Nicky Swallow Twitter A travel journalist and trained classical musician, Nicky Swallow has been living in Florence, Italy since 1981. Born in London and raised in Belfast, Ireland, she played viola in Florence’s opera house for several years before becoming a writer in the mid-1990s. For the past two decades, Nicky has traveled extensively around Italy, writing guides for Frommer’s and travel articles for publications such as Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, The Daily Telegraph, and The Guardian. She is especially passionate about Southern Italy and serves as the editor of Time Out Naples.• 30+ years of experience living in Tuscany• 20+ years of experience working as a travel writer specializing in Italy• Author of two Frommer's guidebooks: “The Amalfi Coast with Naples, Capri and Pompeii” and “Naples and The Amalfi Coast Day by Day”• Editor of Time Out Naples• Runs a music festival in the Val d’Orcia, Tuscany About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process