News (author) – Tony Giles, Blind Author and World Traveller

Tony in Karachi, Pakistan

Tony in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. He is stood on the side of a busy road, listening to traffic wizz by outside the birthplace house of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of, and first president of Pakistan.

Tony with more heavy traffic speeding by. This time near the entrance to the beautiful park and mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, first Pakistan President, known as the Mazar-e-Quaid.

Podcast about smells

Here’s a link to a recent podcast I did, all about travel smells. Go check it out and enjoy.

Thrillist Explorers podcast:
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM…
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-episode-stinks-how-to-map-the-worlds-best-and/id1481261969?i=1000548450830
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2rrNRBMEdveqS1TaMiObQb

Tony in Libya

Tony and his guide, Abubaker, viewing nearby mountains in the distance, roughly 1.5 hours drive from Tripoli, capital and largest city of Libya. It’s a sunny day. Tony was helped over large rocks with loose stones to the viewing area. This viewpoint is not far from a historic stone granary. 12th December 2021

Tony in the UNESCO Old town of Ghadames, south Libya,

Tony listening to a live band in Tunis, Tunisia, 9th December 2021

Heard this live Tunisian band, a mixture of rock and Arab music on the main street of Tunis, capital and largest city of Tunisia, North Africa. The band were finishing their set when Tony and a friend he was with, came across them. Enjoy the music!

Places to visit – Maisy Battery

Tony is a WWII buff! He has visited and really likes Maisy Battery, a Second World War artillery battery located in Normandy, France.