The digression 86 Between sandcastles, cat PS & Accessibility: How's your holiday today?

Comparison of accessibility: On the left a level beach path at sunset, on the right a steep staircase in front of a wheelchair

Everything used to be light-hearted – or at least it seemed to be three weeks of camping in the Netherlands.

In this episode of The digression Sascha looks back on smoky summer days in Zeeland, record-breaking sandcastle construction campaigns and spontaneous motorcycle trips to the English chalk coast. But how does the view of vacation change as you get older, the money is tighter calculated and after a stroke suddenly topics such as accessibility, rolling resistance and uneven paving stones determine the travel plan??

Sascha shares personal insights into the transformation of recreation, the pitfalls of Dortmund’s main railway station for wheelchair users – and, by the way, makes a very physical calculation: How Many Cats Do You Need to Keep a Wheelchair Rolling??

In this episode:

  • 🏖️ Camping nostalgia: Three weeks mobile home, 110 dune steps & beach cottage in Zeeland.
  • 🏍️ Freedom on two wheels: Spontaneous trips with the Kawasaki to England.
  • Reality Accessibility: How a stroke suddenly changes holiday planning and everyday life.
  • 🚉 Obstacles to travel: Why accessibility at the station often remains a theory.
  • 🐈 The cat mind game: Physical calculations for mobility in wheelchairs.

💬 Call to action / Your opinion: What does vacation look like for you today? Can you still travel carefree or the budget (and the logistics) is getting tighter and tighter?? And where do you prefer to go?? Write it to me in the comments!

Six dressed cats and a person in a wheelchair look at a motorcycle in front of a cliff in the sunset

📌 thematic breakdown

  • Introduction & Holiday frustration
    • Welcome and introduction to holiday time
    • Three weeks vs. one week: The change in the recovery period
    • Arrival, departure and what is left of five days of vacation
  • Camping nostalgia in Zeeland
    • Childhood memories of the Netherlands (Biggekerke & Zoutelande)
    • The mobile home as a summer residence: Summer, Sun and Neighbourhood
    • No gloss, lots of friends: Holidays without distraction
    • Sand castles, dams and tendons separate on the beach
  • Freedoms to study & Travel to England
    • Relaxed beach days during the semester breaks
    • The Stairs of Superlatives: 110 steps across the dune
    • The invention of the beach house: Logistics on summer holidays
    • Ramsgate & chalk cliffs: Coastal magic in England
  • Accessibility: When everything suddenly changes
    • The stroke at 39 and the consequences (word-finding disorders & paralysis)
    • When Accessibility Suddenly Becomes Your Own Issue
    • First walking attempts: Ebener Klinikboden vs. the pitfalls of the outside world
  • The logistics of travel with restrictions
    • Hotel baths, lifts & Wellness areas: The pitfalls of booking
    • The reality on the railway track: Why Dortmund Central Station Requires
    • Freight lifts instead of accessibility in rail transport
    • Travel offers for seniors (AWO & river cruises) vs. own claims
  • Motorcycle Memories & The Cat Thought Game
    • Previously on the road with the Kawasaki GPZ 500S and tank bag
    • Why tent and old town holidays (Mallorca patches) are no longer necessary today
    • Physics in Everyday Life: How many cats do you need to pull a wheelchair?
  • Conclusion & Call to Action
    • Why Staying at Home Is Sometimes More Relaxing
    • Professional care trips and disappointed expectations
    • Ask the community: How do you go on holiday today?



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Number of downloads: 198
Playing time: 0:26:42
Date of admission: 03.08.26
This episode is from season 4, there are a total of 4 seasons.


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Author: Sascha Markmann

Sascha Markmann is a creative mind with a moving biography – and a person who has rediscovered life after a stroke. After working as a paramedic and elderly caregiver, Sascha found his way into creative expression. As a blogger, podcaster, musician and visual storyteller, he brings together things that just don't fit at first glance: He combines his keen enthusiasm for technology – from self-hosted servers to electronic music production – with emotional depth and an oblique sense of humor. His contributions are somewhere between borderline, acid basslines and assistance – honestly, directly and with a wink. Guiding principle: “Audio-visual dullness with no usefulness – but perhaps that's why it's so valuable.”

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