Access-Able/Travelin' Talk Newsletter
Volume V, Number 5, May 2002
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Ireland Tour
June 14-24
Your adventure starts with an overnight flight to Dublin, Ireland where you will arrive in the early A.M. for an overview of Dublin City before you check in at your hotel. In the afternoon a visit to Guinness Store at The Brewery. Then after lunch a visit to the Prehistoric Gold at the National Museum with an introductory talk on the history of Ireland. Dinner will be at the hotel.
Your next day will start with a tour through the Wicklow Mountains to Glenalough and Powerscourt. There you will have lunch. Than the afternoon is at leisure in Dublin for exploring or shopping. Wheelchair taxis are available for those who wish them. You will round off your day with dinner at Coopers Restaurant.
Monday starts with a tour to Newgrange including lunch. Than on to Butterstream Gardens at Trim and Trim Castle, where Braveheart was filmed. Dinner tonight is at the hotel. The next morning you will travel by accessible coach to Belfast, visiting Cultra Museum on the way. Tonight you will dine at Shanks Restaurant.
The next couple of days will be used to take in the sights of the area. You will have a tour to Enniskillen. Lunch will be aboard a specially adapted boat on Lough Erne. You will then return in the afternoon and this evening dinner is at the Hotel. The next day you will see the Glens of Antrim and then The Giant's Causeway. You will have lunch in Derry. Than on the way back you will visit Bushmills Whiskey Distillery. Dinner will be back at the hotel.
You will visit the international Pipe Band Contest in the Ormeau Park. There are expected to be around 150 bands from around the world. After this experience, the group will tour the Ards Peninsula, with a visit to the gardens of Mount Stewart House. Lunch will be in Portaferry. Than on the way back to Belfast, you will visit the city of Downpartick, where St Patrick is buried. In the morning the group will leave Belfast to return to Dublin and a visit to the Municipal Gallery in Dublin before dinner at the hotel. The next morning you‰ll transfer to the airport for the flight back to the USA.
The following is included with the tour:
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Coach airfare from the United States
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Nine nights accommodations in first class hotels with wheelchair accessible rooms.
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All breakfasts, lunches and dinner for the entire tour
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A luncheon cruise on the Lough Erne
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A dinner cabaret performance
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All admissions
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Use of a wheelchair accessible coach
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All porterage and taxes
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A tour guide will be provided throughout the tour.
For costs and more information contact
Nautilus Tours & Cruises
22567 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91364.
Phone: 800-797-6004 (outside CA)
Phone: 818-591-3159
Fax: 818-225-9981
Email: jill@nautilustours.com or joan@nautilustours.com.
Mexico
Koch's Spa
"Our House"
This is a tropical, Pacific coast hideaway designed for relaxed family style vacations, catering particularly to the physical disabled and challenged, located in beautiful south-western Mexico near Ixtapa-Zihuatane
This accessible bed & breakfast located in Barra de Potosí, Mexico, is the retirement dream of Cecil and Karen Koch, from Washington State.
Cecil, who recently retired from his job as building inspector in Snohomish Country, WA., has been visiting Zihuatanejo since the mid-80's. He met Karen, a beautician originally from England, in Granite Falls and in the mid 90's, when they decided to marry, they came to the ideal beach resort of Zihuatanejo to do it in tropical style.
They purchased and renovated their beachside home. They now have the foundation on which to cultivate their dream: a bed and breakfast that caters to persons with disabilities allowing them to enjoy and participate in the beauty and nature of the tropical Pacific Coast that the Kochs so love.
"Our House" is a beautiful, comfortable home built on the shores of the Pacific ocean, with miles of beach and sea extending on either side and to the horizon. The house and grounds have been adapted for wheelchair and special needs access, with wide doorways and ramps to the verandah as well as to the beach.
They have three bedrooms for guest accommodations, two with private bathrooms and the third with a bath conveniently located in the hallway right outside the bedroom door. The spacious living/dining area is cozy and warm, decorated with floor tiles, hardwood accents and potted palms. A wide, shaded verandah overlooks the beach and ocean for the enjoyment of the spectacular sunsets and onshore breezes.
"Our House" is equipped with air-conditioning and television in all the bedrooms. They have a washer & drier and can either provide breakfast, a light lunch and dinner (either Mexican or American style food) or give kitchen access to those guests who may want to prepare their own meals.
