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Dear listmembers, The recent discussion on various types of wheelchairs and when and where they can be used has lead me to wonder what other "aids" are helpful when traveling. I'm planning on flying my brother who has PD to Washington to visit me and while here we may start planning a trip to England next Spring. I know many of you traveled to DC for the PAN Forum meetings and I wonder what preparations you made ahead of time to make your travel as pleasant as possible. Did you request the bulkhead seat in a plane, did you ask that a wheel chair be made available at the airport both when you departed and when you arrived? Did you prefer to travel in the AM or PM or did you regulate it according to your meds schedule? How did you handle a long flight (over 3 hours). Did you try to walk in the aisle to get exercise or not? What about changing planes - how did you deal with it? Did you request a special diet? I'm interested in all facets of traveling and also what you did in a unfamiliar environment to enable you to cope successfully. These are just a few questions that came to mind. If I get enough responses off list I will post a summary. I think this may be a useful file of information we could all benefit from. Joan [log in to unmask] == Joan Ruuska [log in to unmask] _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com