Author: Ted
A Bright Idea: Getting Your Server’s Attention Without Waving Your Arms Around
Let’s talk about something simple that can drive blind and low vision travelers quietly bonkers: getting a server’s attention in a restaurant. Now, if you’re sighted (or more appropriately, a sighted ally), you might take this for granted. You see your server, they make eye contact, you give them theRead More …
Summer Travel Vibes & Staying Ahead
Hey there, fellow traveler! Can you feel the buzz? Summer 2025 is rolling in, and airports are humming with excited vacationers, families on road-trips-in-the-sky, and all of us chasing adventures under the warm rays of the season. As a blind or low-vision traveler, each sunny departure brings that familiar thrill…Read More …
Moab for Blind Travelers – Where the Rocks Have Personality
Who needs sweeping vistas when the rocks are whispering your name? Seriously, if you’ve never been hugged by a warm slab of sunbaked sandstone, you haven’t really lived. Moab, Utah, is one of those places that proves beauty doesn’t require eyesight—just a sense of curiosity, a sturdy pair of shoes,Read More …
Hotel Hacks for Blind and Low Vision Travelers
Stepping into a fresh hotel room as a blind traveler can feel like arriving at a mini adventure destination. The carpet’s texture changes at the doorway, the AC unit hums softly from somewhere above, and your guide dog’s ears perk up at the new environment. With my guide dog FaunaRead More …
Power Banks, Batteries, and Boarding Passes: What You Really Need to Know Before Flying This Year
Let’s talk about something that’s going to affect just about every traveler hitting the skies in 2025—and especially those of us who travel blind or low vision and like to stay powered up for the journey. There have been some recent updates from our friends at the TSA (and theRead More …
The Blind Traveler’s Guide to Air Travel Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Cane)
Let’s be honest. Airports are a sensory circus at the best of times—beeping carts, barking intercoms, blinking lights, and thousands of people all somehow walking in different directions at once. Now toss in vision loss, and it’s like trying to beat a video game on nightmare mode while riding aRead More …
Getting Lost On Purpose: Why Blind Travelers Should Wander More
I used to plan every step of a trip like a general preparing for war. Schedules. Maps. Backup maps for the backup maps, extra phone batteries, extra white cane in case Fauna got sick, you name it, I brought it with me. In my early days of traveling blind, IRead More …
Packing like a pro
Packing for a trip is an art form, especially when you’re blind or low vision. It’s not just about what you pack, but how you pack it. I’ve learned the hard way that putting socks next to toothpaste invites a minty surprise you didn’t ask for. This article walks throughRead More …
New TSA rules on liquids in Carry on bags
Breaking the Liquid Barrier: TSA’s New Tech Might Finally Let You Travel with Your Favorite Shampoo If you’ve flown in the last two decades, you’ve probably had The Talk with your toiletries. “Sorry, giant bottle of conditioner—we just can’t do this anymore. It’s not you, it’s the 3.4-ounce limit.” ForRead More …
Staying hydrated when traveling
Dehydration while traveling is always a concern. The recirculated air aboard the planes always makes me feel parched and if your destination is at altitude for a skiing vacation or even just a trip to the mountains, often the first thing you want is water when you arrive at yourRead More …