Special Needs Travel: 5 Great Ideas for a Memorable Family Vacation
Every family deserves a vacation. Fortunately, more and more operators are offering special needs travel for families of all abilities.
Continue Reading StoryHeather Greenwood Davis is the award-winning freelance writer and columnist behind GlobetrottingMama.com – an international family travel blog. strong advocate for travel as a tool for both education and family bonding – themes that often appear in her articles.
Heather’s platform extends across all typed of media including print, online, television, radio and social media around the world. Among her most frequent outlets you’ll find National Geographic Travel , Canada’s highest circulation national newspaper “The Toronto Star,” top lifestyle show “The Social” and national morning show “Canada AM.” Articles and segments by her and about her have appeared in a host of media outlets across North America and around the world including O Magazine, NPR and CBC. The married mom of two boys was named a Traveler of the Year in 2012 after a yearlong family trip around the world that hit 29 countries on six continents in 12 months.
Among her hobbies: Crushing bucket lists, hiding from cold weather & inspiring a #noRegrets life.
Every family deserves a vacation. Fortunately, more and more operators are offering special needs travel for families of all abilities.
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