Julius’s
Travel Journal
I travel with a mobility scooter. I share what I find along the way, from the entrances I can use to the places where I have to stop.
Hello, I’m Julius.
I’m from Austria. I’m a dad, Laura’s husband, and the one who usually has a camera with him.
About thirty years ago, a head injury changed how I move, how I speak and how I focus my eyes. I had to learn to speak and move again. Sometimes I know exactly what I want to say and still can’t find the word. These days I get around with crutches and a mobility scooter. My Australian hat covers the scars. By now it comes on most of my trips, too.
I was nervous about sharing this. I wondered how people would react when they heard me struggle to find a word. The animated version gives me time to tell the story the way I want to tell it.
“That’s me, just a little slimmer and, if you ask me, a bit more handsome.”
I decided to make room for the things I still wanted to do. That’s meant more time with my camera, old jazz records at home, and a good live set whenever I can get to one. I still love travelling. And when Laura and I go somewhere together, I want to know if we’ll both get through the door. That’s the kind of detail I share in my videos.
Laura went up the tower. I waited below.
We’d come to see the same view. Laura made it to the top, and I waited outside with my scooter.
The 42-second video has English subtitles built into the picture. A full transcript is below.
Read the video transcript
[A brick tower on a hilltop. Julius sits on his scooter on the cobbles below it.]
My wife went to the top of the tower. I waited down here with my mobility scooter.
[Julius rides along a sunny park path with a castle in the distance.]
I love to travel. I’ve visited more than 25 places.
[Back at the tower, Julius faces the camera.]
I’m Julius. I’m from Austria. I’m a dad and Laura’s husband. I love jazz and photography.
About 30 years ago, I had a head injury. I had to learn to speak and move again. Sometimes I know what I want to say, but the words just won’t come.
This is me, animated. It helps me tell my story at my own pace.
I’ll show you how far I got with my scooter, and what I wish I’d known before I set out. Follow along if you’d like to know what to expect before you go.
Let me know what you think in the comments.
Want to see what was accessible on my trips?
Follow me to see where I could get in with my scooter, where I had to stop, and what I wish I’d known before I went.