Cities?  Maybe not.

Now that I’m older and disabled, cities don’t hold the same allure they used to. Luckily, I’ve visited most of the cities I wanted to see. Paris and New York were my two favorites. The smaller places are more interesting to me now, especially because I’m now a wheelchair user, and the infrastructure in smaller places is better for wheelchair users to deal with . Even the difference between Vancouver and at just over 700000 people and Victoria at just under 97000 people feels huge to me. Vancouver feels uncomfortable with the very uneven and crowded sidewalks and impatient drivers, whereas Victoria on Vancouver Island feels a lot more comfortable under my wheels ,even during tourist season . There are even smaller places that I’m looking forward to checking out too, as long as they are wheelchair friendly and if the place has a lot of retirees, it will be. For instance, I enjoy visiting Sidney British Columbia at around 12000 people, which is mostly inhabited by people who are my age or older and there are more than a few wheelchairs and scooters on the sidewalks there,which means people understand better how to exist around wheelchair users and the pavement is smoother and more comfortable to traverse. So, if you are a wheelchair user, take my advice and check out the places that have an older population, and you’ll feel more welcome and more comfortable.