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
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Turin-based Italian food chain Eataly is planning to open a theme park in Bologna dedicated to Italian food.
Eataly says the 861…
Respected restaurant guide Zagat has cited two restaurants in Italy in its list of ‘10 Spectacular Spots for Outdoor Dining Around the World’. Zagat l…
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A team of archaeologists is conducting a search for a “missing” Ancient Roman fort thought to be buried in the Scottish countrysi…
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Italian actress Sophia Loren is back on set filming ‘La voce umana’ (The Human Voice) directed by her youngest son, Edoardo Ponti…
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A Catholic website has created what is the first cartoon animation of Pope Francis.
The Catholic-Link.com site has made a four-m…
An upcoming exhibition in Scotland shows that Italian genius Leonardo Da Vinci’s anatomical drawings were incredibly accurate. The ‘Leonardo Da Vinci:…
The hungry and homeless are getting to eat decent meals thanks to the Pasta Buono initiative, which redistributes leftovers from top restaurants and g…
A show at Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo museum displays stolen Italian artworks, frescoes, artefacts and antiques that have been recovered by the state. C…
Frescoes at the Villa dei Misteri (Villa of Mysteries) at Pompeii are being restored using a laser-based technology. The laser technology is being use…
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Britain’s BBC Two has announced a collection of history documentaries exploring the Roman Empire and one of its formidable leader…
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The Italian edition of magazine ‘Vanity Fair’ has nominated Pope Francis as its ‘Man of the Year’.
An image of the Pope appears…
Italian actress Claudia Cardinale will guest host the Venezia Classici (Venice Classics) section of the Venice International Film Festival.
The Venic…
A Roman townhouse is believed to be lying “underneath Lincoln Castle” in Lincolnshire, England.
BBC News reports that archaeologists digging at the s…
Carol King looks back on the Duchess of Cambridge’s time in Florence.
As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge become parents for the first time, many ar…
words by Carol King A €5,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can help provide information regarding the killers of one of Italy’s last wild bear…
Archaeologists have unearthed five monumental buildings at the Villa Adriana (Hadrian’s Villa) at Tivoli, near Rome. Roman Emperor Hadrian constructed…
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The origins of the Italian language may owe more to Sicilian writers than previously thought.
Research conducted by a specialist…
Anti-mafia magistrate Paolo Borsellino was murdered by the mafia on 19 July 1992. ‘Italy Magazine’ marks the anniversary of the death in an interview…
Italian state broadcaster RAI will not screen the upcoming final of the Miss Italia beauty pageant on TV.
The move is a break with a 25-year-old trad…
Photo by Andrea Sacchi
The 2013 Stresa Music Festival of concerts in sites around Lake Maggiore starts on 19 July and runs until early September.
Th…