Blindtraveller

‘INSPIRING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH TRAVEL’Despite losing my sight (registered blind/legally blind) due to a genetic version of Macular Dystrophy some 20 years ago, I still travel extensively mostly by myself. A great deal of travel is playing in blind/disabled golf events worldwide as I am one of the top blind/disabled golfers in the world having won 16 major titles in blind and disabled golf.I am posting podcasts from my travels around the world, Tibet, the USA, South Africa, the Khyber Pass in Pakistan, Atlantis resort in the Bahamas and many more.I cycled 3500 miles from Vancouver, Canada to Panama City in Panama down the Pacific coast through 8 countries in 4 months with a friend who I followed behind most of the way, follow the podcasts (cycling blind) of the whole trip over the coming months).New episodes of the epic 8 country, 3500 mile trip on a weekly basis.The aim of these podcasts is simply to inspire others who are victims of sight loss, to carry on doing something they love.....

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Blindtraveller

Blindtraveller Introduction

November 03, 2022 • Pete

All about Peter Osborne blind traveller,
Originally from the North East of England.
Hated school but played schoolboy football for South Shields against many top flight academy's Newcastle, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Man Utd to name a few but never quite made the professional ranks.
Left school and joined the Royal Air Force, serving for 7 years with tours in the UK, Belize Central America and Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. It was whilst serving in Belize my love of travel began.

I started losing my sight around 20 years ago due to a genetic version of Macular Dystrophy however, being genetic it could well explain my poor sight since childhood...

After leaving the military my travel continued and despite losing around 97% of my sight, it still continues today....

My trips include

A 3500 mile cycle trip from Vancouver Canada to Panama City in Panama covering 8 countries along the way (Cycling Blind podcast), the USA, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Tibet, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Australia, Indonesia and most of Europe.

I stopped playing football and also stopped playing National league Volleyball and Beach Volleyball due to not being able to see a moving ball....
A friend suggested trying golf "as the ball does not move and waits for you to hit it"

10 years later I play off a 12 handicap having been as low as 9 and I am one of the top blind golfers in the world having won 2 US Opens, a South African Open, a Czech Disabled Open, 2 Blind British Masters and many more (http://www.blindgolfer.co.uk/acievements) , I also Captained England to win the Auld Enemies Cup, a Ryder Cup type event against Scotland. Playing golf has allowed me to continue travelling and as well as the above places I finished 3rd in the Blind World Championships in Japan, played for the Rest of the World against North America in Canada and travel across Europe in competitions.

Visit my websites www.blindgolfer.co.uk and www.blindtraveller.co.uk for more info.

Come along and enjoy the journeys for free and hopefully inspire others....