If you follow my blog a bit, you know that I call my wheelchair ‘Tesla’ and my mobility scooter is my ‘Scootie’ ? . The names helped in my acceptance process and now I get quite nice reactions to them. For example, I keep calling a ‘hospital wheelchair’ a ‘truck’ …
Tenerife is a volcanic island and because of the slopes you won’t find many places here where you can easily go as a roller. On top of that there is corona, so I avoid crowded places like the plague 🙂 . One of the tips I got was to go …
My childhood was not the easiest.In the spiritual world people say ‘You only get things you can handle’ but some occurrences were not a gift! School time and bullying. As you can read in my introduction, I was born with a congenital muscle disorder. During the toddler class period I …
On Sundays I publish contributions from fellow role-players. On this page Berte’s experience in Bitburg. Meaning ‘accessible’ dixit Van Dale:reachable. I booked the accessible and dog-welcome hotel Eifelbrau in Bitburg via Booking.com with, in addition to these filters, the filter “bathroom adapted for wheelchair users”. Apparently, the concept of “accessible” …
With its 30 hectares, the Kapermolenpark is the most extensive green space within the city center of Hasselt. For many people living in Hasselt, it is their green spot close to the city center: for jogging, walking the dog, letting the children play, skating… The park is also an important …
Of the about 30 hotels that Hasselt has, I visited the renovated HasHotel on the small ring road in the center and 350m from the Grote Markt. On good luck’ I went in because I prefer not to make appointments and want to be received as spontaneously as possible. The …
On a Sunday afternoon when it wasn’t too hot, I got my son to go for a walk. The agreement that the route I had chosen wasn’t long and that a nice terrace could be attached to it, was a plus! 🙂 I had already heard about ‘Walking in the …
I saw a very nice clip about dolphin spotting in Tenerife. Now let this be one of the things I really want to do when I’m on this island. During my cruise to the Caribbean I saw dolphins from very far away. On Curacao I stayed in Dolphin Suites, located …
‘Thanks to’ corona, summer this year will be very different from other years. Planning terraces is no longer spontaneous, because we take into account bubbles and distance rules. A roadtrip like last year will not be possible this summer, but who knows where destiny will take us. Corona teaches us …
For 10 years I live in the ‘Heilig Hart-district’ in a very quiet area, just outside the city centre. A small neighbourhood shop is within walking distance, just like a Carrefour, and we reach the station after a fifteen minute walk. When the weather is nice I regularly take my …
