walking . is . overrated

Yet another ‘ooh this is interesting…’ moment today! This blog post I stumbled upon is really targeted at owners (and potential owners) of hotels, motels, and other places of accommodation, and is a comprehensive guide to catering for disabled people, especially those with less obvious impairments.
It talks about things like:
Speech impairment
Guests with a speech impairment […]

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Walkingisoverrated.com forum user dieseldave has given me a headsup about a nice motel on the outskirts of Auckland called the Duchess Motor Lodge. It is situated on the Mount Wellington Highway, and I imagine would be about 20-30 minutes drive from central Auckland. They are reasonably priced, rooms ranging from $99/night through to $140/night with […]

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And thus begins my feature on accessible accommodation throughout Auckland City. Firstly, I take a look around the modern SkyCity Hotel, situated within Auckland’s iconic Skytower.
The first thing I noticed about the SkyCity Hotel, which sponsors the NZ Special Olympics team, is how well thought-out every element appears to be; nothing seems to be an […]

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