Welcome to the exciting website of Tony Giles – blind world traveller and writer.
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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
Blog post / A day out in Canterbury (24th February 2018)
My partner, Tatiana, and I visited Canterbury Cathedral, the head of the Anglican church in England. It is an important, historical, religious monument and building of significance. I’m not religious, but love visiting historical churches and cathedrals, because they are a part of British history, which I find fascinating. Our history tells us where we came from and what we have become and, can often, give an indication of where we might be going in the future. Read more →Short Interview For Austrian Radio (16th February 2018)
Listen to the first part of Tony’s interview with Johnny Bliss, for an English-speaking radio show in Vienna, Austria. It’s brief but good. The interview occurred on 25th January 2018 in the Plumbers Arms Pub, London, England.
fm4.orf.at/player/20180215/MO/094444000
Another article, but with a slight difference! (13th February 2018)
Tony was interviewed for the MyDiversability online blog in late January 2018. It’s an online blog and website for disabled people in the US, highlighting and showcasing positivity for disabled people, whatever their circumstances and disability. You can read the post here:
www.mydiversability.com/blog/2018/1/31/seeing-the-world-the-tony-giles-way
Blog post / Tony on Chrissie B Show (10th February 2018)
Tony being interviewed on the Chrissie B Show. A 3-time weekly programme about mental helth issues and how best to tackle them, plus positive stories regarding overcoming mental and physical challenges. Tony is a positive story about overcoming mental and physical challenges at a young age to travel the world independently and, deal with his low self-esteem as a teenager, to become a positive roll model for anyone seeking to conquer their fears and live a positive life.
Read more →Tony’s latest info (10th February 2018)
Tony is now in Lausanne, Switzerland, preparing to give a talk at the closing ceremony of a student-led event about tourism and travel. Tony was also recently on the Chrissie B Show: a tv programme on Sky, channel 203 about tackling mental health issue and positive action regarding this subject. Tony’s story is a positive illustration of what can be overcome and achieved.
BBC Travel Show reminder (21st January 2018)
A reminder that the second part of Tony’s BBC Travel Show documentary is still available, It features Tony exploring Bethlehem.
It is available to watch (UK only) at this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09jl4k0
The international link is http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05tyfcx
It is also being broadcast worldwide on BBC World News and in the UK on the BBC News Channel. For broadcast times, see the links below:
BBC News Channel
BBC World News
Sunday Times article (11th January 2018)
Article about Tony published in the Sunday Times (7th January). Here’s the link:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-it-feels-to-be-blind-and-roam-the-planet-zkx7t2z37. The article is behind a paywall, although a limited number of articles can be read for free if you register.
ILTV interview (11th January 2018)
Watch Tony’s recent interview with Israel based English Language news channel ILTV (9th January 2018).