[Travelandtourism] international cane travel

[Tammy Cantrell]

I have been to the Holy Land, Greece and Italy.  My biggest challenge was 
navigating in the masssive number of people.  In Italy, we had to push and 
shove to get through the crouds.  We had to cross the roads in a mass 
because the drivers were nothing like I have ever seen. They had no regard 
for traffic signals.  We took our lives in our hands when we made a 
crossing.

I enjoyed all of these experiences but they did have a few mobility 
challenges.

Hope you enjoy your new adventure.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Davis" <john.davis817 at gmail.com>
To: <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>; <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 11:34 AM
Subject: [Travelandtourism] international cane travel


> Hi,
>
> I'm thinking of traveling abroad with some friends soon for a few
> weeks. I've never left the country before, but our plan is to see
> parts of Asia and Europe.
>
> First, I use an NFB cane with the standard metal tip for travel
> everywhere I go. I do use a combination of touch and slide technique
> depending on the situation. I had never thought to ask this question
> until a friend who went to Africa over the summer told me that, being
> in a developing country, the roads and sidewalks look completely
> different from the suburbs and cities of the US! With that, I'm
> wondering If I'll have any trouble using a cane in some foreign
> countries? From what I've heard a lot of sidewalks can have huge holes
> and cracks everywhere and the like which might make using a cane hard
> abroad. especially in more developing countries ... apparently it's
> quite chaotic and a total mess in some places even for people who can
> see! I ask because the NFB metal tip can succumb to rough spots and
> cracks and the like here on occasion, so I'm suddenly wondering If
> I'll have trouble abroad. I will be with a group of friends so maybe I
> won't need to use my cane too much on my own, but I thought I'd ask
> before I leave anyway. Apologies if these are silly or the wrong lists
> to ask these questions on.
>
> Thank you
>
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