Venice, The Venezia for wheelchairs

A few years ago I travelled to Venice, the city of romance in Italy, Europe. I loved it. Although you have to prepare your trip upfront when you are travelling in an powered wheelchair.

I travel to Thailand as well. And last time I have visit Venice in Hua Hin. Yes. Copy, copy and build.



Copy, copy and build The Venezia.
St. Marks Square in Hua Hin, Thailand.
 

St. Marks Square in Venice, Italy.

Here are the pictures. The copy and the original St. Marks Square. And this Venice is as accessible as the original. Streets have level access, access ramps into building and small steps into shops. Gondolas, bridges, etc. are not accessible. But it has a wheelchair accessible toilet.




Do you like to see more? Watch our latest Youtube movie.

 The Venezia is only 11km from the wheelchair accessible apartment of http://www.gehandicapten.com . This apartment is located in the centre of Hua Hin.
Wheelchair accessible transportation is available for airport transfer and trips. Not only to The Venezia but also to all other sights in and around Hua Hin.

The owner of these holiday accommodation is wheelchair user himself due to a muscular disease. Don't hesitate to contact us for more information. Email is infoinfo@gehandicapten.com



 

Thailand, Hua Hin, wheelchair accessible Coconut Grove pool villa

A new Pool villa. Pool villa Coconut Grove Si Daeng. Wheelchair accessible and close to all kinds of amenities.

New images of Google Earth. Blúport, a new shopping mall coming soon. Beach access ramps. Accessible toilets. Hospitals. All locations not to be missed when you are in Hua Hin, Thailand.
See for yourself below on the image.

Or here a link to the same map opening in Google Earth.


Wheelchair accessible Hua Hin - Thailand weergeven op een grotere kaart

Accessible coffee on the go

Tom 'n Toms Coffee in Hua Hin is the first wheelchair accessible coffeeshop in the center of Hua Hin, Thailand. It has opened it's doors two weeks ago without ramps in front. After my request the owner added some ramps and now he has the first adapted coffeeshop. Thank you. With this action you have a regular customer.

And more important. The mall where the coffeeshop is located has also a wheelchair accessible restroom. You want to know where you can find toilets for disabled have a look at this map of Hua Hin / Cha-am area. This map shows locations and pictures of where to find adapted restroom and toilets.

Do you like to have more information about accessble Hua Hin, wheelchair accessible housing and wheelchair access in Bangkok? Then don't hesitate to write an email to wheelchairthailand@gmail.com

Accessible shopping Hua Hin Nadpob market

February 24, 2011
Hua Hin Nadpob market

Some people are not amused in place the new shopping mall on Satukarn Square. But wheelchair users like me are happy. The old shops were not wheelchair accessible. High steps into shops, high curbs, no ramps, no adapted toilet, etc.

Last year I already wrote a Blogpost about this market / shoppingmall telling everyone it would be wheelchair accessible. In February during my last stay I have visited this mall and I can confirm the accessibility. An access ramp to overcome the curve close to the entrance of the garage, access ramps into the shopping mall, elevator with ample space for wheelchairs and scooters, accessible restroom for wheelchair users and nice shops.

So they made an effort to make this mall accessible. Let us show them that we appreciate this effort and visit them.

Accessible Cruise Pranburi River Thailand

January 2011, 22
Pranburi River, Mermaid Cruises

One days ago we, Jan and Hanneke, went to visit the company Mermaid Cruises to look at possibilities of cruises for people in wheelchairs. Some of our guests already took a trip in the King fisher. But they still could walk a few steps or were carried on board. So we asked the owner Barry if it was possible to enter his new boat, Suncat 1, in my electric wheelchair. Together we had a look and already saw it was possible to enter his boat with ramps and a little help.

So we called our guest in wheelchair accessible Pool Villa Coconut Grove. We rent out houses for ten years now and we treat all our guests to a local experience. We invited Anneli and her care takers to this trip and they gladly excepted the invitation. We went there on Saturday January 22, 2011. Anneli uses a manual wheelchair. It is not very difficult to get here on board. Jan is in an electric wheelchair and we didn't experience any difficulties to get him on board as well. We like to thank the staff from Hua Hin cruises who helped us to go on board.

For us and for them it was a very nice experience. The Suncat is a solar and wind powered catamaran. It makes only a little noise. The Pranburi River has a lot of Mangrove Forest at the water banks. Wildlife can be observed and pictures of these animals can be taken because the boat is very quiet.

Do you want to see more of this cruise, take a look at our wheelchair accessible cruises on Youtube.

Beach access ramps, Hua Hin, Thailand

January 31, 2010. Beach access ramp for wheelchairs and scooters.

We love to take a walk on the beach. We can walk al the way to Khao Takiab, have a drink and some food and then walk all the way back. Or take a walk towards the Hilton hotel, find a nice place to rest, have a massage, a manicure or just watch people having fun at the beach.

For already a long time we know where to find a beach access ramp to start our stroll along the water. The only thing we didn't do was take a picture of one of these ramps. This picture is taken near Chivasom hotel.

In case you want to know where to find other beach access ramps take a look at our Google Map.Some of these access ramps for wheelchair users are very close to accessible holiday accommodations for handicapped people in Hua Hin.