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Travels in Africa (5th October 2013)

Tony landed in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on Wednesday 26th September. He’ll be travelling around Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia. He returns to the UK on 12th December. He can be contacted via this website or by Facebook whilst travelling. Follow blog updates very soon.

Update (4th September 2013)

Tony is off to the Greek Ionian Islands and southern Italy with Tatiana for three weeks.

Tony in Greece (5th June 2013)

Tony and Tatiana are in Athens Greece. They’ve just visited the Cyclade islands of Tinos and Andros – very relaxing and tranquil. They’re close to Athens by ferry.

DAISY Planet article (3rd June 2013)

The May edition of the DAISY Planet newsletter features Tony’s story. Read it here.

Updates from Tony (15th May 2013)

Tony has now visited 82 countries/nations. Tony and Tatiana recently explored the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel. The islands are independent from the United Kingdom and have been since 1204.

Tony and Tatiana spent a lovely weekend in the beautiful Greek island of Santorini from 18-21st April. They are now back in Athens, Greece.

Tony is continuing to edit his second travel book.

Eyes On Success interview (15th May 2013)

Listen to a new 25-minute interview with Tony. It was recorded for the Eyes On Success radio programme. The show is based in the US and is targeted at visually impaired/blind people. The interview took place in late December and it was broadcast recently.

Download or listen at the following MP3 link: Eyes On Success show #1319
Visit the Eyes On Success website for more information.

Update (12th April 2013)

Tony is now in Athens Greece.

Excellent review of ‘Seeing the World My Way’ (27th February 2013)

(5 stars)

I received a copy of this book from the author in return for an honest review.

I’m not a huge fan of biographies, so when I was approached to review this one, I was somewhat reluctant. However, I thought to myself, “Why not try something different, and keep an open mind.” So that’s what I did, and I am very happy to report that I absolutely loved this story!

Usually, I find biographies extremely boring. However, I found myself completely transfixed by this amazing person and his exploits. I even forgot that Tony Giles has a hearing and sight disability. To travel the world on your own takes guts, and I’m ashamed to say I don’t have any. However, Tony Giles seems to have a thirst for adventure, and is willing to take a chance to experience life to the fullest. His descriptions of places and events are extremely vivid, and I could easily see him as he travelled through America, Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. I could tell that he loves history, and has a keen interest in warfare. This comes through his various visits to war museums and his descriptions of various war machines during his travels. He also is a bit of an adrenalin junkie. He made me feel exhausted with all the activities he had planned, and participated in! His descriptions of the countries, and places within them, made me want to go visit them.

Tony Giles has written an amazing account of his travels. I have nothing but the utmost respect for him. I wish him all the best for any future travels he has planned, and hope he gets to visit some of the places he still wants to go to.

I highly recommend this book to everyone, even if you don’t like biographies, because this is one person who has inspired me to try something different. I’m going to try to be a bit more adventurous in the future, and take a chance to do something I have always wanted to do – take a trip on a cruise ship to see the Northern Lights. – Lynn Worton

Source: Amazon.co.uk