Nicola Quinn

  • Nicola Quinn
    Nicola is a freelance writer with an insatiable hunger for travel. She swapped her home in the UK for the sunny Canary Islands when she was just 11 and she has been based there ever since.

    From crawling on her hands and knees inside pyramids in Egypt to swimming with baby sharks in Bali and searching (fruitlessly!) for the Northern Lights in Iceland, Nicola takes every chance she gets to explore new places.

    The incredible experiences she has around the world fuels her writing and inspires her to plan even more adventures for the future.
    Currently Lives In: Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain
    Local Expertise: Spain and Italy
    Favorite Destinations: Italy, Bali, Mexico, Turkey
    Top Travel Experiences: Watching the Northern Lights from a hot tub in Iceland, swimming with sharks in Bali, kayaking over ancient ruins in Turkey, canyoning in Costa Rica
    Fun Facts: Nicola spends her free time fostering tiny newborn kittens; she has a collection of exotic carnivorous plants; she left her passport on a train on three separate occasions on her way to the airport.

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