Need a shot for a trip. Have I got the pace for you...

While preparing for my wife's trip to Ethiopia we discovered quickly that there were many inoculations that she would need to have. We live in a smaller city and our health department has quirky hours and are not open when we get off work. So what is a 9-5 adventurer to do when they need shots or travel medications and they can't get them from their own doctor. Well we found a cool alternative to trekking to the health department. The grocery store chain Safeway offers travel pharmacy assistance. If you follow their link you and pay $40 you can enter your itinerary and a travel doctor will review what the CDC recommends that you need to get for the areas that you are visiting. They will also write you prescriptions for any special medications that you might need (e.g. anti malarial meds and the like). Then if you choose you can go to the nearest Safeway travel pharmacy and get your shots and pick up your RXs. This is very convenient as you set up an appointment with the pharmacist and can do a little shopping while you at it. Check your area to see if Safeway offers this service in your area, or let me know if there are other chains that offer one like it.

Have Wheels Will Travel

Hi! My name is Jacob and I am starting this blog to assist and explain the joys of traveling with mobility impairments, medical conditions, and the plain old fun of being just shy of your run of the mill passenger. I have much experience in traveling domestically and have just recently dipped my toe in the international travel waters.

"What makes him the big expert in disabled travel?"

Well let me just give you a bit of information about myself. I am 33 years old and have been paralyzed and in a wheelchair since I was 12. I am married and I have a great little Dachshund (Maxie). I have done tons of domestic travel both before and after being paralyzed so I know what both sides of the coin will be going through when traveling. Whether it be a road trip to California, or a cross country flight and cruise, I (and my wife on the latter trip) have done much in learning the right questions, which websites, and who has the best reputations when it comes to accessibility. Not that all of our trips were ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant. We worked around that and had great times on all of our trips.

"What is the biggest tip you can share?"

OK, in a perfect world we all would be able to do everything that we wanted. The biggest tip I can give you is this. Know your limits. If you want to ride a roller coaster know that you will have to get in, get settled and strapped in, and get out in a small amount of time. Most places do their best to give REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION. That does not mean that you will be able to do everything or experience everything. It also doesn't mean that the rest of your group should miss out if you can't do something. The trick is to find a destination that has something that you all have interest in both together and separately.

"Whats in it for you?"

I do not work for (or in) any of the places that I recommend. I get no kick backs or comps that are not already available to the general public. I am doing this because my wife and I have had the frustrations of trying to find information or secrets of traveling to new places. I want to assist people in having knowledge about a trip before you go on it. Or to know where you can find the information. After all knowledge is power!

"Where have you traveled?"

I have traveled extensively in the Pacific Northwest of the United States (day trips and extended stay trips), I have traveled to California (via ground and air), Hawaii, Florida, Oregon, Nevada, and British Columbia (Canada), St Maarten/St Martin, St Thomas, and the Bahamas. I hope to pass along secrets that I have amassed in those travels. I hope that you find this helpful and maybe a little enjoyable.

Keep your eyes peeled for pictures from past and future trips.

Enjoy!!