Paris Olympics 2024! Sports! Sports! Sports!

Maddie Paris Olympics
“Vive la France!” the stadium erupts into cheers from a crowd of French fans elated to see their country take the Olympic gold medal for the Men’s Rugby Sevens. I can’t help but cheer along with them myself - the atmosphere in the Stade de France during the 2024 Paris Olympics is absolutely electric. The energy and euphoria from the overjoyed fans is unparalleled, and I was feeling very fortunate to be present and experience such an iconic victory.

I attended one day of the Paris Olympics with my friend from the Netherlands, Chloé. We spent the weekend in Paris for the Rugby event, then drove back to the Netherlands where I spent the week exploring different cities and working from various coffee shops. It was such a cool experience to attend an Olympic event and see different cities and villages in the Netherlands and Belgium, but traveling like this does not come without its challenges and considerations.
Read on for a few of my top accessible travel tips.


Maddi’s Accessible Travel Tips:
1. Plan everything out. Anytime before I travel alone, I like to familiarize myself as much as I can with where I'll be going. Sometimes this means calling the hotels ahead of time to make sure they have accessible rooms, or pulling up a map to gauge the distance between locations I will be visiting and since I can't drive, figuring out how I will be traveling between them.


2. Stay flexible and constantly adapt to the situation.
Even given all the planning ahead of time, the only constant with travel for me is that the plans will inevitably stray from the original intended plan. And while that can make things more stressful, at the same time it can also make them more fun. I find that the more I stay open minded to new and unexpected experiences, the more exciting my adventure becomes.


3. Keep your most valuable/necessary items handy and zipped shut.
When I am traveling, I carry with me a purse large enough to fit my phone, wallet, passport, sunglasses, phone charger, headphones, and keys. If I have more things, I will even wear a backpack so I can also fit my work laptop and charger. I like having all my belongings zipped closed and on me securely, so I know where they are at all times.

 

As the Olympics wrap up and we now eagerly await the start of the Paralympics, we’d like to send good luck and positive vibes to Reboundwear ambassador Todd Vogt, who will be rowing in the Paralympics! Best of luck Todd, we are all cheering you on!! Onward!

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