Gillian and John Souter live in a village in Jervis Bay and have enjoyed recreational walking for many years. As well as this book on the Illawarra they have also written three other Woodslane guides: Best Walks of the Shoalhaven, Best Walks of the Southern Highlands, and Best Walks of the Red Centre; plus three books on walking in Europe: Classic Walks in Western Europe, Walking Italy and Walking France. Their title Slow Journeys is an entertaining ramble among the pleasures and practicalities of walking.