Blog – Tony Giles, Blind Author and World Traveller

Article, Hurst Castle unseen

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,

Tony’s Interview for Dave’s Travel Corner, a travel and lifestyle online Magazine, 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 in The Alpes

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.

Sierra Leone to Liberia and Back

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.

Trip to Banana, Sierra Leone

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,