A disabled blogger is using his own experiences to help others who want to travel abroad.

Charlie Randell, 23, from Dartford, who has cerebral palsy, writes a blog called Not Quite Politically Correct (NQPC).

As a young wheelchair user, he shares the highs and lows of his trips abroad with his followers, and gives tips to anyone with a disability who is planning their own.

One of the struggles faced by disabled jet-setters was recently highlighted by Victoria Brignell from West London, who is paralysed from the neck down. She hit the headlines when she was stuck in her seat for an hour-and-a-half before she was helped off a BA plane at Gatwick.

Now Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, one of Britain's greatest Paralympic athletes, has spoken out about the struggles she has faced and called for travel bosses to do more for disabled passengers.

Baroness Grey-Thompson says that she once had to crawl out of her seat on a plane because there were no staff to help her.

She is working with a national newspaper on five demands for the travel industry to follow.

Charlie Randell talks about the challenges for disabled travellers

They include: fines for airports and rail operators who keep disabled passengers waiting longer than 20 minutes on planes and 10 minutes on trains, for assistance; that all wheelchair users can use their own chair all the way to the plane door, and it will be waiting for them at their destination; storage for at least one collapsible wheelchair in the cabin of every aircraft; an accessible toilet on every aircraft; and a fully-trained disability champion on board every flight.

As a regular holiday-goer, Charlie agrees with all the points but is wary of one of them.

He said: "In terms of 20 minutes to get off the plane, that is a challenging one because sometimes it takes that amount of time for everyone to disembark the plane.

"It's hard because when does that 20 minute timer start?"

He also said: "With accessibility toilets, it is something I have often thought about because on trains there is one toilet and that is accessible.

"So, I can't wrap my head around why it is not the same on a place."

Referring to Victoria's experience, Charlie said: "I personally find it hard to get really angry about it because I can see both sides."

As a keen tourist there is one piece of advice Charlie would give to his followers, and that is to plan ahead.

He said: "I want to live in the moment but because of my condition it means that I have to be a plan freak."

Recently, Charlie came back from Amsterdam and one issue he had was finding accessible toilets.

As well as this, he struggled to get inside restaurants and had to resort to outside seating instead. Luckily for him, the weather was not too bad and he was still able to enjoy his food.

In his blog he talked about a trip to Edinburgh where the cobbled streets proved to be a challenge.

From this experience, Charlie gave tips like renting a power wheelchair or scooter as an easier way of moving around.

He explained how the further afield you go, the harder it is for someone with a disability.

He said: "I would love to go to Thailand but I have to think of the logistics of doing that."

There was an instance where Charlie was told that his hotel was fully accessible, but when he got there that was not the case.

Charlie is also passionate about fitness.

It was while watching the London 2012 Paralympics and seeing Ellie Simmonds, OBE win the silver medal for swimming which inspired him to take it up and try to compete in the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

He missed out on that, but undeterred he turned to body-building and weightlifting instead, and created content around fitness and health for NQPC.

In the long term, he has his dream set on opening his own brand of gyms which meet disabled access needs.

He wants to create a system where you can book a member of staff to train with you if your friends or carer are not available.

The trainer will then get to know your personal needs.

The facilities that are available in gyms for people with disabilities are not widely advertised and so Charlie wants to make people aware of what's on offer.

The blogs that Charlie posts also give helpful tips on dating with a disability.

Charlie met his partner Gina in 2017 through a mutual friend and they bonded over the fact that they both had YouTube channels.

Dating has not always been easy and the couple have been met with odd looks in the past.

Charlie said: "The looks have always been a thing and something I was used to so I developed a thick skin."

His partner Gina initially felt quite uneasy about it because it was something she hadn't experienced before.

They are both very public about their relationship and just laugh off any of the negative comments towards them.

He said: "One [dating] tip I would give is to just keep going and keep meeting people."

Gina is very much involved when it comes to creating awareness about disabilities.

She helps Charlie with his videos and blogs to expand their platform and reach out to the disabled community.

His blog consists of advice he gives to people going to school, going on a night out, going to festivals and more.

He shares his experience through words, video and podcasts, helping change people's lives.

Charlie loves having people come up to him and answers any questions they have.

He has helped answer queries from people with disabilities as well as their parents.

He said that he wouldn't hand back his disability because there are so many opportunities that have come his way. It is his "unique selling point."

Disabilities can still be a taboo subject and Charlie and Gina are working hard to help change that.

Charlie said: "The subject of disability is a nervous topic and no one wants to talk about it.

"But the more we talk about it, the more awareness comes from it."

You can visit Charlie's blog at www.nqpc.co.uk and get him on Instagram on: @n_q_p_c and YouTube: NQPC.