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Who Really Offers Accessible Travel?
August 25th, 2009

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Disabilitytravel.com (my apologies if ‘disability’ is a less than preferred term, I had nothing to do with the name-choosing) offers European tours for travelers with accessibility needs. Acquista la maglia da calcio colletiongoodsbuy fjallraven kanken big cover custodia case iphone 11 R6548 vinland saga wallpaper 69tC0 Some of the most wheelchair friendly cities that they have found in Europe include:

• London
• Paris
• Rome
• Amsterdam
• Berlin
• Vienna
• Prauge
• Budapest
• Munich
• Salzberg

For more information on their tours and trips, visit www.disabilitytravel.com.

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