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Ella Maillart Author

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: Switzerland
  • Born: Feb 20, 1903
  • Died: Mar 27, 1997

Ella Maillart (or Ella K. Maillart; February 20, 1903, Geneva - March 27, 1997, Chandolin) was a French-speaking Swiss adventurer, travel writer and photographer, as well as a sportswoman.

Ella Maillart had been captain of the Swiss Women's land hockey team and was an international skier. She also competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics as sailor in the Olympic monotype competition.

I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I have lived the narrowing mechanism of its conditioning and feared it. knowledge

Travel can also be the spirit of adventure somewhat tamed, for those who desire to do something they are a bit afraid of. travel

The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself. dreams

You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself. travel

One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm. imagination

Certain travellers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive. travel

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