Here is a list of the hidden costs of travel for those with mobility or chronic illness needs. I have also included a few budgeting tips.

I am focusing on vacation destinations in the mainland USA that are wheelchair-accessible and/or chronic-illness-friendly. I am posting about one East Coast city, one West Coast city, one Mid-West city, and a national park and beach destination. Of course, there are many, many others.

Here are five of my favorite cruise lines that are genuinely committed to welcoming travelers with mobility needs. These are not in any specific order and instead are based on travel style.

Here are a few tips to help prevent wheelchair damage on flights, and what to do if your wheelchair does get damaged.

How I can help you! It seems that I keep trying to get into “dying” professions. At the dawn of the internet, multiple articles claimed that librarians would soon be obsolete and physical books would fall to the wayside. Why would you need a librarian to help you research when you have Google? Why would you need to visit the library when you could instantly download books instead? But librarians didn’t die out. Instead, our duties changed. Instead of focusing on research, we

How to determine if you need a wheelchair or scooter while traveling, what types are available, and how to obtain one. Also, I'M OPEN FOR...

(Plus items I can’t travel without) Tips: Know your limitations. Pick an itinerary with a lot of breaks Make sure your travel partners understand your limitations. That means saying no sometimes. Pack for your worst day Pick comprehensive travel insurance that allows for preexisting conditions Bring a wheelchair or a power scooter Join a Facebook group and find accessibility tips and devices for your diagnosis Try out devices BEFORE you travel, and if they are small enough, b