Walking is a way of being somewhere, rather than striving to arrive.
John Hillaby Quotes
Fortunately for poets and those who like to walk about in the open air, the beauty of landscape is not something that can be reduced easily to basic geology or a few ready-wrapped phrases about what places are used for. Preference and prejudice creep in.
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| Birth: | 24th July, 1917 |
| Death: | 10th October, 1996 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Journalist, Writer |
About
John Hillaby was a British travel writer, journalist and explorer. He was educated at Woodhouse Grove School, Leeds. After the second world war he worked for the Manchester Guardian, the New York Times and the New Scientist. He wrote several books include: Within these Stream, Journey Through Britain, A Walk Through Britain, Journey Through Europe, A Walk Through Europe, Journey Through Love, Journey home, Journey to the Gods, Hillaby's World, and Journey to the Jade Sea.
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