International travel accessories, travel and packing tips, and handicapped travel advice from Travel Consultant Diane McDonell.
"Come ye who are heavy laden"...and I will show you how to pack!
International orders (of course) welcome!  All prices are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Welcome to Get Packing!

Welcome all travelers!  Travel consultant Diane McDonell is your source for international travel accessories and travel expertise.  Besides tips on packing and traveling light, Diane also offers help for the handicapped traveler and for those traveling with the handicapped.  A veteran traveler who has been all over the world, Diane has first-hand experience with the Austin House accessories she sells.  Travel accessories may be purchased online with your credit card (via PayPal), or mail-ordered and paid for by money order or certified cheque. Questions, suggestions or comments?  Email Diane.

For lightweight, compact travel accessories visit our International Travel Accessories Store.  Diane has selected the travel accessories on this site from her experience using them in real travel conditions.  Our accessories include a Dual Converter Kit for adapting to international electrical systems.

Who needs travel accessories?

• Vacationers
• Salesmen, executives, other business people on the road
• Truck drivers
• Musicians on the road
• Crafters, artists, animal breeders, and others attending trade shows or exhibit

All prices are in Canadian dollars.  To order travel accessories with secure online ordering, just click on the "Add to Cart" button next to the item.  Don't want to buy online, or don't want to use a credit card?  Simply print off the Mail Order Form, fill it out and mail it in along with your money order or certified cheque!  For more information on ordering, including shipping charges, see our Order Information section.

Here's a tip on transportation for handicapped travelers, from Access-Able:
"A good resource for finding transportation options that is often overlooked is the Center for Independent Living in that city. Most cities have one and they all have an information and referral person. These organizations are a wealth of information about all types of services for people with disabilities. They often can put you in touch with transportation options that are generally used by local residents, but that can be utilized by visitors. Another often-overlooked option is the cities public transit system or their paratransit system. In the fourteen years that I have lived in Denver I have never been on a public bus and have only used the light rail system once. However, I have found it to be a good source of economical transportation when I'm traveling."
Read the rest of the article at http://www.access-able.com/tips/para.html.

For more tips on travel for everyone, see our Resource Links Section.  We have lots of resources for handicapped travel, vacation or business travel, and links of general interest.  We are always looking for more good resources for our visitors, and we welcome links back to our site from other sites!  We also give you information on how to submit your site for inclusion as one of our resource links, and we provide graphics, text and HTML code to create links back to our site.

Questions, problems, suggestions or comments?  Email Diane.  Problems with the website?  Email the Webmaster.

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