Showing posts with label accessible holidays Thailand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label accessible holidays Thailand. Show all posts

Friday, 16 November 2012

New Pool Villa, wheelchair accessible

After a hard day's work reconstructing, refurbishing and redecorating an excisting pool villa, we are very proud to present the latest wheelchair accessible holiday home in Hua Hin, Thailand.

Coconut Grove Si Daeng van Gehandicapten.com

Look at the pictures and see for yourself how your temporary home in paradise can be. With our personal knowledge of accessibility, passion and enthousiasme this pool villa was made for you, my wife and me.

Enjoy a heavenly holiday in the Land of Smiles, be welcomed by our friendly Thai staff and let them spoil you with attention and good service. Let the sun warm you and feel your body getting relaxed in the Hua Hin microclimate.

This pool villa can accommodate up to 6 adults and 1 baby. It has a living room with open plan kitchen, three bedrooms, an en-suite wheelchair accessible bathroom, a second wheelchair friendly bathroom, two verandas and an accessible swimming pool / whirlpool in a lush tropical garden.

For more information please visit our website Gehandicapten.com .
For Last minute offers feel free to contact us by email info@gehandicapten.com .

Sunday, 9 September 2012

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

Thursday, 8 September 2011

Review of Australian guest in Accessible Holidays Apartment

A review of our Australian guest in wheelchair accessible Apartment. He travelled with his Thai wife and daughter. We like to thank him for this review and hope to meet him again in Hua Hin.


Travel! Just do it!

If you have a disability, especially one requiring a wheelchair, the trepidation and anxiety that can fill your mind can be enough to put you off going anywhere.

Even when you do commit it’s hard to muster that natural excitement you should be allowed when going abroad. On the flipside the rewards for ‘just doing it!’ can be well worth it and to get some peace of mind before setting off- Research!

My recent trip to Hua Hin in Thailand was wonderful and it came down to the homework I did. You are not the only one in the world with a disability who wants to enjoy their life. Duh!  I found a couple from Holland who have a villa and an apartment in Hua Hin that I could rest assured was wheelchair accessible as he needs it to be as he has muscular atrophy. And they have thought of everything from roll-in showers, electric beds, private pool hoist, air-con, beach wheelchairs, portable ramps, airport transfers and transport in an accessible van right through to recommending a competent nursing agency that can assist anyone who requires it.

Hua Hin itself is a quite laid back and mellow town when compared to Bangkok, Pattaya or Phuket. It is where the King lives and where many Thai people themselves choose to holiday. Thai hospitality in my opinion is unsurpassed and Hua Hin is a non-threatening place not so renowned for sex tourism as other places. The healthy fresh seafood and Thai offerings are a sumptuous delight and combined with swimming and massages I left with more vitality than I arrived with no doubt.

Not all the shops are accessible and the curbs can be high but if cautious you can just use the roads and find the places you can get into, like wonderful restaurants on stilts where the water is lapping under you and the seafood is still alive in brine tanks nearby. That’s fresh! Go onto the jetty and watch the boats come in or right near the apartment you have the night market for shopping and more eateries. Don’t be afraid to get a real cheap feed from the street vendors either- satay sticks, dried and rolled flat squid and banana roti’s or corn on the cob with spiced sugar, Thai grapefruit with a sugar/chili blend. Yum!

I write this for anyone who thinks of travelling but lets the perceived difficulties get in their way. Yes things can go wrong and awkward moments may arise but that goes for anybody disabled or not. The comforts of home are great but so are the experiences to be had away from your own doorstep.

Hanneke Fronik

Monday, 27 December 2010

Assisted living, yes or no?

November 13, 2011

Every new day has new chances. Yesterday evening Kung, the Thai nurse, went to bed without saying goodnight while we were talking to Alfie. After all we didn't see him for 5 years. Since then a lot happened. And not knowing what time we had to get up. Well no problem. We will see tomorrow when she knocks on our door. We have to get up at 6am. Departure is around 7 am. But this leaves me with Jan to be showered, put into bed and backpain. We took Kung, a Thai care taker, at this trip. Assisted living, YES.

Around 5 Kung is knocking on our door. Hanneke opens the door and I tell her to go back to sleep for an hour. After an hour she is coming back to dress Jan. Together we go outside for breakfast. In the meantime Charles is collecting our luggage. This is a friendly, helpful, hard working man and already deserves a tip.

Today we are moving to the next camp. Alfie will take us on a game drive. We follow the river Sabie and along the road we see new animals. And every time the landscape is different from the day before. Kung is sleeping during the trip and waking up everytime we stop. She is not able to take care of me anymore. So Hanneke is taking over to ensure my need of assisted living.

