Welcome

  • Tony sliding along a zip wire in San Gil, Colombia, December 2012.
    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.

Seeing a Slice of Southern Africa My Way book cover.  The cover shows Tony on Victoria Falls Bridge crossing the misty Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. A sign reads 'You are now entering Zambia'.

Seeing a Slice of Southern Africa My Way

NEW EBOOK, published 31 December 2020.

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Seeing the World My Way book cover. The cover shows Tony illuminated under a bus shelter with the surroundings in semi-darkness.

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 book cover. The cover shows Tony in front of a 'Stone Tree' ( Arbol de Piedra) in the Siloli desert of south-west Bolivia.

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

Blog post / Trip to Banana, Sierra Leone (30th November 2024)

Hi deer friends, fans and followers. I'm well. Still in hot Freetown. I've just returned from 2 relaxing days on Banana Island, off the Sierra Leone coast. I stayed at a lovely, if slightly expensive, guest house named Dalton. Right on a small, gritty, private beach. Almost paradise! :). The local staff are lovely, kind, helpful and went out of their way to make my stay as easy as possible :). A private room with sink,
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Blog post / Innosearch Message and Promotion (21st November 2024)

Hi dear friends and followers :). Some good and interesting news for those of you who like to travel and are blind-visually impaired.
InnoSearch, the US website company that uses AI to help visually impaired people shop more easily online, have  officially launched flights! You can take a look at
https://www.innosearch.ai/flights.
It should be now easier to search and compare flight prices over several sites. Go on,
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Another InnoSearch Message (21st November 2024)

Hi dear friends and followers :). Some good and interesting news for those of you who like to travel and are blind-visually impaired.
InnoSearch, the US website company that uses AI to help visually impaired people shop more easily online, have  officially launched flights! You can take a look at
https://www.innosearch.ai/flights.
It should be now easier to search and compare flight prices over several sites. Go on, give it a go. I am. Many thanks. Have a great day/ evening.
Thank you, Tony :)

Another Trip Update (14th November 2024)

Tony is now in Guinea-Bissau. He's actually on the island of Bubaque, the main island of the Bijagos Archipelago, off Bissau's coast.

Blog post / Trip Update. (14th November 2024)

Hi everyone, hope this finds you all well and keeping warm if in the UK, Europe or North America! I'm fine, swetting my bum off in hot and humid Senegal! I'm now in Ziguinchor, the southernmost biggish, city. Hoping to get my visa tomorrow for Guinea-Bissau! It's time to visit some islands and get away from the chaos for a bit! .
I crossed the Mauritania-Senegal River border about a week ago,

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Blog post / Mauritania Trip Report (2nd November 2024)

Mauritania is a large, mostly desert-like country in northwest Africa, that parallel's the North Atlantic coast on its western side.
It's bordered by Morocco and, unrecognised, Western Sahara to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and Senegal to the south, across the Senegal River.
 The majority of Mauritania's vast land is covered by the Sahara in the north and centre, with a small area of semi-arable land in the south,
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Iron Ore Train, Mauritania! (26th October 2024)

Tony has just return to Nouakchott, Mauritania's dusty capital, after riding the famous Iron Ore train, reputed to be the longest in the world!
18 hours sitting and lying on uncomfortable iron ore! An experience never to be forgotten.
Tony did it with a group of amazing travellers, but he was the only blind person, perhaps the first blind individual to ride the train?!

Blog post / Shopping Promotion (18th October 2024)

Hey people, come check out this fantastic website that makes brouzing and shopping on the internet easier for blind-visually impaired people, like myself. innosearch.ai
Innosearch AI truly makes online shopping enjoyable and straightforward for everyone. Try it out now with my referral link: https://innosearch.ai/r/0NFJ6S and experience the ease of accessible shopping!
Using my referral code, you'll get $10 off your first purchase. Plus an additional $10 goes to support my travels as well.
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