hammamet Airport February 20, 2024 Sousse – February 2024 It is hard to fathom that one has visited more than 35 countries (at the time of writing) but yet to step foot on the African continent. This changed today when we touched down at Enfidha-Hammamet...

Traveller Diaries… My traveller diaries are written ‘as it happens’ (well when I return to the hotel/room) documenting each days events. Simply select from one of my adventures below: America and Canada Diary – May/June 2014 Day 1 – London December 30, 2014 America/Canada – May/June 2014 Well where...

Travelohlic Interviews… Traveloholic Interviews – Aurélie Loaec Traveloholic Interviews – Carrie-Ann Lightley Traveloholic Interviews – Simply Emma Are you a disabled traveller? If so, I would love to hear your story, just email me at nath@thewheelchairtraveller.com.

A few weeks back, I chatted to Aurélie Loaec who is an accessible tourism consultant from Nantes, France and writer of I Wheel Travel. Read her inspiring story below… 1. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your blog? Originally from Brittany in France, I just...

Like myself, Carrie-Ann Lightley has Cerebral Palsy but this doesn’t deter her from travelling the world sharing her experiences with others in addition to actively working with travel agents to assist them in reaching out to disabled customers. 1. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and...

I catch up with Emma Muldoon in the first of my Traveloholic series, founder and writer of Simply Emma, one of the leading blogs for everything disability related in the UK. 1. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your blog? My name is Emma and...

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Itinerary September 21, 2019 Tashkent – October 2019 The sudden realisation that I’m traveling over to Central Asia this coming Tuesday terrifies me, not because of the actual places but the thought that we are just over 75% of the way through 2019…almost 2020! Anyway, yes,...

A Rather Complex Vilnius and Minsk Itinerary June 15, 2019 Vilnius – June 2019 The challenge of how the hell to navigate Superbunny around, let’s say, two of the lesser accessible countries was a big draw when planning this adventure! Before I start blabbing on about the logistics of...

Latest Posts from The Wheelchair Traveller… Day 5 (Limassol) – The Larnaca Airport Experience (Part 2) + Where Next Day 4 (Cyprus) – Troodos Mountain Drive and Omodos Accessibility Day 3 (Limassol) – Lack of Public Transportation and The Paradox Museum Day 2 (Limassol) – Castles and Churches Day...

Where have I explored? Wondering where my adventures have took me thus far? Have a peek at the exploration map below (there’s so much more to discover!):

Day 1 (Yerevan) – The Charles De Gaulle Airport Experience September 20, 2023 Yerevan – September 2023 Can you believe that it has been 4 years (nearly to the date) that one has ventured outside of the Europe region? It’s about time therefore that one returns to veering off...

Day 1 (Zagreb) – A Lost Wheelchair July 11, 2022 Zagreb – July 2022 Before I start waffling on about my travels this time to Croatia and Slovenia, I thought it thrilling to mention that Lisbon decided to give one COVID, such a nice present to bring back from...