During the day we see a lot of nice things. Like a elephant museu, a bushbok on the terrace of the restaurant, a local wheelchair / commode and of course a lot of animals. We see a sale on Amarula, a local liqor made from the Marula fruit. We buy two bottles and get 8 glasses for free. And after a wonderfull afternoon spent with friends to be we arrive at Satara Camp.

Our quarters are wheelchair accessible cottages again built in a circle. And before Jan even has noticed he already has a flat tire due to the thorns of the trees surrounding the cottages. And thank God we have Alfie with us. He is fixing Jan's wheelchair in no time. Thank you Alfie you are the greatest.

Charles and Alfie are preparing diner while we are settling in. Before diner Jan has a chat with Kung. Kung tells Jan she is to tired, she needs sleep, she is not used to heavy work, etc. Together they decide it is best to put an end to this employment. Exit Kung. Assisted living, NO. Hanneke takes over my care.

During diner we talk to our travel companions and treat them on Amarula. Everyone likes it and the bottle is emptied within the hour. After lending our plug to Robert and wash the glasses we go to bed.

To be continued.

In case you are looking for place inThailand where you can find an assisted living situation look at http://www.gehandicapten.com/

Saturday, 29 May 2010

Uncensored review from a guest at Apartment Tira Tiraa

Maart 2010
Ik wil nu graag aan jullie kwijt, hoe wij Hua Hin met jullie goede zorgen ervaren hebben en wat wij de highlights vonden

Zoals:
Je komt moe aan op Bangkok en wie staat er dan, Boon met de typisch Thaise gastvrijheid en behulpzaamheid die we in Nederland absoluut vergeten zijn. Een doezelig autorit met een fijne en opkikkerende stop en dan 17:30 Tira Tira.
Dan volgt een half Europees/half Thaise begroeting met Pannida, ze overrompelt je, maar stelt je meteen op je gemak.
Na het zien van het appartement, het terras en zwembad en tevens het meer dan welkom begroetingspakket kun je uitzakken en slapen, met de belofte dat Pannida de volgende morgen komt om je te helpen bij de wensen, die je hebt voor je verblijf. En zeker maakt ze die waar, buiten ontvangst in haar eigen huis, was ze een juweel bij het zoeken naar goede massage, kleermaker en uit eten gaan. We werden verwend.
Het appartement, geweldig, de smaakvolle inrichting, het terras, het zwembad, ik heb 15 v/v baantjes gered de laatste dag, de rust en, wat wij fijn vonden bij die warmte, de altijd aanwezige wind en, dat het terras 's middags in de schaduw lag.
Voor ons was het heel fijn om via de beschikbare internetverbinding snel kontakt te hebben, zowel met jullie als prive.
Het werkte uitstekend.
Ook de properheid van de Thai werd weer duidelijk door Fon, die voor alles perfect zorgde, tot zij het appartement oke vond.
Het meest charmante en wat een goed gevoel gaf, was dat zowel Pannida, Fon, mijn masseuse en de kleermaker, elkaar goed kenden, dat gaf een goed gevoel.
Na 2 dagen was het alsof we gewoon thuis leefden, maar dan in een ander land.
Dan Hua Hin.
Tira Tira ligt dichtbij het centrum van de stad Hua Hin (later blijkt het voor ons een echt Thais stadje met weinig toeristische aanpassingen), dat ons bijzonder aanspreekt in zijn dagelijkse aktiviteiten. Supermarkten waren geweldig met de "scoot".
Niets leukers dan 's morgens ontbijten, veel op eigen terras, of ergens in het stadje, langzaam scootmobielen (geen enkel probleem op de wegen en toegang), lopen, en veel rondkijken, dan puzzelen, lezen, zwemmen bij Tira Tira. "s Avonds naar een van de vele zeepier restaurantjes , meestal na een bezoek aan de kleine barretjes of markt en je bent binnen 5 dagen bekend bij de lokale bevolking en raakt aan de praat. Geweldig
We hebben dan verder ook niets ondernomen, maar ook niet het gevoel gehad dat we iets gemist hebben in Thailand.
De terugreis zoals we al gewend waren, perfect geregeld, ook op de luchthaven waar we een soort prive begeleider kregen tot ons vliegtuig vertrok.
Het was wederom een geweldige ervaring en absoluut aan te raden voor mensen met weinig reiservaring naar verre landen, omdat via jullie alles goed geregeld is of geregeld kan worden. Jullie zijn een aparte bemiddelaar voor deze vakanties.
We zijn blij dat jullie er zijn.

We hopen dat jullie gezondheid en enthousiasme voor deze aktiviteiten zo blijft, en dat we in de toekomst weer van jullie service aanbod kunnen genieten.