Tony Giles, Blind Author and World Traveller

Welcome to the exciting website of Tony Giles – blind world traveller and writer.
I am totally blind and 80% deaf in both ears, but am able to hear and communicate with hearing aids.
I've visited over 130 countries, plus all seven continents, and all 50 states of the USA.
I've also crossed the Arctic Circle, travelled in every South American country and explored all 10 Canadian provinces.
My aim is to visit all of the World's countries.
I'm an adrenaline junky and love to bungee jump!
I've written three Ebooks about my world adventures.
My books are travel biographies containing observations and experiences of a blind man as he explores the world having crazy adventures.
I originate from Weston-super-Mare in the South West of England and presently I live in Teignmouth, Devon.
I had a successful kidney transplant in 2008.
I have a partner named Tatiana from Greece, who travels with me occasionally.

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My Books

I have written and published three eBooks about my world adventures.

Seeing a Slice of Southern Africa My Way

NEW EBOOK, published 31 December 2020.

Buy Seeing the Americas My Way on amazon.co.uk.

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Seeing The World My Way

Published in 2010 and re-published as an Ebook in 2017.

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Seeing The Americas My Way

Ebook published September 2016.

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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.

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News

Bhutan (31st August 2026)

I'm on a guided tour of wonderful Bhutan. A small kingdom nessled in the Himalayan Mountains, mostly surrounded by India.

I fly back to the UK early Tuesday morning and should land sometime on Wednesday. Everyone, visit Bhutan, a wonderful country with lovely, friendly people.

Cheers, Tony :).

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Tony Giles, blind solo traveller, author and public speaker.
Author of latest eBook:
Seeing a Slice of Southern Africa My Way
ISBN 9781839781544
Published 31 December 2020
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08RWLRC2F/
https://books.apple.com/gb/book/seeing-a-slice-of-southern-africa-my-way/id1547073772

I've partially completed my challenge: to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru and raise money for Galloways Society for Blind People , a charity based in the Northwest of England, UK, in order to enable them to continue their necessary work supporting blind-visually impaired people. Please continue to donate whatever you can to the charity. Thank you, Tony.
Galloways: https://galloways.org.uk

Author of eBooks:
*Seeing a Slice of Southern Africa My Way*
An enlightening journey
(The third eBook in the “Seeing The World “Book Trilogy)
By Tony Giles: blind, world, solo traveller and public Speaker.
ISBN 9781839781544
eBook Published 31 December 2020
Available from:
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08RWLRC2F/
Amazon USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RWLRC2F/
Apple Books:https://books.apple.com/gb/book/seeing-a-slice-of-southern-africa-my-way/id1547073772

*Seeing The Americas My Way*
An emotional journey (September 2016)
ISBN 9781912022625
Available from
Amazon – http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M14JY50
Kobo – https://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/ebook/seeing-the-americas-my-way

*Seeing The World My Way*
A totally blind and partially deaf guy's global adventures (2010, repub as eBook only, 2016)
ISBN 9781912022861
The first eBook in the trilogy.
Second edition is available from all eBook sites.
Amazon –
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01NAMEO2B

Website: www.tonythetraveller.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/theblindbackpacker
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/TonyGilesTraveller

Blog post / Article, Hurst Castle unseen (20th August 2026)

A report on my visit to Hurst Castle, Hampshire, England on 4th August 2026.

Written by Bob, a volunteer from the Friends of Hurst Castle.
Hurst is a historic 16th century castle, near the city of Portsmouth, South England, United Kingdom.
Built on the order of King Henry VIII between 1541-1544 to guard against possible invasion by France and the Holy Roman Empire, which never materialised.

Early August,

Blog post / Tony’s Interview for Dave’s Travel Corner, a travel and lifestyle online Magazine, August 2026 (11th August 2026)

Interview for Dave's Travel Corner

https://www.davestravelcorner.com/interviews/tony-giles-blind-world-traveler-and-author/

Dave's Travel Corner interviews
Our interviews focus on the travel, entertainment and lifestyle industry, with people who are making valuable contributions in their particular fields.
The text is American English.

Tony Giles, Blind World Traveler and Author
August 2, 2026 by Teh Chin Liang
Text is written/typed in American English!

Victoria Falls – Tony with Cataract Island behind and Devil’s Cataract to the left

Tony Giles is a blind and partially deaf adventurer from England who has turned the world into his classroom,

Tony’s Interview for Dave’s Travel Corner , August 2026 (11th August 2026)

Dear readers, travellers, fans and supporters. thanks for continuing to follow me. I've been out and about lately, travelling around part of England: Hampshire, Sussex, Essex and Suffolk.

Photos and blogs to follow soon. Check out my next post on here. An interview I did for a US travel magazine. Keep following. Safe travels everyone. Cheers, Tony :).

Videos in Iraq (8th December 2025)

Tony is listening to the sound of these ancient waterwheels in the city of Hit/Heet in Western Iraq. Traditional Iraqi waterwheels (Na’ouras) are large wooden structures, some up to 12 meters in diameter, historically used to lift water from rivers like the Euphrates for irrigation of farmland. These iconic wheels, once a common sight and sound in places like Hit in the Anbar province, largely disappeared by the mid-1970s with the introduction of electric pumps. However, the waterwheels in this video have been revived and are now a tourist attraction on the Euphrates River. It sounds like they are now motorised, but it’s hard to tell.

Tony again listening to the famous Iraqi waterwheels in Hit, Western Iraq. Taken from a different angle on a pontoon on the Euphrates River. The huge wooden wheels can clearly be seen pounding away – a magnificent sight and sound.

Blog post / Tony in The Alpes (17th June 2025)

Hi everyone, I hope this finds you well. I'm fine. I'm in the Alpes. I've been travelling around southern France for a little over 3 weeks now and it's hot! I'm now in the small mountainous town/city of Briancon, France's highest town. It's a historic place, with lots of fortrees and old city walls surrounded the Alpes, well, actually built into the mountains. Streets are steep, as I discovered yesterday whilst hiking up to a couple of its fortresses.

Tony and Tatiana riding the unique Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway (8th March 2025)

Tony and Tatiana, his blind Greek partner, are riding the unique Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway on a cool, damp and breezy February day in North Devon, southwest England. This cliff railway, powered by water, is one of only three railways of this type left in the world. Whilst many have been converted to electric power, the Lyndon-Lynmouth cliff Railway still operates by using water power and gravity to move its two coaches between the villages. It was opened on Easter Monday 1890 and has been in continuous use since.

Blog post / Sierra Leone to Liberia and Back (17th December 2024)

Hey friends and followers. I hope everyone is keeping well?
I'm now back in Freetown, Sierra Leone. I'm staying at the quaint hostel in the Aberdeen Area where I was before. It's fairly quiet as I type this latest travel update, whilst sitting on the balcony, overlooking the stone-strewn track that is meant to be some kind of road, but isn't!
I disappeared for a while, to Liberia, but also to Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary in east Sierra Leone.

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