Earlier this year, my partner and I travelled to the east coast of the USA with two Series 5’s powerchairs for three weeks, it was our first big trip since the pandemic. When travelling abroad, powerchair users usually leave their chair at home and travel with a manual chair due to fear of airports damaging […]
Five months after the start of lockdown in the UK, I was keen to get out and make sure the world still existed as I remembered it. I took a short trip to Central Europe during the perceived lull between the first and second waves of Covid-19, and got home just as numbers were starting […]
Part two of my adventure in Japan, before having to rush home as the world was grinding to a halt (as tempting as it seemed to try and ride out the pandemic in Japan!). I specifically planned this trip around sakura, the cherry blossom season, which lasts for just two weeks a year. Pink cherry […]
In what feels like a universe ago, I visited Japan in March, just as Europe was locking down. I visited the land of the rising sun about ten years ago as a poor backpacker, and I remember having to find a local welder to help put my powerchair back together. The chassis had managed to […]
Alex travels to the heart of New Zealand. The one with mountain trails, jumping off things, shooting through canyons and some competitive dolphins. The first part of my adventure travels took me across New Zealand’s South Island.
I crossed the country North to South with buses, cars, flights, flights, taxis and trains. A journey filled with unique experiences, loads of adventure, and jumping off a few things!
One of the New Seven Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the citadel was built in the 15th century by the highly developed Inca civilisation, thought to be an estate for emperor Panchacuti. It was on my bucket list for years, but at 2,430m high, in the middle of mountains, […]
From the Caribbean coast to 3,399m high, from climbing a rubbish dump to being immersed in local communities, from climbing a new 7th wonder of the world to jumping off a cliff. In April this year, I went on another adventure, taking the trusty, now-retired V3 prototype with me to Colombia and Peru. The Series […]