David Hillier is a Brighton-based freelance journalist. He is published by the BBC, The Guardian, VICE and many other outlets, with specialisms in drug culture and mental health. Nowadays he prefers early mornings to late nights, with a sunrise swim in the Mediterranean the most satisfying high of all.
What does a journey mean to you?
Being given permission to forget what day of the week it is.
Which other country or location most inspires you?
Most of the music and literature I love seems to come from America’s East Coast or the northeast of England. By proxy, I get inspired by New York or Liverpool, Philadelphia or Manchester every day.
Where would you go back to, and why?
The moment we discovered a beach shack in Cassis that sold omelettes for 5 EUR – Provence is very expensive – was hard to beat.
Top insider tip for Brighton?
Do not enter any establishment within a ten minutes walk of the Palace Pier.
What journey would you most like to go on?
The Trans-Siberian railway.
