Meeting Butler County, Ohio

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I was invited to spend a long weekend in Butler County, Ohio, just after they became Wheel The World certified for accessibility. The tourism board wanted me to write about how wheelchair accessible the region is. I hadn’t been there before, and it sounded like an interesting area, so I made plans to go. My trip to Butler County turned out to be one of my most unusual adventures, with new experiences, and a lot of donuts!   I brought Teddy and my friend, Heather, along for the ride, about three and a half hours from home. We had a nice welcome basket waiting for us at the hotel. Our home base was the Marriott Cincinnati North in Westerville. I was happy at the start with a flat entrance and automatic doors. They didn’t have any accessible rooms, so we had two connecting rooms. Teddy loved going back and forth between the two rooms. Mine had plenty of space for me to wheel around, a well-equipped desk area I could reach, and a large bathroom with a shower chair. The handheld was...
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Stories Beat Stuff 3 US - Another Chance for a Trip to New Zealand!

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I’m still working closely with Tourism New Zealand in their quest to get readers to experience one of their exciting adventures – for free! The options continue to get more and more exciting and this campaign offers two trips I’d love to go on.

Option No. 1 is called Culture Kaboom and it gives you the chance to explore both the culture and the landscape of New Zealand. You’ll start by landing in a city built over 50 volcanoes and then you will head east to actually see steaming geysers, boiling mud pools and a hot water beach. This area also happens to be the center of Maori culture so you can experience real New Zealand hospitality while you hang out with locals visiting a marae and digging a hangi. To get a glimpse of this breathtaking land, check out this video.

Option No. 2 is City Splendour and that’s just what it is. You will have a chance to explore New Zealand’s largest cities – Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. The itinerary includes everything from eating at the hottest restaurants and visiting a downtown club, to whale watching and seeing kiwi birds in the wild. This video can show you more of New Zealand’s top cities.

Like the previous Stories Beat Stuff campaigns, this one is all about proving how much you want it. You can win this trip for you and three of your friends  (valued at $20,000-30,000) by creating a video or photo entry for the trip of your choice. Your creation must show (or talk about) a physical object you would trade for this trip of a lifetime. Then, have your friends share and vote for your creation. Here’s one of the winning videos from the first campaigns if you need an idea of where to start.

If you aren’t feeling overly creative, you can still be a part of the fun by voting for your favorite entry.You might even win two tickets of your own to fly to New Zealand.

Good luck and I hope at least one of my readers can have a glass of sauvignon blanc for me in New Zealand!



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