Nicola Venning is a freelance journalist and has written for The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times, FT and Daily Mail. She covers a range of topics including travel, property, finance and entertainment, and her travel writing has ranged from rail journeys in Sri Lanka to ice fishing in Newfoundland. She is particularly keen on regional food and local markets and, in her spare time, Nicola walks her slightly mad spaniel, practises yoga and tennis, and enjoys page-turning thrillers. She also loves bridge and almost anything to do with Asia.
