Nicolle Monico | Editor & Writer

Nicolle Monico, managing digital editor at San Diego Magazine, is a writer and editor with more than 17 years of experience in the industry.

Formerly, the Sr. Web Content Editor for American Addiction Centers, writing and editing medically-reviewed content centered around drug and alcohol addiction. She is also a member of the American Medical Writers Association.

As Sr. Digital Editor of PodiumRunner (formerly Competitor Running) and Travel Editor of JustLuxe, she has garnered an extensive background in online media, copy editing, HTML formatting, SEO best practices and developing content strategies to further create brand recognition. In 2014 she was voted by USA Today 10Best readers as the #1 Best Luxury Travel Blogger in the nation.

Nicolle specializes in luxury travel, endurance sports, healthcare, interviewing high-profile subjects, feature profiles and content creation for an array of brands.

Personal Blog Posts

We all start somewhere, right? Step into my 20-something mind as I worked through my thoughts, began to hone my craft and let others into my world. Welcome to a life pre-Facebook and Twitter statuses.

Medium • 25th March 2020

Could COVID-19 Bring Us Back to Valuing Human Connection?

Before coronavirus (COVID-19) kept us in our homes and away from our peers, Millennials had been practicing our own form of social distancing.

19th September 2017

The Born-Again Dater

You could say I was pretty surprised after the guy I had been dating the last two months ended things with me after a series of texts singing my praises the previous day. But the real surprise came a day later in the form of a new BMW Z4 convertible that he had purchased only hours later. And the icing on the cake? The new 25-year-old blonde who would be riding in the passenger seat.

19th September 2017

Better at Walking Than Biking

I cannot ride a bike. As I am two years shy of 30, lacking this skill does not bode well for me. Yes, I consider it a skill. At 5'1" getting me onto a bike and expecting me to ride off into the sunset is no easy feat.

19th September 2017

Just Another Stat?

My grandma had cancer. My mom had breast cancer. My aunt had ovarian cancer. Looking at my family history I can't help but consider my odds in the matter. If I was a betting woman, I'd bet against myself; place my money on the other guy, the one who won't be on the receiving end of the cancer stick. I'd recently discussed this topic with my friend who then asked, "Are you feeling ominous about it, or just pensive?"

2nd February 2019

I Am Online

I am an online dater. Correction, I was an online dater. My three month subscription ended this week. During my time I realized that most of you are online as well. I know this because you are either a woman who opened up and shared your (many, many) online dating horror stories after learning I was also online. Or you are one of the men who popped up in my matches or on searches. Yeah, I saw you and you saw me. Now let's move along.

2nd February 2019

We Jump, With No Fear

It seems like lately; everywhere I go I meet people working in non-profit sectors and within social justice ministries. But not just volunteers, they are the creators and founders. They are the people working to create better lives for others. Many are young, intelligent people who could most likely be making much more in the corporate or business world.

19th September 2017

Musician's Daughter

As I finished up my vocal exercises tonight, I opened my computer to find my friend's new blog post. Reading her journey through her third album tugged at my heart. She spoke of a truthfulness in her lyrics and described a vulnerability in her songs that she had not known she could produce. And through all of it, she has found her love of music once more.

19th September 2017

Farewell, Love

As I prepare to leave San Francisco a sense of sadness sweeps over my soul. Like your first love that you never quite forget, SF will be the bar that all other cities will be measured. I'll always remember the day I looked up at the beautiful sky at Market and Powell and stared at the architecture of the Gap Building. It was in this moment I knew that I had fallen. I could never love another city as I love SF.

19th September 2017

Madrid, My Secret European Romance

You know those times you're showing off pictures from a recent trip to your friends and with each image you try to explain the vastness of the image or the intensity surrounding the image? And you try and try to make it appeal to them in the same way it hit you when you first laid eyes on it? And then you ultimately realize no words can describe what you saw, experienced or felt? Yeah. That's where I am with my post-Europe blog.