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Carole French |
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Professional title
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Travel editor and writer, author of travel guides and photographer |
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Address |
Abbotsleigh House,
PO Box 5, 8720 Giolou,
Paphos, Cyprus. |
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Telephone (day)
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+357 26632079 OR +44 (0)20 7193 6268 |
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Telephone (evening)
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+357 26632079 OR +44 (0)20 7193 6268 |
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Fax:
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On request |
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Mobile
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On request |
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E-mail
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info@carolefrench.com |
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Website 1
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www.carolefrench.com |
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Website 2
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Biography |
Freelance travel and real estate editor and writer, author of travel guides and photographer. BBC-trained journalist and former UK newspaper business editor. Magazine editor since the 1980s. Commutes between homes in Cyprus and the UK. |
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Main professional activities |
Author/editor of travel and destination guides for National Geographic, Michelin, Dorling Kindersley, Etihad Airways, Arrival Guides, Bradt Travel Guides, Frommers, AA Publishing, Ryanair, Time Out, easyJet, bmi, Thomson, Thomas Cook, New Holland and Northstar Travel Media, and a contributor to regional, national and international publications including ABTA magazine and Homes Overseas. Writer of hotel reports for Expedia. |
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Memberships |
British Guild of Travel Writers
International Travel Writers Alliance
CloJ Travel Writers
Travelwriters UK
Travelwriters US
Guidebook Writers
Women in Journalism |
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Awards |
Carole is a member of the Homes Overseas Property Awards judging panel |
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Most recent publications |
Travel Books include:
Traveler: Morocco (2010)
DK Top Ten Greek Islands for Dorling Kindersley (2010)
DK Top Ten Corfu and the Ionian Islands for Dorling Kindersley (2010)
Frommer’s Turkey With Your Family (2009)
DK Eyewitness Cyprus update for Dorling Kindersley (2009)
DK Top Ten Cyprus update for Dorling Kindersley (2009)
DK Eyewitness Guide Morocco update for Dorling Kindersley (2009)
Globetrotter Vienna for New Holland (2008)
DK Eyewitness Guide Cyprus update for Dorling Kindersley (2008)
DK Top Ten Cyprus update for Dorling Kindersley (2008)
MichelinApa Green Guide to Thailand update (2008)
Paris for AA Publishing (2008)
DK Eyewitness Guide Jerusalem and the Holy Lands for Dorling Kindersley (2008)
DK Eyewitness Guide Egypt update for Dorling Kindersley (2008)
Istanbul City Guide for Northstar Travel Media (2008)
Michelin Green Guide to the Netherlands update (2007)
Hotspot Cyprus for Thomas Cook (2006)
Hotspot Jersey for Thomas Cook (2006)
Hotspot Guernsey for Thomas Cook (2006)
Travel Guides include:
Abu Dhabi for Arrival Guides (2009)
Rio de Janeiro for Arrival Guides (2009)
Cagayan de Oro, Davao and Boracay for Philippines Airlines (2009)
Turkey for Thomson (2008-09)
Amsterdam, Ankara, Palma de Mallorca, Groningen, Frankfurt and Vienna for bmi (2008-09)
Casablanca in Morocco and Rijeka in Croatia for easyJet (2007)
Egypt for Arrival Guides (2007)
Gran Canaria and Tunisia for Time Out (2007)
Trapani, Rimini, Zadar, Wroclaw, Maastricht, Bergerac, Brest and Dinard for Ryanair (2006-07)
Magazines:
ABTA magazine; Homes Overseas; Overseas Property TV magazine; Your Overseas Property; Business Life for British Airways; easyJet Inflight, Fly for Thomson; b.there for Brussels Airlines; In Britain for Visit Britain; British Life; Sanctuary; International Homes. |
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Other important publications |
The Road Less Travelled – Lake Nasser v Nile River in Egypt for Dorling Kindersley (2009)
Cultural Egypt: The Nile Valley for the Egyptian Tourist Authority (2009) |
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Areas of particular interest or expertise |
Real estate; Cypriot, Greek, Turkish and Egyptian lifestyle; worldwide cities; Mediterranean hotspots; architecture; interior design; spa and wellbeing; conference and wedding venues. |
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Other relevant information |
Carole is an accomplished photographer. |