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 / Update from Burkina Faso (31st March 2017)
After posting my last blog about Ghana I have been rather busy. Sitting on crocodiles and visiting yet another slave camp in Paga on the Ghana-Burkina Faso border and also traditional villages with interesting carved houses. After leaving Ghana I made a simple border crossing into quiet peaceful Burkina Faso, country 119. With help I travelled some 20 km to the small uninteresting town of Po. Two kind people actually gave me a free motorbike ride from the border to the town. Read more →Country 119 (15th March 2017)
Tony is now in Burkina Faso, country 119.
Blog post / Ghana (6th March 2017)
I’ve been in Ghana, country 118, for about two weeks now. Sweating the heat, relaxing on the south coast beaches and exploring the history at Elmina, Cape Coast, Princes Town and Beyin. I’ve stayed with some interesting local people via couch surfing. My first host, Charles, from Nigeria, took me to visit the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial and told me a little of the history. He was Ghana’s first president and helped the country gain independence from the British in 1957.
Read more →Country 118 (19th February 2017)
Tony has now landed in Accra, capital of Ghana, West Africa. His epic journey around West Africa is about to begin, he is now in country 118.
Available now – Seeing the World My Way, ebook second edition (4th January 2017)
Tony’s first book Seeing the World My Way is again available to purchase as an ebook. This second edition is available from all the major ebook stores, including Amazon.co.uk, Apple iTunes and Google Play.
Happy New Year (3rd January 2017)
Happy New Year to one and all, Tony plans to visit West Africa in February-April 2017. His exploration intends to cover Ghana, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Republic of Guinea, Guinea Bissau and south Senegal.
Seeing The World My Way second edition planned (14th November 2016)
Tony’s first book Seeing The World My Way is at present out of print. A second English edition is planned for release in early-mid December 2016.
Cook Islands next (1st November 2016)
Tony and Tatiana rocking and rolling on a bus in North Island, NZ. Heading to Auckland to jump on a flight to Rarotonga, largest island of Cook Islands. This will be Tony’s 117th country visited! :)