Travel sparks inspiration and discovery—but for many, mobility challenges can make the journey feel daunting. Enter Maureen T. Corrigan: once a physician and healthcare CEO, her life took an unexpected turn after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Instead of retreating, she embraced travel and transformed her experiences into two compelling memoirs:

• Unexpected Rewards: Travelling to the Arctic with a Mobility Scooter

• Walking and Wheeling Tales

Armed with determination—and her Freerider Luggie folding scooter—Corrigan proves that mobility isn’t a boundary. It’s a gateway to freedom, exploration, and joy.

Meet the Author: Maureen T. Corrigan

Dr. Corrigan had a distinguished career in healthcare before MS led her into early retirement. That turning point unlocked her passion for accessible travel and writing. From the Arctic Circle to Australia’s wild coastlines, she chronicles resilience, humor, and adaptability in the face of obstacles.

Her memoirs aren’t just about destinations. They’re about showing how the right mindset—and the right mobility scooter for travel—can make journeys possible for anyone.

Unexpected Rewards: Navigating the Arctic with Grit and Grace

In Unexpected Rewards: Travelling to the Arctic with a Mobility Scooter, Corrigan shares her adventure aboard the MS Fram, a small-ship expedition cruise through Norway and the Arctic Circle.

Unlike a typical tourist voyage, her journey included scientific lectures, intimate settings, and jaw-dropping views of glaciers and polar wildlife. Traveling with her Luggie travel scooter, she faced real-world challenges:

• Ensuring hotel and ship accessibility

• Packing her scooter with precision

• Maneuvering snow, ice, and mud

Her story reads like an adventure memoir, filled with wit, resilience, and frozen wonder.

What reviewers say:

• Readers’ Favorite critic Jack Magnus praised her vivid descriptions, applauding how she “brav[ed] ice, snow, mud and travel confusion.”

• Reviewer Sefina Hawke called it “inspiring” and “so vivid you can see the journey unfold.”

Walking and Wheeling Tales: Humor Across Continents

Corrigan’s second book, Walking and Wheeling Tales, spans five decades of travel across every continent. From Tasmania’s Freycinet Peninsula to the Swiss Alps, Greenland, Japan, and even Port Melbourne during the pandemic, Corrigan navigates gondolas, train stations, boardwalks, and crowded streets—always adapting with her scooter by her side.

Reviewers celebrated her “Australian humour and flare for the absurd.” Even while living with MS, she remains unshaken:

“I sometimes think getting MS was the best thing that happened to me!”

Why the Freerider Luggie Scooter Makes All the Difference

None of Corrigan’s stories would be possible without her Freerider Luggie folding scooter. This portable mobility scooter is built for real travelers—whether you’re crossing the Arctic Circle, exploring European train stations, or simply navigating airports with ease.

Key features that empower Corrigan’s adventures:

• Portability & Lightweight Design – The Luggie folds in seconds, fitting into car trunks and even overhead compartments on planes.

• Agility – Perfect for narrow pathways, crowded ferries, or uneven terrain.

• Durability – Corrigan’s first scooter lasted eight years through snow, rain, and even missing a wheel—yet kept going strong.

The Freerider Luggie scooter isn’t just equipment—it’s independence, reliability, and freedom on wheels.

Travel Philosophy Meets Mobility Innovation

The bond between Corrigan’s adventurous spirit and her Luggie scooter highlights how inclusive design fuels fearless exploration.

• Travel with Purpose – From polar bear sightings to alpine valleys, her journeys prove that accessibility enhances wanderlust.

• Authentic Storytelling – She shares the logistics of real mobility travel—accessible hotels, tight hallways, ferry steps—that resonate with readers.

• Empowerment Through Mobility – Where others see obstacles, Corrigan sees opportunities, thanks to her scooter.

Your Journey Awaits

Maureen T. Corrigan’s memoirs inspire anyone living with MS or mobility challenges to rethink what’s possible. Her stories remind us that with determination and the right travel mobility scooter, the world is within reach.

At Luggie Scooters, we share her vision: travel should be about freedom, not limitations. Whether you’re planning your first adventure or your fiftieth, the Luggie Elite Plus and other Luggie models make every journey more accessible, reliable, and fun.

If you’d like to dive deeper into Maureen T. Corrigan’s inspiring journeys, her books are available online: Unexpected Rewards: Travelling to the Arctic with a Mobility Scooter and Walking and Wheeling Tales. Each page offers a blend of humor, resilience, and discovery—perfect for anyone seeking motivation to explore the world, no matter the obstacles.

Ready to travel beyond limitations? Explore the world your way—with the scooter that makes it possible.