Original packaging, a doctor's letter, and the handful of medicines that need written approval before you fly.
30 Sep 20266 min read
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Travel
Travel after sixty is a different craft. It means knowing which airlines will carry a wheelchair without a fight, where to find a pharmacy in a city you do not speak the language of, and how long a flight can be before the swelling becomes a problem. We plan trips for readers who still want to go — slow rail through Japan, a Penang food weekend, a coach tour of the highlands, and the honest logistics of travelling with a parent who has dementia. Every destination piece carries practical detail: distances, accessible entrances, insurance that actually covers pre-existing conditions, and what a realistic daily pace looks like. We travel these routes ourselves before writing about them.
10 articles
Hanoi and Ha Long at the speed of a person who wants to sit down, eat well and still see the good parts.
29 Sep 20267 min read
Cool air, short walks and the tea estates — a highland trip that suits knees and blood pressure both.
28 Sep 20266 min read
Accommodation distance, walking loads, medication and the rest day you build into the itinerary before you leave.
27 Sep 20267 min read
Age limits, pre-existing conditions and medical evacuation — the three clauses that decide whether the policy is worth buying.
25 Sep 20266 min read
The city rewards a good plan and punishes a bad one. Almost all of the difference is shade, air-conditioning and the hours you choose.
24 Sep 20266 min read
Wheelchair assistance, batteries, boarding chairs and the one request worth making at booking rather than at the gate.
23 Sep 20267 min read
A level floor, a bathroom built for it, and no repacking. What the headline price leaves out, and which cabin to book first.
14 Sep 20267 min read
Eleven days, four cities, no rushing — logistics, accessible entrances and what the wheelchair assistance actually gets you.
6 Sep 20269 min read
Where to stay for walkability, which hawker centres are worth the queue, and how to see George Town without heat exhaustion.
21 Aug 20266 min read