Carol King
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Carol King spends her time between Sicily and London. She has been a journalist and writer for 30 years and a freelance for more than 20 years. Carol loves travel and has visited 36 countries - so far. Her appetite for travel has seen her track gorillas in Uganda, climb Adam’s Peak in Sri Lanka, visit salt mines in Poland and puff cigars in Cuba. Outside of the UK she has lived in Buenos Aires, Madrid and Modica, Sicily. After more than 20 years as a technology journalist editing various titles and writing for newspapers including the Wall Street Journal Europe, The Guardian and Daily Telegraph, now Carol writes mainly on travel, art, architecture, film and history for books, magazines and websites. She has written about travel for TheTravelEditor.com, Frommer’s, Volotea Airline and 1001 Escapes, as well as Destinations Travel, Destination Weddings, Psychologies and Discover magazines. Carol also does guest slots on the BBC radio show Mondo Italiano and Australia’s Rete Italia. She loves Sicily: its nature, architecture, sun, sea, food and, most of all, its people.
Articles by Carol King
Sun, 05/26/2013 - 12:06
Chinese entrepreneur Zong Qinghou has boosted made in Italy exports by ordering €100 million worth of Italian oil, wine, shoes, clothes and furniture.…
Sat, 05/25/2013 - 13:42
words by Carol King Italian road-safety organisation Associazione Sostenitori ed Amici della Polizia Stradale (ASAPS) has written two open letters thi…
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 08:56
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will take off to the International Space Station (ISS) on 28 May. His VIP guest at the launch is an American high-sch…
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 07:08
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The Ancient Romans may have used small, ceramic discs as the equivalent of modern toilet paper.The theory is outlined in a study…
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 05:44
Italy’s beaches are getting cleaner. The number of Italian resorts awarded the prestigious Blue Flag for clean water and sands has risen this year.
B…
Wed, 05/22/2013 - 08:31
The British newspaper ‘The Times’ has crowned Florence’s Uffizi Gallery the best art gallery in the world.
‘The Times’ invited an expert team of cult…
Wed, 05/22/2013 - 05:32
Dreams do come true – or at least one will for a waitress who can now visit Italy thanks to the generosity of a customer. Someone identified only as “…
Tue, 05/21/2013 - 09:06
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England’s Bath Abbey will use Ancient Roman drains to channel 45C spring water to provide under-floor heating to the medieval chu…
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 17:06
words by Carol King The Duchess of Cambridge has been getting cookery lessons from her new Italian housekeeper, Antonella Fresolone, according to ‘US…
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 10:22
The Museo Diffuso (Widespread Museum) Archive aims to preserve the history of areas in Italy hit by earthquakes and other disasters. The project is t…
Sun, 05/19/2013 - 09:47
Evidently, there is money in nuts, as Nutella maker Michele Ferrero ranks 29th on the Bloomberg Billionaires list of the world’s richest people. Bloom…
Sat, 05/18/2013 - 06:41
Venice is the most expensive city in Europe for tourists to spend the night, according to Italy’s Trivago Hotel Price Index.
Research released in May…
Fri, 05/17/2013 - 09:25
Hospital patients in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna will soon be able to have their pet cat or dog at their side to help them cope during an ill…
Thu, 05/16/2013 - 12:17
George Clooney is filming ‘The Monuments Men’. Based on real life events, the movie tells the true story of a crew of art experts as they recovered wo…
Wed, 05/15/2013 - 10:09
As some of the world’s most beautiful vintage cars participate in the Mille Miglia, Carol King visits the museum dedicated to the race – and much more…
Mon, 05/13/2013 - 16:56
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The Bachman Wilson House in Millstone New Jersey may be moved to Italy.
American architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed the house…
Mon, 05/13/2013 - 05:58
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Lovers will soon be able to marry and spend their honeymoon night in what is perhaps the most famous spot for lovers in the world…
Thu, 05/09/2013 - 09:22
There is no doubt that when it comes to fashion and food Italy sells. People are willing to pay extra just because of that Italian name on the label,…
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 01:47
More than 40 of Glasgow’s greatest Italian paintings, including works by Renaissance masters Giovanni Bellini and Sandro Botticelli are on display at…
Tue, 05/07/2013 - 10:37
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have hired an Italian, Antonella Fresolone, as their housekeeper. Her appointment means they can look forward to mea…