mobility feature
have scooter,
will travel
From Iceland and Norway to
and one of these was to purchase
Japan and the Greek Islands, her Luggie and start travelling.
fold-up mobility scooter has taken “Since I bought it I have been
Maureen Corrigan’s handy Luggie
her all over the world.
travelling to so many different
Maureen in the Greek Islands.
places and more often, because
In fact, Maureen’s become such an the small light scooter has been and the Arctic, all on her portable
intrepid traveller she’s developed a so easy to use,” she said. “Being folding Luggie scooter.
blog about her adventures. independent is very important to me, including whenever I travel. The managing director of Scooters
Maureen, who has multiple I want to take myself somewhere Australia, Peter Fraser, says the
sclerosis – a slowly advancing and I don’t want to be taken. Luggie is now the company’s
disability that makes walking
biggest selling model.
increasingly difficult – has been to “Travelling is a passion of mine, Venice, Croatia and even the North an addiction that has to be fed “It’s a small and highly portable
Pole, and has written a book on her regularly, similar to reading a good and can be taken on planes, cruises
travels to the Arctic. book – a book whose pages open or put in the boot of a car or taxi.
into another world.” And because it uses a lithium-ion
Maureen started her career as a
battery, it’s lightweight and easy to
medical doctor and then moved Unexpected Rewards – Travelling into health administration, but after to the Arctic with a mobility developing multiple sclerosis she scooter is her own travel guide to Maureen’s book can be purchased
had to make adjustments to her life, the far reaches of Norway, Iceland on-line at trekkr.com.au
lift,” he said.
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