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=Interviewer: Virginia Meadows, is an ordinary teenager: she goes to school= =loves the cinema and likes going out with her friends. A normal life of= =a normal teenager. But Virginia is a bit special. You see, she is disabled = =and has to use a wheelchai r. She has been here with us today to tell us= =about her vacation to Europe last year. So Virginia, what was it like? = =__Virginia__: It was wonderful. I went with a group of friends to Europe, we visited six= =different countries and had the best time. = =__Interviewer__: But it wasn't easy I imagine.= =__Virginia__: No ,it wasn't but it wasn't impossible. If you are disabled,= =and you want to travel you have to plan everything carefully. = =__Interviewer__: So what kind of things are important?= =__Virginia:__ The most important thing is access. That's the biggest problem with a= =wheelchair.So you need wide streets ,sidewalks with ramps, restaurants= =and museums with special disabled access, for example elevators= =and of course= =public transport adapted to take a wheelchair,= = cabs can be very expensive != =__Interviewer__: And what about the hotels?= =__Virginia__: Well I checked the hotels carefully before we went and always asked for a room on the first floor. But we had a problem when we got to London.= =__Interviewer__: What happened?= =__Virginia__: Well the problem was the language! They didn't understand me!= =__Interviewe__r: They didn't understand you in England?= =__Virginia__: No, you see,I asked for a room on the first floor but I forgot that in Britain= =the first floor is called the ground floor!= =__Interviewe__r: O,Isee.Sot hey gave you a room on the second floor!= =__Virginia:__ Exactly!= =__Interviewer__: But you had a wonderful trip? = =__Virginia__ : Oh,yes! It was the best thing I have ever done! I recommend it to everyone.= =All you need is determination,good planning a a great group of fiends.=