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Anna Nicholas (born 1961,
Rochester, Kent) is a
British
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travel writer and author based in
Majorca,
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
.
Nicholas spent most of her childhood in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
before studying Classics and English Literature at
Leeds University
, mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased
, established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds
, ...
in 1980. She worked for the charity
Help the Aged
Help the Aged was a United Kingdom based international charity founded in 1961 by Cecil Jackson-Cole and Hugh Faulkner to help disadvantaged older people who were affected by poverty, isolation and neglect. It merged with Age Concern in 2009 to f ...
, handling event PR for
Princess Diana
Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry. Her ac ...
, before working for the
Guinness Book of Records as an invigilator and communications director. Following a period judging bizarre world records, Nicholas started her own luxury and travel public relations agency, ANA Communications.
She also became a freelance travel writer, writing for publications including the ''
Financial Times
The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs. Based in London, England, the paper is owned by a Japanese holding company, Ni ...
'', ''
The Independent
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'', ''
Tatler
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'', ''
Daily Express'' and ''
Evening Standard
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In October 2009, after be ...
''.
She was invited by the explorer Colonel
John Blashford-Snell
Colonel John Nicholas Blashford-Snell (born 22 October 1936) is a former British Army officer, explorer and author. He founded Operation Raleigh and the Scientific Exploration Society.
Early life and education
John Nicholas Blashford-Snell was ...
to join his charity, ''The Scientific Exploration Society'', as a director and trustee and thus began a long period of making tough global expeditions to remote locations. Nicholas featured in a
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TV documentary when she was on the team of an expedition to carry a grand piano to the remote
Wai-Wai tribe in South America.
She relocated with her family to
Majorca in the
Balearic Islands in 2005 where she continued to run her PR business in London
before eventually settling down to become a full-time writer.
Nicholas is a keen marathon runner, raising money for charities including orphanages in
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...
and
Kandy
Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...
in
Sri Lanka.
Books by Anna Nicholas
*''A Lizard in my Luggage'', Summersdale, 2007. Focuses on Nicholas' experiences adapting to life in rural
Majorca.
*''Cat on a Hot Tiled Roof'', Summersdale, 2008. Sequel to ''A Lizard in my Luggage''.
*''Goats from a Small Island'', Summersdale, 2009. Focuses on
Myotragus
''Myotragus'' (Neo-Latin, derived from the Greek: , and "Balearian mouse-goat"), is an extinct genus of goat-antelope in the tribe Caprini which lived on the Balearic Islands of Mallorca and Menorca in the western Mediterranean until its extin ...
, the mouse-goat, now extinct, which roamed
Majorca and
Menorca
Menorca or Minorca (from la, Insula Minor, , smaller island, later ''Minorica'') is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Majorca. Its capi ...
up until 5000 years ago. 2009 marks the centenary of its discovery by
British
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scientist,
Dorothea Bate
Dorothea Minola Alice Bate FGS (8 November 1878 – 13 January 1951), also known as Dorothy Bate, was a Welsh palaeontologist and pioneer of archaeozoology. Her life's work was to find fossils of recently extinct mammals with a view to underst ...
in 1909.
*''Donkeys on my Doorstep'', Summersdale 2010. Fourth in the series on moving to and living in
Majorca.
*''Strictly Off the Record'', Summersdale, 2010. Memoirs of judging record attempts with
Guinness World Records
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
founder,
Norris McWhirter
Norris Dewar McWhirter (12 August 192519 April 2004) was a British writer, political activist, co-founder of The Freedom Association, and a television presenter. He and his twin brother Ross were known internationally for the founding of ''Gui ...
.
References
External links
Anna Nicholas' official websiteAuthor's Page on SummersdaleAuthor's Page on Amazon.co.uk
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1961 births
English travel writers
British women travel writers
Living people