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North American Travel Journalists Association - Best Online Travel Magazine Award

About Carole

Carole Herdegen, freelance travel writer, photographer, lecturer and broadcast journalist, resides in the Greater Detroit area of Michigan.

For more than two decades, she has traveled the world specializing in adventure travel. From crossing China's Gobi Desert by camel, spelunking the underwater Mayan caves of Belize, leading her own dog team across the Arctic Circle, visiting the primitive tribes in Papua New Guinea and climbing Africa's highest mountain, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Carole's list of exotic adventures continues to grow.

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As you peruse the TravelQuest with Carole Herdegen web site; you will find there are many items of interest. They will continue to be updated as new material emerges. Therefore, you will want to revisit the site periodically to view:

On another of her adventure travels, this time to Turkey, Carole visits the land-locked central region known as Cappadocia which ranks high as a fascinating world treasure trove of archeology and history.

Read Carole’s Chronicles and share her latest experiences in this impressive, geological and ancient land. Simply click on: “Mother Nature – Cappadocia’s City Planner”.

PRESS RELEASE: December 27, 2007…….Dan Schlossberg, President and Elizabeth Beshear, Executive Director of NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association) announced the winners of the 2007 NATJA Journalism Awards Competition. The competition is divided into two main areas of journalism; the journalist/photographer categories and public relations/publication categories.

NATJA announced that Carole Herdegen received first place honors for “TravelQuest with Carole Herdegen” www.travelsite.com in the Publication category as the Best Online Travel Magazine.

NEW: There is a new addition to the TravelQuest with Carole Herdegen web site. Visit the Health and Travel Fitness segment for Carole's latest tips on healthy traveling, anti-aging with the partnership of VITAMIN RESEARCH PRODUCTS and the personal travel stories from readers like yourself. This new forum will be open to travelers of every age. As it will be continuously updated as new material emerges, you will want to periodically revisit this new and informative segment. Click here for your initial visit.

HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT the NEW TRAVEL TRIVIA? - You are invited to try your luck with Travel Trivia. The selection of questions is designed to challenge your knowledge of maps and globes. An internet search will not necessarily lead to the correct answers. ENTER TODAY

NOTE: Carole continues her association with Pierre Wolfe, host of "America's Dining & Travel Guide", a nationwide syndicated radio program heard every Sunday from 3 to 5 o'clock P.M. on Business Talk Radio Network.

Over the last months, Carole has been interviewed by Pierre Wolfe on topics covering her visit last summer to the remote Aleutian Islands of Alaska, mushing in Alaska and the Yukon, traveling around Turkey and recently a program about Bhutan, the tiny nation in the Himalayas.

Carole can also be heard on Pierre Wolfe’s new Travel and Dining podcast on Talkshoe.com called The World A La Carte. The new program hosted by Pierre and his budget travel expert P.J. Palmar can be heard by clicking on the website and selecting a program or topic of interest.

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The New 7 Wonders of the World: There were more than 90 million votes cast for the 21 nominated sites. The new wonders were announced in Lisbon, Portugal on July 7, 2007 (7-7-07). Click here to link to web site. The new list of the world’s top man-made wonders is:

The Great Wall of China
Petra in Jordan
Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer
Peru's Machu Picchu
Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid
The Coliseum in Rome
India's Taj Mahal

It was not surprising to learn that Petra in Jordan was voted one of these new Wonders of the World. Read Carole's entry, "Jordan, an Oasis in the Middle East" in Carole's Chronicles. More than simply an article on Jordan, it is her photographic journey through this beautiful and peaceful country. Remember: Click on the photos to enlarge them.

What Is The Connection Between Carbon-Offsetting And Your Future Travel Plans? Click here to read my article, "Its Symbol is "C"; its atomic number is "6" and its name is "Carbon".

Carole would also appreciate reader-feedback on her website, TravelQuest with Carole Herdegen. If you have an opinion, suggestion, would like to ask a travel question or make a comment, you can e-mail Carole Herdegen at: MyTravelQuest@msn.com