This following post is especially for backpackers. Actually, it is aimed at want-to-be backpackers!
A lot of people dream of travel and adventure but never seem to get around to it. They can come up with the most spurious excuses that prevent them from fulfilling their dreams – perhaps even their destinies.
There has been a book on travel published in the UK they should consider reading. It was written by none other than our old friend “Tony the Tiger”.*
It tells of the adventures of a young man who has stayed at our hostel in Toronto on several occasions and made all of us a little richer for having met him.
Tony (the Tiger) Giles is a backpacker who has explored this planet north to south, east to west and has visited all 50 United States; all 10 Canadian Provinces and 2 of our 3 Territories!
He has managed to set foot on every continent but Antarctica and participate in daring events like wilderness hiking, jet-skiing and bungee jumping, to name but a few.
So what, you ask?
His travels and adventures are only exceedingly impressive when you learn that this adventurous soul has accomplished so much in the face of the most extreme physical difficulties.
The legendary “Tiger” has for more than a decade, traveled solo and unaided even though he is blind and 80% deaf.
In a word, he is, quite simply, unstoppable.
If there are horizons you have dreamed of following but have always found impediments (real and imagined) that have prevented you from fulfiling your goals; you should read Tony’s travel book for inspiration.
The moral of his story is that Tony is living proof that almost no obstacle is so great it cannot be overcome.
* “Tony the Tiger” is the name we gave him. He calls himself simply: “Tony the Traveller” (sic).
His website is: www.tony the traveller.com
(Search the Canadiana Blog for “Tony the Tiger” to read of some of his past “adventures” with us.)
A totally blind and partially deaf guy’s global adventures by Tony Giles.
I just bought the book… now have to wait for 2/3 week for delivery…
I think it will be interesting!
Hi, this is Tony’s mum Aileen. His book is now published and is generating lots of interest, in the UK and world wide. It is well worth reading – he is a truly amazing person, but perhaps I am slightly biased as he is my son. Best wishes to everyone at Canadianas – I have heard only great things about this hostel!
Hi all this is Tony the Tiger, (tonythetraveller), thanks very much for promoting my book. Promotion cards for the book should now be at the hostel. Sorry its taking some time to reach people who’ve ordered it. It is now available to order on http://www.amazon.com, price around $14 US and slightly less in Canadian dollars. I am still travelling and am at present in Athens Greece having just come from Istanbul, Turkey. In January 2011, I make my attempt at Antarctica and the remainder of South America. I hope everyone who buys my first travel book enjoys it for what it is. All money I recieve from books sold goes direct to a charity for people with muscular distrophy.
Happy travels to all and I will be back in Canadiana real soon. Tony the Tiger.