Rerouting My Limits, Not My Dreams

Travel has always been part of who I am. Growing up, I loved exploring new places, discovering hidden corners of cities, and experiencing the thrill of seeing the world from a fresh point of view. Travel made me feel connected, curious, and alive. It shaped my identity long before I knew how deeply I would come to rely on it. But life changed the day of the accident that left me paralyzed. Suddenly, the world that once felt wide open began to look unfamiliar and full of barriers. What had once been effortless now required planning, creativity, and a new kind of courage.

For a while, I felt like the version of me who loved to travel didn’t fit into this new reality. The places I dreamed of visiting, the adventures I imagined—were they still possible? But over time, I realized that I didn’t have to give up the passion that had shaped so much of my life. I simply had to learn new ways to navigate the world. My perspective didn’t have to shrink just because my circumstances had changed. What needed to shift was my mindset, not my dreams.

That mindset shift became the foundation of why I am starting this travel blog. I want to show that accessible travel is not about lowering expectations—it’s about rerouting pathways. It’s about adapting routes, not abandoning destinations. It’s about understanding that life may change, but joy can still remain. We may have limits, but we also have choices, creativity, resilience, and community. And those things can take us farther than we ever thought possible.

Traveling as a wheelchair user requires resourcefulness. It means asking new questions, researching accessibility, advocating for your needs, and sometimes discovering that the journey teaches you just as much as the destination. Along the way, I found that accessible travel information was scattered, incomplete, or totally missing. Too often, people with disabilities are left out of the conversation—even though we travel, explore, and dream just like anyone else. I wanted to help change that.

This blog is my way of opening the door wider. Here, I’ll share firsthand experiences, practical tips, accessibility reviews, and honest reflections about what it’s like to explore the world in a wheelchair. I want others to know that they aren’t alone in their frustrations, their challenges, or their hopes. Whether you’re newly injured, born with a disability, or traveling alongside someone who uses a wheelchair, this space is for you.

More than anything, this blog represents a promise I made to myself: that I will continue to chase what I love, even if the route looks different than I imagined. The accident changed my body—but it didn’t take my curiosity, my determination, or my love for seeing the world. If anything, it made me appreciate those things even more deeply.

My journey now is about adapting, about choosing to move forward, about refusing to let physical limitations erase the thrill of exploration. Starting this blog is not just about sharing travel stories. It’s about reclaiming life, embracing possibility, and reminding others—and myself—that we don’t reroute our dreams. We reroute our limits.

And with every new place I explore, every accessibility tip I discover, and every story I share here, I hope to inspire others to do the same. The world is still ours to experience—one journey, one workaround, one mindset shift at a time.