STYLE BAROMETRE By Patience M. Chigodora
5 Things I Love: 1. Heart & Key Necklace – A gift to myself on my 26th birthday, this necklace symbolizes my commitment to holding the key to my heart, opportunities, and life journey. 2. Dhuku/Headwrap – Wearing a dhuku, or headwrap, makes me feel like a queen, connected to my mother, grandmother, and the […]
A Blossom’s Journey
By Alan Hartley In the quiet of her room, Ella traced her fingers along the windowsill, where sunlight tiptoed. She was a wisp of a girl, her reflection a fragile echo. Anorexia had whispered promises—control, beauty, escape—until it became her shadow. But life, like a stubborn daisy, insisted on blooming. Ella’s mother, a beacon of […]
An accessible road-trip to Amsterdam
Through the rolling hills of Staffordshire we ride,In a Dacia, our trusty steed by our side.A wheelchair friendly road-trip, an adventure so grand,As we make our way to Amsterdam, across the land. The wind in our hair, the sun on our faces,We travel with joy to new and exotic places.The road may be long, but […]
ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL – Quinta Do Lago, Portugal
By Paul Nicholls Erica and I returned from a wheelchair accessible winter sun break in the Algarve late last Thursday, booking the cheapest Ryanair flights we could afford to head to Faro (£70 return trip each). We stayed in Quinta Do Lago which we liked as it’s only a 50-years old resort, so all newly […]