Catharine Nicol
Catharine Nicol travelled to Hong Kong to stay for four weeks in 1997. She's still there, loving every minute of living, travelling, writing and shooting in Asia.
For 12 years she has been working as a travel writer and photographer, with a few full time jobs sprinkled into the mix:
In 2002 an Assistant Editor position at www.lankwaifong.com reporting on Hong Kong's most buzzing nightlife area, reviewing restaurants and bars, interviewing personalities, taking photos of the carnage on Friday nights and best of all, writing an agony aunt column.
From 2004-2008 she was Editor-in-chief of AsiaSpa magazine, the region's leading spa, wellness and travel lifestyle publication, growing it from 100 to 200 pages, reviewing spas (yes, the best job in the world), interviewing the spa industry's movers and shakers, and tracing the incredible boom of Asia's spa industry.
She is currently Editor-at-large, an honorary position, while she freelances for numerous other titles, writing spa and wellness, travel, food, design, sport and more. She has contributed to titles like Discovery, Silk Road, Travel + Leisure South Asia, MillionaireAsia, South China Morning Post, Horizon, Hong Kong Tatler, Baccarat, Connect, aspire, LP Luxury Properties, Asia Pacific Boating as well as Decanter in the UK, The Australian in Australia, The San Francisco Chronicle in the US, Travel to Wellness in Canada and many more.
She has built up an amazing record via her digital photo library of Asia - and also numerous destinations in the rest of the world most recently Barcelona, Morocco, Ibiza, Rome, Tuscany, as well as Paris, London, New York, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Oman, Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania and more - over the last decade.
Latest Articles
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Best Spas In Cebu, The Philippines
Cebu is home to a wide range of spas and spa resorts, meaning its one of the most relaxing places to holiday in Asia.
Jun 23, 2010
- Catharine Nicol
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Bliss out in Boracay, Philippines
Island of sea, sun and sand: a Boracay holiday is diving, dancing, drinking fun, with plenty of spas for blissing out.
Jun 23, 2010
- Catharine Nicol
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Falling in Love With Barcelona's Best Hotel Spas
Cool, creative, sexy, Barcelona is Europe's most exciting city. Catalan people know how to have fun and the city's spas are tempting them off the streets.
Jun 22, 2010
- Catharine Nicol
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How To Get Your Spa Published
What editors love, hate, want and need to make your spa the next lead story in their publication.
Apr 19, 2010
- Catharine Nicol
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Discovering Old China in Lijiang
China's city's are in fast forward, but rewind to centuries past in the old town of Lijiang, where cobbled streets and red lanterns lead the way.
Apr 17, 2010
- Catharine Nicol
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Shocking Amounts of Fun in Shenzhen, China
Party like a mainlander in Shenzhen, a sensory overload of sights, sounds, smells and theme parks.
Apr 15, 2010
- Catharine Nicol
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It's Not All About Money in Macau
Once a Chinese fishing village taken over by the Portuguese, then the Chinese, then Vegas, Macau still has plenty of heritage, thanks to UNESCO.
Apr 15, 2010
- Catharine Nicol
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The Best of Bohol, Philippines
After a day exploring the Chocolate Hills, meeting the delicate tarsier, diving and snorkeling, Bohol's Alona Beach is the place to kick back.
Apr 15, 2010
- Catharine Nicol
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Top 10 Things To Do in Manila
History, fine dining and equally fine partying, shopping, shopping and more shopping, and spas - this is the new Manila - a perfect place for a weekend with friends.
Mar 24, 2010
- Catharine Nicol
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Parahawking with Rescued Vultures in Nepal
Paragliding in Pokhara is an adrenalin rush; even better is flying in tandem with Scott Mason and Bob or Kevin his Egyptian vultures, helping save the endangered species.
Mar 18, 2010
- Catharine Nicol
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