This woman has visited 117 countries on a wheelchair

Feb 24, 2023This woman has visited 117 countries on a wheelchairMansi Dua

Meet Renee Bruns

38-year-old Renee Bruns has travelled to all 7 continents and 117 countries in the world. Instagram

On the wheelchair

Renee was born with an undiagnosed medical condition and has been on a wheelchair since age seven. Instagram

Professional sabbatical

Renee, a former Fortune 500 executive, worked in the insurance industry and she is currently on sabbatical. Instagram

Lifelong dream

Renee's lifelong dream is to visit every UN member country. Out of the 195 countries, she has already visited more than half. Instagram

Traveling as a teen

By the time Renee was 16, she had covered all of the 50 states in the U.S. Instagram

Impact of Covid

The Covid-19 pandemic changed her perspective. She quit her job in May 2022 and bought a one-way ticket to Bali. Instagram

Her travel journey

She uses Instagram to document her travelogues and has a blog named Wheels Travels. Instagram

Guinness World Record Holder

Renee recently earned a Guinness World Record for having visited the highest number of countries in a wheelchair in a year. Instagram

Travelling as a differently-abled

Although many countries had inclusive infrastructure with ramps, elevators, and bathrooms with wide doors, she faced situations where basic inclusive ifrastructure was missing. Instagram