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Buses, SkyTrain and ferries are all great ways to explore. Take a ferry to Victoria and look out for killer whales!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18389 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18222
Once downtown, buy a day or weekly pass. The rails are wheelchair friendly as are the Sydney Ferries. Using the ferries is a great way to explore the harbour and the city by getting off a various points. Some docks, like Neutral Bay, lead to steep hills up, so you may need to ask for a push, but if you smile, the Aussies will always help!

My recommendation is a visit to Manly.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18222 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18194
Also, the train to the Kuranda rainforest is completely wheelchair friendly, as is the cable car, if you want to try that on the way back!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18194 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18173
Additionally, in many taxis, you can just wheel in and go. The underground has many wheelchair-friendly stations and links to airports and the Chunnel, if you want a new and exciting way to explore the continent!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18173 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18172 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18172 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18046 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18046 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13477
There's a website (see below) with a superb selection of moer than 5,000 other farms throughout France, offering a variety of services.

400 of these farms have camping of one sort or another.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13477 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13110
The ticket machines for the Metro were generally not working and there were vast queues for the one booth that seemed to be open. Indeed, queueing seemed to be imposed upon all visitors who wished to see any of the city's sights. Moreover, if you had a mobility difficulty, such as being confined to a wheelchair, you could forget a place like the Forum, which required climbing gear to explore it - so steep were the steps. There was litter everywhere.

In contrast Vatican City appeared well cared for and receptive to visitors. I wondered how much of the money made from visitors to Rome was being fed back into the conservation of monuments and improvements in facilities. I visited Rome for the first time in March 2006, and I would be interested to know if more recent visitors have seen progress in these respects.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13110 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7456 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7456 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7455 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7455 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4710
I am interested in animals and anything to do with nature, so when I saw the epic-enabled advert I thought: “Wow, yes please,” quite expecting to be told I was too disabled.

But I was accepted on Alfie's tour in August 2005 and had an absolutely brilliant time. I have to have a special loo seat when I travel and this means I have extra luggage. This was not a problem. I took my carer, Caroline, with me on safari to the Kruger Park.
We saw all of the animals you can imagine, including monkeys, lions, leopards, hippos, elephants and giraffes.

We even saw two giraffes in courtship! They were about 50 metres away from our safari truck. We couldn't believe our luck, it was awesome to see them flirting with each other. I think I will remember that forever. The food was lovely as well.

The only problem I had was when we got to the bush camp and had to get out of my wheelchair to go on a "normal" safari truck. I am very floppy and despite being supported by Caroline and Denise on the seat, I wasn't very comfortable so I had to miss some of the trips round the reserve. Although I did meet Simba, the six month old lion cub. He was really inquisitive of our wheelchairs and very playful toward the rangers and his playmate, a six-month-old Labrador.

Not being able to sit on the normal safari truck didn't spoil my holiday because I had done everything else and met lots of lovely people.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4710 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1658
Somewhat out of the way it’s worth the effort getting there and is a wonderful place to eat when the courtyard garden is open for the long hot evenings of a Budapest summer and with food that’s ‘a hogy nagy mama főzött’ (just like granny cooked).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1658 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8150 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8150 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6352 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6352