Walking can become the finest medicine. When I am nervous, worried, emotionally exhausted, walking becomes my cure. Reading is an escape but your mind can't help veering away from the pages to a dark place on its own. Walking fills your brain with images, people, discoveries. Even when you take a walk in your neighbourhood, you may discover a newly-renovated house, new families, new pets, a tree that has been planted recently. You may take a glimpse of lives behind the curtains and the caramel - lit windows. And for a few moments, your mind is cured.

In this wonderful book, Annabel Streets takes you on a (walking) journey to cities and sacred places. To pilgrimages, walks by rivers and lakes. Hiking on mountains and hills, strolls by the side of abandoned railways, nocturnal explorations. Written in beautiful, flowing language and containing useful notes and informative extracts on the proven mental and psychological benefits of walking, this volume is a true treasure for every lover of Nature Writing and passionate walker. It made me wish I lived in a city where walking at night was safe...Then again, in today's societies walking at night is madness. We have our 'democratic' governments to thank for that...

Many thanks to Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book has exceeded my expectations. In between some long and complex fictional narrative books and scholarly gems, I tend to read non-fiction books on different areas of life - and I am a walker, hence I wished to read this book.
I said it has exceeded my expectations, however it was well hinted in the blurb that this was not one of the same but was a good addition to the literature on walking.
One of the main aspects that makes this book different is that it talks about different elements that affect our well-being.
The layout makes is immensely easy-to-read the book. The writing is delightful, supported by credible studies, and amazing inspirational glimpses into nature, life, human psyche and many more.
I was delighted to read about space, bird songs, scents, cliffs and everything about walking.
My favourite book about walking so far.