They also have a 12 passenger accessible bus that they use for guest transfers to and from the airport as well as for sightseeing excursions in the area.
For more information and reservations contact Cecil & Karen Koch at Our House - Koch's Spa, Barra de Potosí, Mexico. Phone: 011-52-755-556-7310 - evenings after 9 p.m. or early mornings. Cell Phone: 011-52-755-556-3552 - any time (cell phone calls are more expensive).
Reservations and Email: reserve@ourhouse-zihua.com. Much of this copy was taken from their web site, but for more information and to check out the great pictures go to their web site at http://www.ourhouse-zihua.com/.
Travel Workshops Sponsored by Continental Airlines
Access-Able Travel Source is pleased to announce that thanks to Continental airlines we will again be holding workshops for travelers with disabilities each day of three of this year's Abilities Expos.
Since 1985 ABILITIES EXPO has provided people with disabilities, senior citizens, healthcare and education professionals across the United States access to the latest in products and services that can enhance their lives and the lives of their clients and students.
This year's workshop will emphasize "Planning, the Key to a Successful Trip". We will discuss the many resources out there, where to find what you need to plan an accessible vacation! This year's presentation also has information on changes in procedures since 9-11 and more tips for traveling. The workshops are free to all Ability Expo attendees. If you would like free tickets to the Expo, just drop me a line and I will see to it that free tickets. The next location is Long Beach Convention Center Long Beach, California June 7-9, 2002
We would love to meet you, so join us at one of the workshops or stop by our booth to say hello. For more information and directions check out the Abilities Expo web site. http://www.abilitiesexpo.com/
Florida For All
Medical Travel, Inc. has now setup a new Accessible Vacation Rental Housing Program located in Kissimmee, Florida. They are now offering a 3 Bedroom 2 Bath home located in a Resort community that's only 4 miles away from Walt Disney World. These units are located in the Somerset Resort Community which will also offer you Heated pools, Sauna, Jacuzzi, Game Room, Tennis, Billiards, Exercise Room and much more at no extra charge.
Within minutes of Central Florida's main attractions, restaurants and shopping malls, these could only be described as a dream location. Catering for all your family's Special Needs, you can be safe in the knowledge that this is truly the ultimate travel destination. This is just the latest area to be added. Medical Travel can address all a travelers Special Needs with one telephone call from Orlando to South Florida and the Keys. They have accommodations, accessible van and equipment rentals.
Florida travel is just part of what Medical Travel does. They do custom trip planning for cruises and destinations around the world for travelers with special needs such as oxygen or dialysis. For more information and to see how Medical can make your travel dreams contact them at 1-800-778-7953, email: ada@medicaltravel.org or check out their web site at http://www.medicaltravel.org/).
Whistler Getaway
This Blueberry Hill condo is conveniently located and the perfect place to spend a vacation or weekend getaway. It's just a short 15-minute walk or 2-minute ride by car or shuttle to the lifts and Whistler Village. This spacious, 1400 sq. ft., two-bedroom condo can easily accommodate six people. Plus, it has all the amenities to make your stay as cozy, comfortable, and relaxed as possible.
Most people's first thoughts when thinking about a mountain resort getaway are of skiing and other winter sports. That's just part of what Whistler has to offer. Summer with its warm days and cool evenings has plenty of outdoor activities to keep you busy while offering a less hectic pace than the ski season.
This corner condominium unit has lots of windows overlooking Blackcomb Mountain & Whistler Golf Club. It has a ground floor private entrance that is both wheelchair accessible and very convenient.
The master bedroom has a queen-sized bed and ensuite "soaker" bath. The second bedroom has an "A" frame bunk bed (queen on bottom, single on top). A queen sized sofa bed in living room with thick and comfortable mattress rounds out the sleeping arrangements.
For your comfort, it has a large kitchen, living & dining areas as well as an extensive patio deck with gas BBQ. There is a variety of VHS/DVD movies and CD's for your entertainment, a dishwasher, microwave and fully equipped kitchen.
For more information and reservations contact 888-499-4399. Email: dnicolls@manageinc.com or check out their web site at http://www.sunskiresorts.com/SunAndSki.html
This month's FEATURE DESTINATION is Toronto. Check it out at http://www.access-able.com/featuretours.html
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