Wheelie Inspiring Interview Series: Ernie Butler of Paralyzed Veterans of America
By Cory LeeToday is Veteran’s Day and what better way to celebrate than by interviewing a veteran?! I recently had the chance to chat with Ernie Butler, a disabled veteran, and talking with him gave me a new appreciation for all that our veterans have gone through. He is a remarkable person and I’m thrilled that he…
Wheelie Inspiring Interview Series: Sylvia Longmire of Spin the Globe
By Cory LeeShe’s Ms. Wheelchair USA 2016, a service-disabled veteran, a travel blogger, and my friend. Sylvia Longmire and I “met” on Facebook a while back after she saw my posts about Iceland here on this blog, and she then decided to go there. We started talking on Facebook and have kept in touch ever since. We…
Wheelie Inspiring Interview Series: Anthony of The Geordie Traveller
By Cory LeeWhile browsing the web recently, I discovered a travel blog titled The Geordie Traveller. It’s written by a guy who is on a mission to become the first wheelchair user to visit every single country in the world. That’s a pretty big undertaking, so I was immediately drawn to his blog. On the site, he…
Wheelie Inspiring Interview Series: Justin Skeesuck (a.k.a. “The Disabled Traveler”)
By Cory LeeA while back, I saw a guy on The Meredith Vieira Show that was in a wheelchair and had just completed an epic 500 mile hike in Spain. I was encouraged at the time that I saw it, but forgot about it over the next few months. Well, a few weeks ago I received an…
Wheelie Inspiring Interview Series: Rick Goldstein of GO Mobility Solutions
By Cory Lee1) How did your passion for traveling begin? Actually, following my injury in 1978, I really did not have much of a passion for travel at all and I only traveled when the need demanded that I do; it was a PAIN! Allow me to clarify that: If traveling required flying, I hated it; if…
Inspiring Interview: A Wheelchair Can’t Stop This 9 Year Old Traveler
By Cory Lee1) How did your passion for traveling begin? Coop– I did some therapy in Singapore when I was 2. This made me want to travel more! I then did a fundraiser for a Cambodian charity ( I walked in my walker for 1km) and raised $15,000 so I got to go to Cambodia and see…
Wheelie Inspiring Interview Series: Michael of Trip-Ability
By Cory Lee1) How did your passion for traveling begin? trip ability Oh this is all down to my parents. As children we were extremely fortunate to have travelled extensively on family holidays. My father was also a specialist engineer and would travel frequently with work and I had the opportunity to go with him when school was…
Wheelie Inspiring Interview Series: Jeanne Allen of incredibleACCESSIBLE
By Cory Lee1) How did your passion for traveling begin? My sister. Kay is 7 years older than me, and has been the most influential force in my life. Kay at an early age knew that she wanted to be an airline stewardess. This was in the days before flight attendants, and she is still proud…
Wheelie Inspiring Interview Series: Ellie of Freewheelin’ Through Life
By Cory Lee1) How did your passion for traveling begin? I wanted to travel at a very young age. My first trip on an airplane was when I was 5, and ever since then I have been in love with it. We were traveling to Utah for a type of therapy. Since then the travel bug has…
Wheelie Inspiring Interview Series: Ashley of wheelchairtraveling
By Cory Lee1) How did your passion for traveling begin? When I was a child and before my SCI, I remember the thrill of exploring while hiking somewhere on a family camping trip and the wonderment of what was around the bend. I’ve always been curious for life. After my first few travels, my fascination of and…
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