As I say goodbye to Naples, Iâm taking on one final adventure through this historic city. From cobblestone roads to iconic castles, the day has its share of challenges.
Letâs find out if my wheelchair gets mistaken for a motorbike and if I have a possible run-in with the police while riding on the road!
How accessible is Naples, and what else did I discover? Letâs find out together!
đ Castel Nuovo Museo Civico
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âItâs better to see some rather than noneâ I need that glass half full mentality when dreaming/planning for a trip outside the US with a wheelchair. Youâre so casual and you take it as water off a ducks back when somewhere isnât accessible, whereas I would be emotionally crushed and panicked as hours of remote pre emptive planning turned out to be based on faulty facts. Especially when Iâm on my own. I get so emotional when I canât get somewhere, especially somewhere I planned and paid far in advance for. Detailed planning is what makes me feel safe and steady. That turns into not planning on going anywhere at all just based on the fear of inaccessibility. I need to lighten up! And youâve convinced me to get one of those front attaching motor wheelchair attachments for cobblestones and hills! How long does the battery last you?
Speaking about vending machines in Japan, I remember you can get cold coffee cans throughout the country at vending machines. Also, Where you take the Shinkansen at the train station, there is a dedicated coffee vending machine on the platform that serves brewed hot and cold coffee and you can watch it live through a camera!
if you grab those hand rails with all your might, you must get free showers…. đ
Wheelchair for sure, with an assisting device. It does make a difference in some places. I hate when people call my motorized wheelchair a scooter, but I wouldn't say anything. It feels like they are implying I'm having fun with something optional. Although maybe I am, because if the trip isn't too far, too long, or restrictive about how long I have to get around, I can and prefer my manual chair.
at 1:03 she said "ehm… i think in the other side, right?" she was speaking Italian because she was asking confirmation to the other guy
It's like this in Portugal, in Portugal, especially in Lisbon all the footpaths are paved with all those cobble stones, I know this as a visually impaired person using a white cane, I have visited a lot of places.
The accessible bathroom is a joke
With all the money they make with tourists they can and have to invest in better accessible bathrooms pls file a complaint to the Italian minister who is taking care of accessible areas
There are laws in Europe and youâre clearly being discriminated on this whole journey
If you donât do something about it it wonât ever change