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Accessible Journeys Magazine

Q&A with Brooke

Brooke, wearing pink Minnie Mouse ears and a flannel shirt, stands smiling with her hand on the shoulder of her husband Aadam, a wheelchair user, in front of Epcot's Spaceship Earth.

Companions & Caregivers                          Supporting every journey together “In addition to being Aadam’s wife, I am a communications professional who specializes in translating complex information into language that regular people can use to navigate systems that weren’t designed for them. […]

Q&A with Aadam

A close-up portrait of Aadam and Brooke smiling during a dinner date. Aadam is wearing a light purple button-down shirt, and Brooke is wearing a black top with a personalized name necklace.

“I am a C2–C5 incomplete quadriplegic. My injury was the result of a collection of tumors in my spine, and scaring from the surgery to remove them. I am 50 years old and, since 2018, I have been a full-time power wheelchair user. Currently, I work remotely providing IT customer support […]

Vivienne Gunning shows how
Africa restores body, mind and spirit

Two smiling women posing together at night with the Great Sphinx of Giza illuminated in the background during an evening tour in Egypt.

Vivienne Gunning Q&A with Vivienne Vivienne Gunning  |  Senior Expedition Leader, photographer and accessible travel specialist, in the golden light of the African bush. © Vivienne Gunning What first made you realize that accessible travel wasn’t just a service you could offer but something you genuinely wanted to champion? It was […]

Abena Christine Jon’el travels toward
wellness on her own terms

A Black woman wearing a floral maxi dress and sun visor posing by a rooftop infinity pool overlooking city skyscrapers and green hills.

For Abena Christine Jon’el, wellness travel begins where comfort, access and self-connection meet. It is the feeling of arriving somewhere and sensing her body, spirit and nervous system slowly come back into rhythm. It is meditation, good food, moisturized hair, skin care, prayer, rest, massage and a room that does not […]

Wellness travel begins with feeling safe

A smiling family, including a woman in a wheelchair, visiting a colorful, hand-painted traditional oxcart display at an accessible tourist attraction.

Written by Stephanie Sheehy Stephanie Sheehy Protti When many people think about wellness travel, they immediately imagine yoga retreats, luxury spas, massages, meditation sessions or detox programs. While these experiences certainly have value, at IL VIAGGIO Travel we believe wellness is much broader than that. For us, wellness begins the moment […]