It’s the 17th of May, and a few more restrictions have been removed for people living in England. This is good news. I’m beginning to get out and explore a little further. Heading to the famous Roman Baths in Bath tomorrow for a spot of history and can’t wait. I’m cautiously optimistic about the further opening up of the country. However, I am aware of the situation of the rapid spread of this new Indian variant of the virus, especially in the Northwest of England, and plan to be careful when out and about. I will continue to wear my mask in indoor public places and keep my distance from other people where possible. Although, this is often difficult for us blind people! :). I’m planning to fly to Greece at the beginning of June to see and hug my beloved, who I’ve not seen since February 2020! This is far too long to be apart! I’m very excited about travelling again. Travelling is my life, and life is for living :). Have a great day and week, be careful, stay safe and have fun where you can. Cheers, Tony :).
PS, I realise not everyone in the UK is as fortunate as me to be able to go out and do things again. Many people are still shielding and many others haven’t had a vaccine, for whatever reason. These people should not be judged or slandered for not having a vaccine, they may have personal, health or religious or cultural reasons for not having one. They might simply be scared to have a vaccine, especially with all the scaremongering that is about on social media. Many thanks, continue checking out my fascinating travel eBooks and my Go fund me page. Information is below. Thanks, Tony :). — Tony Giles blind solo traveller and public speaker. Author of new eBook: Seeing a Slice of Southern Africa My Way ISBN 9781839781544 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08RWLRC2F/ I’m Fund raising for Galloways Society for the Blind, a charity that supports blind and visually impaired people throughout the northwest of England. my challenge: to raise £3,850 or more. Half for Galloways to support their fine work and half to send me to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru in April 2022. My Go fund me page: uk.virginmoneygiving.com/TonyGiles1 Author of Ebooks:
*Seeing The Americas My Way* An emotional journey (2016) Available from Amazon – http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M14JY50 Kobo – 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 2016)
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

Hi, I hope this finds you all, my lovely fans and followers, well on this cold, windy UK Monday, 26 April 2021! I’m fine thanks, keeping busy. As many of you know, I love travelling, it’s my passion and as soon as the UK government allow us to start flying again I plan to head to Greece to see my beloved. I also want to go and visit many more wonderful and fascinating countries, like Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, the Solomon Islands, etc. However, at present, the world is still in Covid crisis. What is happening in India is shocking and sad. I’m not sure what the governments of other nations, like the UK, the USA and the European Union are doing to help, but something needs to be done, and quickly. It’s fantastic that the vaccine roll-out is continuing in the UK and at such a pace, but unless every country in the world gets vaccinated, the virus will continue to be a threat and disrupt our way of life. The rich countries need to support and help the poorer nations. It’s easy to say we should help ourselves first, but if we don’t vaccine the entire world and encourage people in countries that lack the education and medical infrastructures, the world will become a poorer place and global travel will be somewhat limited. Sorry to send a negative message. I simply want people to be aware and think of those who are living in more difficult countries and situations.
On a lighter note, see below for two links to a recent podcast chat I did with two fellow blind and partially deaf friends, Jamie and John. Enjoy the chat. Stay safe and have a wonderful, productive week, Tony :). Author of travel eBook: Seeing a Slice of Southern Africa My Way.
Spotify spoti.fi/32VvDCv
iTunes apple.co/2FLBUYZ
Website: www.tonythetraveller.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/theblindbackpacker YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/TonyGilesTraveller

Deer travellers and followers. Happy New Year. I hope this finds you all well and you had a nice and/or productive Xmas. I’m fine thanks, keeping busy! Please find below a link to a podcast I participated in just before Xmas 2020 alongside 5 other travellers. The idea being, six questions to six people from six continents. I represented Europe! The interviewer was Tony Lloyd from El Cafecito Restaurant Bar Hostel in Ecuador – a traveller, hostel owner and travel podcast host. The subject was: Holiday Special in conjunction with a radio station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Check it out here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/el-cafecito-travel-talks/id1507145709?uo=4 #40 Mike FM Holiday Travel Special 1 of 2
If that doesn’t work, it’s also available on Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS84Nzc2NjMucnNz
This is the link to the Spanish page of the podcast. The interviews are in English, but website is in Spanish. podcasts.apple.com/ec/podcast/el-cafecito-travel-talks/id1507145709#episodeGuid=Buzzsprout-7074928

My new travel eBook: Seeing a Slice of Southern Africa My Way should be out on all eBook websites any day now. Stay safe, have a wonderful day and week, cheers, Tony 😊. Hoping for more travel adventures this year 😊.

Hi, I thought I’d post this for anyone needing a little inspiration in the strange and difficult time: My TEDx Talk in Vienna, October 2017. Enjoy :).

Don’t forget people, you can still buy and download my fascinating and exciting travel eBooks: *Seeing The Americas My Way* An emotional journey (2016) Available from Amazon – http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M14JY50 Kobo – 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 2016)
Second edition is available from all Ebook sites. Amazon – https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01NAMEO2B

Be safe and have a wonderful Day, Tony My third travel eBook: Seeing a Slice of Southern Africa My Way, will be out very soon.

Dear followers, hope all’s well. All’s quiet on the Devon front! :) Relaxing in the heat and attempting to work out where to travel next. Uzbekistan? Barbados? South East Asia? Marshall Islands? Each time I consider a location, Covid 19 virus gets in the way! I realise this virus is effecting peoples lives directly, but travelling is my life, it’s what I do! Plus, many countries need tourists to support their economies. It’s a difficult balance. Was reading an article this morning about the ancient town of Hi in Vietnam. It’s now a ghost town again after a second wave of Covid outbreak occurred in the nearby city of Da Nang on 31st July. Vietnam has been fairly successful in containing the spread of the virus. But this possible second wave may, even, hit this country’s social and economic situation badly. I’ve travelled in a small part of Nam, a wonderful country with friendly people and delicious food. Hope to return there one day soon. Have a wonderful weekend. Be safe, Tony :). My brief adventures in Vietnam are to be found in my first travel Ebook: *Seeing The World My Way* A totally blind and partially deaf guy’s global adventures (2010, repub 2016) Second edition is available from all Ebook sites. Amazon – https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01NAMEO2B Apple Books: books.apple.com › book › seeing-the-world-my-way
Cheers, Tony :)
— Tony Giles blind solo traveller and public speaker. Fund raising for Galloways Society for the Blind, northwest England. Challenge: to raise £3,850 or more to send me to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru in April 2021. Go fund me page: uk.virginmoneygiving.com/TonyGiles1