Ideas & Stories

The Grand Circle

This is something very special for those who have the passion and desire to see the very best the planet has to offer. And it helps if you love to drive and capture memories. You may have heard a new term recently, “cramming”. Nothing to do …
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Hitch-hiking in a wheelchair

Sounds ridiculous doesn’t it? Well, way back when I was a 15-year-old teenager, that’s exactly what I did. I had been a paraplegic for only three years and, much to my mother’s exasperation, I loved a good challenge. It all started out when …
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Paralympics… 40 years on.

40 (actually 41) years ago, I competed in the 1980 Paralympics. As the current 2020 Paralympics belatedly continue in Japan, I reflect on a journey of my own adventures competing on the world stage. I loved running as a kid. But one sunny day …
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What’s in a name

Woops! You know that feeling… the realization that you might have just screwed up the travel plans.  In a really big way! We had just arrived in Oslo and were enjoying a beer with our Aussie mate Billy and his beautiful Norwegian wife Hanne …
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