Welcome to the exciting website of Tony Giles – blind world traveller and writer.
Read more about Tony.
My Books
I have written and published three eBooks about my world adventures.
My eBooks are travel biographies of the observations and experiences of a totally blind and partially deaf man as he travels independently around the world having exciting adventures. The most recent volume, Seeing a Slice of Southern Africa My Way, published 31 December 2020, is a journey of continued self-discovery as I plot my way from multi-cultural South Africa with its complex society, to Malawi, with its picturesque and peaceful nature. This third book takes the reader through parts of Southern Africa, and offers a brief glimpse into a little of Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
News
Now in beautiful Turkey (2nd October 2019)
Interview with DiElle, a musician and singer (2nd September 2019)
Blog post / BBC Travel Show (30th July 2019)
For anyone who missed Tony’s fascinating BBC Travel Show documentary, watch it at the links below:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRZhaKFKoBM
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOCV1DxIGvI
Ethiopia videos (29th July 2019)
Here are two more videos from Tony’s visit to Ethiopia in April.
Faces Behind the Screen interview (9th July 2019)
New website interview: https://www.3playmedia.com/resources/faces-behind-screen/tony-giles/
Canada trip (27th June 2019)
Still enjoying diverse places of Canada. In Yellowknife at present. Capital of the Northwest Territories. Heading to Vancouver next. Thanks for following, Tony :).
BBC Travel Show part 2 reminder (14th June 2019)
A reminder that the second part of Tony’s BBC Travel Show documentary will be shown this weekend.
In the second part of a Travel Show special from Ethiopia, Tony Giles, a blind and almost deaf backpacker, visits Lalibela, the cradle of Christian orthodox Christianity in Africa. He visits the world – famous rock hewn underground churches and gets the chance to take part in a colourful and moving Orthodox lent service. It is here that Tony begins his own spiritual journey, questioning his own disability and why his own lack of sight and sound has driven him to travel the world.
BBC News
Saturday 15th June at 05:30, 10:30
Sunday 16th June at 01:30, 13:30
Also available on iPlayer after broadcast.
BBC World News
For times visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/n3ct5t7t
Also see https://www.facebook.com/bbctravelshow/.
More updates for Tony’s Ethiopia documentary (7th June 2019)
More information about my up and coming travel documentary with a little taster to grab your interest :).
Good afternoon from the Travel Show The Travel Show has a lovely video which you might be interested in promoting. Tony Giles, who is completely blind and severely deaf, is backpacking independently around the world and has visited more than 120 countries. On his travels around Ethiopia he visits a studio containing paintings which were part of a wider exhibition designed for blind and partially sighted people to experience through touch. Tony says: “So many times you go to art galleries with friends and you sort of feel excluded, but touching this art made me feel included… its art I can appreciate. I felt equal.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/disability-48530433/touching-paintings-i-feel-included-in-art
Travel Show:
Showing on BBC World News Friday 7 June (21:30 GMT), Saturday 8 (02:30) and Sunday 9 (04:30).
UK viewers can also watch it on BBC News, Saturday (05:30, 10:30 GMT) and Sunday (1:30, 13:30).
Or catch the episode on BBC iPlayer here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b03x51n1/the-travel-show
I hope everyone will be able to view it at some stage. I hope everyone will be so intrigued and amazed, you will visit Tony’s wonderful website: www.tonythetraveller.com And buy and download his fun and fascinating travel biographies: Seeing the World My Way and Seeing The Americas My Way. Thanks so much to everyone for following and supporting.
From Montreal, Canada. Have a wonderful day and weekend, Tony :)