Carol Drinkwater

“How many worlds make up a life!”

— Carol Drinkwater

I am a passionate swimmer and scuba-diver.

— Carol Drinkwater

I still find it difficult to cope with the solitude of writing. I often crave the feedback of working with a team.

— Carol Drinkwater

The olive tree is a tree full of health. It is a symbol of eternity. Of all things, it has peace attached…

— Carol Drinkwater

“Every fruit that bedecked Cecile’s gaily-dressed stall had been grown on her own holding.”

— Carol Drinkwater

At the age of 10 I wrote and starred in a play that I took around to local old people's homes.

— Carol Drinkwater

I wrote my first play when I was nine, it was about Robin Hood, from Maid Marian's point of view. I was…

— Carol Drinkwater

In Britain, we have a vague idea that being by the sea does you good, clears your lungs and regenerates your system.

— Carol Drinkwater

Although I still think of myself as an actress, most of my time is spent writing novels or memoirs about my adventures…

— Carol Drinkwater

Pinhao, spectacularly haltered by terraced vineyards, produces most of the world's finest ports.

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Paris, the City of Light, never fails to enchant. With its jazz clubs, music in the streets, outdoor restaurants. The clatter of…

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I have discovered France's best-kept secret. Reunion is an island of some 970 square miles situated in the Indian Ocean south-west of…

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From September 1914 to August 1918, four major battles were fought along the banks of the River Somme in the region of…

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Indeed, I still read a fair amount of French literature and I am very attracted to the emotional depth and simplicity of…

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To say I love the Christmas season at our home in the South of France is an understatement. I get such a…

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My father started out as a musician but he had a salary from a day job working as a health inspector for…

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I travel so much that life has become a matter of honing things down to the barest essentials. Nowadays, I almost never…

— Carol Drinkwater

Personal loss is a trial that we all face. Like every negative challenge we rise to it or we don't. You grow…

— Carol Drinkwater

Provence, just one relatively small part of France, is almost twice the size of Wales, with double the population. It's a region…

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The French take their festive platters seriously and spend lavishly on them. Christmas Eve, rather than Christmas Day, is when they tuck…

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Tizi-Ouzou is the capital of Kabylia and makes an excellent base from which to explore these culturally untapped and very beautiful mountains.…

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Warsaw's historic heart was deliberately almost entirely destroyed towards the end of the Second World War by the German occupying troops. After…

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The richness and generosity of the human spirit I discovered in those journeys, meeting with olive farmers and people caught up in…

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Salamanca is known as La Ciudad Dorada, the Golden City, because it is built from Villamayor sandstone and when the sun reflects…

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As I drove westwards along the A8, the purple hills of the Massif des Maures were rising towards a clear bluebell sky.…

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“Once released from her trading responsibilities, she descended to Cannes’s famous seafront esplanade. Occasionally she dallied for a while, enjoying the sunshine…

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“Once upon a time, oh, it seems a long while ago now, I dreamed of a natural haven, of paradise winking down…

— Carol Drinkwater

Christmas in the Caribbean, after a tiring flight, may sweep you out of the cold but it's not a real Christmas, is…

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There are more than 800 different types of olive tree and each region has its own varieties, creating unique flavours.

— Carol Drinkwater

I am very hard-working, I try not to give up, and I am disciplined about the hours I work.

— Carol Drinkwater

For many of us, lavender's deep colour and its unforgettable fragrance encapsulate the heady joys of Provence.

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Olive oil is the cornerstone of Mediterranean cuisine. This tree is the thread from which the tapestry of the Med has been…

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I have lived in the South of France - think cobalt skies, lapping waves, rocky bays - for almost 35 years.

— Carol Drinkwater

My childhood was quite turbulent and there was sometimes great insecurity about money.

— Carol Drinkwater

Chicago's history is a classic American tale of reinvention, while its present is buzzy, chic and architecturally stunning.

— Carol Drinkwater

Jerusalem is not the oldest city in the Western world, but its long and confused past takes us back to pre-Old Testament…

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Kastellorizo is where Europe ends and Asia begins, and its history is fascinating.

— Carol Drinkwater

I never think of people's literary potential when I meet them, but people do audition.

— Carol Drinkwater

Despite trying to keep luggage to minimum, I do like to have all my cleansers and my hair and nail things to…

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While the olive is high in fat, it's monounsaturated fat, which, in a balanced diet, can help control heart disease by lowering…

— Carol Drinkwater