I’ve been reflecting on the concept of love as I go about my week. It started because I had a phone call with a dear friend over the weekend who helped me grapple with some difficult information. At the end of the call I said, as always, “I love you”, which then led me down the rabbit hole of what is love and why is it important? Allan Schore is a well known and respected psychologist and researcher. He has spent his life looking at the interplay of relationships and brain development. One...

London and the UK First things first - navigating the considerable public transport system or, as I like to say; the boring but essential information for a successful trip to London I used to live in London so I know it well, I’ve also been in and out of London as wheelchair user a gazillion times. The first thing you need to know is that London is one of the most accessible cities in the world. Every piece of public transport including the black cabs are all accessible in one way shape or...

As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I have started to travel to Europe via the Middle East, having spent decades flying back and forth between the UK and Australia via Asia. Each of the Middle Eastern airlines flies into a different hub. Emirates into Dubai, Etihad into Abu Dhabi and Qatar into Doha. I’ve chosen not to fly Emirates for two reasons; one is the cost as they tend to be much more expensive than the other two Middle Eastern airlines and the second is because a couple of...