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
Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana has released a baby fragrance. The company says that the new perfume is part of its “continued commitment” t…
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will appear in the American TV series ‘Great Performances’ in March.
PBS will air ‘Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino’ as…
Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman has made his directorial debut with a movie inspired by the works of Romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi, ‘Quartet’.…
The Italian government and the town of Pompeii have launched an international competition in an effort to develop the town’s tourism attractions.Calle…
A row has blown up after an Italian restaurant in Montreal, Canada violated a law because it uses Italian words like ‘pasta’ on its menu.The Office qu…
Carol King explains how the next pope will be elected in a process rich in ritual and tradition.As Pope Benedict XVI readies to leave office on the ev…
London’s Estorick Collection of Italian Modern Art is mounting an exhibition of Italian artist Giorgio Morandi’s work to inaugurate the gallery’s 15th…
The death of a loyal dog has made headlines in Italy when he died only a few months after his deceased owner whom he searched for in her local church…
The results from the Italian general election have led to a hung parliament. It is likely that the next parliament will be ungovernable and the countr…
In the fifth part of a series of interviews with those whose job it is to explain Italy to the world, Carol King speaks to Michael Day about his life…
Tiramisù has never reached so high, as Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano is taking the dessert with him to the International Space Station along with o…
A study conducted on the graffiti found on Pompeii’s walls reveals it was an early form of political campaigning and social networking.The Ancient Rom…
Italy’s Spiaggia dei Conigli (Rabbit Beach) on Lampedusa, Sicily has been crowned the number one beach in the world by TripAdvisor.The world’s largest…
As Italians get ready to vote at the general election on the 24th and 25th of February, they do so in a country rocked by a recent series of scandal…
Iconic Italian film composer Ennio Morricone composed a song for American director Quentin Tarantino’s homage to spaghetti westerns, ‘Django Unchained…
Composer Dario Marianelli has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for ‘Anna Karenina’ making him the sole Italian Oscar candid…
Los Angeles is celebrating Italian culture and style in the run-up to the Oscars with a series of events featuring film, music, fashion and art.
On t…
The Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery) in Florence has reopened the Sala della Niobe (Niobe Room) together with two new rooms.One of the oldest mu…
Fidel Castro and Pope Benedict XVI are both alive, despite rumours circulated by Italian teacher Tommaso De Benedetti on social media that they had di…
Your guide to what’s on in Italy this spring from art shows and sports tournaments to festivals and concerts.
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The Ethnological Museum: History, My…