“It may sound silly, but going on holiday with blind people opens your eyes."

Lately there are trips organized for blind people. A group of about twenty people went to southern Italy. Half of the people in the group are blind or visually impaired and the other half of the group is fully sighted. The trip is organized to show blind people around by fully sighted people. Every fully sighted person has a blind person on the arm to help them with obstacles and also to entertain them.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jun/30/blind-people-travel-traveleyes

I really like the idea of special trips for blind people. I feel sad for the people who are blind, I cannot imagine how it is to be blind but I think you will really miss something. By letting full sighted people help the blind people personally they will get to know much more and they do not feel like a third wheel. They will have the full attention but then positive. The sighted people were also very positive about the trip and I understand. Helping blind people is a thankful job, one even said it was an eye-opener to go on a trip with blind people.