As plus size individuals, making plans to travel anywhere around the world can be a little frustrating. You might not know the cultural acceptance of plus size individuals or policies from the travel companies for overweight passengers to accommodations such as wheelchairs or ramps for those in need of assistance or even feeling left out in souvenir stores when their options only go to size L or XL. All of these are questions, worries, and even dilemmas plus-size individuals face in their everyday lives, let alone while traveling. 

So as we, Peter and Melissa, started planning our travel adventures together there were a lot of unanswered questions for us. This is when we set out to provide first-hand experiences, researched information, and more about traveling around the world, as plus-size individuals. 

We want to provide the plus-size community encouragement and guidance for portly and plus size individuals who have a desire to navigate the travel world. This is how the blog The Portly Passengers was developed!

Whether it be good or bad, we offer guidance on exploring the world of weight limits, seat sizes, small door frames, and worldwide stereotypes so that plus-size individuals can enjoy traveling.