Planning an accessible holiday can be a stressful and time consuming task, but, with the right tips, planning your next getaway can be a much more enjoyable experience. Back in March, we held two virtual "holiday hackathons", where we met up via video chat and shared holiday experiences, ideas and advice. In this two-part blog we’ll be sharing...
Written by Tina Hodgkinson, Euan's Guide Ambassador
The spread of Covid-19 around the world is truly heart-breaking. This is an unprecedented time and there is so much fear and anxiety about for everyone. Disabled people feel particularly alarmed that the majority of reported Covid-19 deaths come with a caveat, that the person / peopl...
Written by Kayleigh O'Neill, Communications Intern
Hello! My name is Kayleigh and I am a student of English in my final year and I live in Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh. I also work at Euan’s Guide writing blogs, social media posts and creating content for the website. Before this I’d use Euan’s Guide almost daily to help plan o...
Written by Zoe Maclean, Reviewer Engagement & Outreach Coordinator
In this next part of my blog I hope to take you on a virtual tour of Valencia’s old town and explain a in a bit more detail what there is to see and do in this area of the city.
Valencia Cathedral
The first stop on this journey is Valencia Cathedral. The Cathedral...
A blog by Zoe, a Reviewer Engagement and Outreach Coordinator at Euan’s Guide.
Valencia is located at the mouth of the river Turía on the southeastern coast of Spain. The city is located about an hour’s train journey from the city of Madrid and about two hours from Barcelona. Valencia is a city that has always been close to my heart as in 200...
We’re delighted to announce that two regular reviewers and Euan’s Guide Ambassadors have joined the Euan’s Guide team. Welcome to the team Zoe Maclean and Claire D’All! They are our new Reviewer Engagement & Outreach Coordinators.
Their role is all about making it easier to review and answering any of your reviewing questions. They’ll be...
Did you spot our blog last month announcing the launch of the Euan’s Guide dementia filter and discussing the new dementia-friendly tourism guides produced by VisitEngland and VisitScotland?
Dementia has been on our mind for some time here at Euan’s Guide, but after speaking to Carol Sargent, the founder of MindforYou and a contributor to the ne...
What does it take to make a sporting event accessible?
Written by Euan MacDonald, co-founder of Euan's Guide
As a sports fan, I’ve been determined not to let my Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis get in the way of getting out there to watch live sport. At times this has been challenging, particularly as I have had to adapt to my changing access requirements, but I’m pleased to say that I have attended...
Our Euan’s Guide Ambassadors have such a wide range of interests, we’re always fascinated to hear what they are up to. When we heard that one of the earliest Ambassadors, Gary Smith, had been selected to join the Team GB curling team we were delighted for him! We managed to grab him for a chat so that we could share his story with you.
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Accessible toilets are designed to be spacious for a good reason, but unfortunately this makes it all too tempting for them to be used for storage. Storage for what exactly? That’s the question we asked you, and what we found may surprise you…
Of all the weird and wonderful things discovered in accessible bathrooms, vehicles topped the list as...