Wheelchair users want to travel abroad without any worries! Read about my experiences!
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1. My first trip abroad was to Hawaii
2. Any difficulties would be moving my luggage
Dear wheelchair users! I’d love to travel abroad! But, “I’m in a wheelchair…”? But do you ever think, “I’m in a wheelchair…” But, have you been holding back because you are in a wheelchair? I have been in a wheelchair due to a disability I was born with, but I have experienced international travel!
So, before you give up, please read about my experiences! I am sure you will have passion and hope to travel abroad!
～My first trip abroad was to Hawaii～
My first trip abroad was to Hawaii as a graduation gift from high school.
I chose Hawaii for two reasons. I wanted to test my English language skills because I was going to study English literature at the time, and I thought it would be an easy place to live in a wheelchair. The local people and bus drivers were very kind to me, and it was a wonderful trip.
～Any difficulties would be moving my luggage～
Overall, the trip was very enjoyable, but the hardest part was moving our luggage. When traveling abroad, you need at least a week’s worth of luggage.
In addition, for wheelchair users, the wheelchair itself, and for electric wheelchair users, batteries and a battery charger for the batteries are an added extra.
The batteries for each electric wheelchair weighed 1 to 2 kg, and the battery charger weighed 4 to 5 kg, making it very difficult to carry them because they were so large. Of course, during the trip, people around me often helped me, but I often had to carry the heavy batteries and charger by myself.
However, I was afraid when I carried it alone because there was a risk of it breaking down if I dropped it while trying to carry it.
For wheelchair users, each movement took time, so it was also difficult to get the goods in and out of the wheelchair.
However, it is difficult to hire a helper only for luggage, because it is difficult to find a helper for a long period, and above all, the helper’s fee is expensive, so it is difficult to hire a helper.
～Summary～
Wheelchair users can enjoy traveling abroad without any worries if they use a service that only carries their luggage.
When I traveled abroad for the first time, I thought, “If only there was a cheap service that would carry my luggage for me, I could enjoy my trip abroad without much stress and any worries.”
I hope you will all enjoy your overseas trips with the minimum of worries and with the minimum of physical effort by using the “Luggage-Free Overseas Travel Service”!
This time, we asked Hinako san, a wheelchair writer, to write about her overseas travel experience through CrowdWorks. Thank you very much, Hinako san. Our company is aiming for “Future travel” through our travel rental business so that wheelchair users like Hinako san can easily travel overseas.
Wheelchair Writer Hinako: Qualifications: English Proficiency Test Level 2, Teaching Certificate (English for Junior High and High School), Medical Administration Test Level 3, Universal Manner Test Level 3
After graduating from university, she has been active as a freelance web writer, mainly on CrowdWorks.
