Based in Australia, Virginia spends part of every year in Italy
indulging her passions for history, art, architecture, food and
wine. As well as having been the coordinating author of the
previous edition of this guide, she works on Lonely Planet's
Sicily guidebook and covers other parts of the country for the
Western Europe book. Though reticent to choose a favourite
Tuscan destination (arguing that they're all wonderful), she
usually nominates Florence if pressed.
Nicola is a British
writer, editorial consultant, newbie video journalist and
mother-of-three. For over a decade she has lived on the shores
of Lake Geneva in France, an easy getaway through the Mont
Blanc Tunnel to Italy, where she's spent years eating her way
around and revelling in its extraordinary art and landscape.
When she's not working she skis the Alps, dines fine, hunts
truff les...
This time around she travelled camera-in-hand to
catch the region on film. Nicola has worked on numerous titles
for Lonely Manet, including Florence & Tuscany, Milan,
Turin & Genoa and Piedmont.