Travel, which was once either a necessity or an adventure, has become very largely a commodity, and from all sides we are persuaded into thinking that it is a social requirement, too.
About Jan Morris
Catharine Jan Morris was a Welsh historian, author and travel writer. She was known particularly for the Pax Britannica trilogy (1968-1978), a history of the British Empire, and for portraits of cities, including Oxford, Venice, Trieste, Hong Kong and New York City.
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Its smallness is not petty; on the contrary, it is profound.
Welsh historian, author and travel writer
To the stern student of affairs, Beirut is a phenomenon, beguiling perhaps, but quite, quite impossible.
Welsh historian, author and travel writer
Travel, which was once either a necessity or an adventure, has become very largely a commodity, and from all sides we are persuaded into thinking that it is a social requirement, too.
Welsh historian, author and travel writer
Indians love to reduce the prosaic to the mystic.
Welsh historian, author and travel writer