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May 172012
 

The Best Way To Choose A Travel Guide Book

Article by globecheap

The Best Way To Choose A Travel Guide Book – Travel

When you start looking for a travel guide book, it can be a little bewildering. There really are as many types of guide books as there are types of travelers. Where do you start to find the right one for you?

Traditional guide books make up the largest chunk of your selection… and there are plenty of these. They usually contain lots of good information, some black and white maps, key areas to see, and diagrams of significant buildings. You’ll usually find a few color pictures and maps too.

Think about where you’re going….

Are you doing the Grand Tour of several European counties? There are travel guide books that cover whole countries, and some that cover whole continents.

Are you going just to London and Paris? There are some books that cover just specific cities or areas.

Some will combine two or three neighboring countries like Southeast Asia with Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam all in one book.

Choose the guide book that will suit your trip. No need to carry that “continent-of-Europe” tome around if all you’re seeing is a couple of cities. Two slim city guides will do and be so much easier to pack and carry.

Some guide books are far more visual than others. They tend to have lots of pictures and less information. The information is good, just not as in depth as other guides. If you’re taking a quick trip somewhere, those pictures can tell you in an instant if something looks like what you want to see…. they’re really enticing. And if it’s a quick trip, you probably don’t have time for long detailed explanations anyway.

There are lots of specialty guide books. These won’t give you as much general information, but if you have a special interest, it might be worth carrying one along. You can find specialty books for birdwatchers, or wine tasters. There are books that specialize in fancy restaurants.

There are whole books on castles to stay in or luxury spas. Guides to gardens or camping spots or great hiking trails. If you have a special interest, look online and visit travel bookstores… you’ll probably find a specialty guide in just the field you’re interested in.

Digital guide books are coming… well, some are already here. The publishers are still trying to figure out the best way to handle this. Some guides can be downloaded and read on your mobile phone… but those little screens make for eye strain when you’re trying to read a map or the fine print in those descriptions.

You can down load some onto your laptop, but carrying your laptop all day will be a drag. You can download them and print them out, but then you might as well take a published guide book.

Keep your eyes open for digital guides in the future though. Once some of these paperback sized reading devices become easier to carry around, you’ll be able to download just the areas you want, the specialties you want, and link to GPS technology.

Never get lost? I don’t know. Sometimes part of the fun of travel is getting lost and having great experiences you didn’t expect.

So for now, choose the type of printed travel guide book that will work best for you, and enjoy your trip.

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May 072012
 

Davey’s Hideaway Restaurant Reviews

Palm Springs
292 E Palm Canyon Dr
Average Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (61 Reviews)

Review by James M.
FIVE STARS FOR EFFORT…and FOOD!!! We just keep loving it here and wondering why we don’t come back more often…. We had Salmon, Scampi, Trout and…
Rating: 4

Review by Gary H.
Last night was the worst dining experience I have experienced in 8 years of dining out in Palm Springs. The scallop special was pathetic and the…
Rating: 1

Review by Thomas R.
Davey’s has been my favorite restaurant for many years. I live in Los Angeles and There has been many weekends that my friends and I have come to P.S….
Rating: 3

May 072012
 

How One Idea Can Influence Your Income And Happiness

Article by Jim Meisenheimer

I just did it again.

I reread one of the best sales books ever written for the fifth time. It’s a classic book on sales. I first mentioned this book to you 18 months ago.

I’ve got so many notes in this book I can barely read the type on the pages. The title of the first chapter is, “How one idea multiplied my income and happiness.”

This guy really knows how to grab your attention. Here’s his powerful and provocative idea.

“Nothing but the determination to act enthusiastic increased my income 700% in 10 days!” Your enthusiasm really does make a difference, so you’d better have it with you during every sales call.

This book is getting hard to read now because I have so many things underlined and highlighted. The inside front and back covers are loaded with notes. But that’s good isn’t it?

I’d like to share some of the things the author said in his book:

1. He said, “When I force myself to be enthusiastic, I soon feel enthusiastic.”

2. He felt no one was cut out to be a salesperson. He said, “You have to cut yourself out to be whatever you want to be.”

3. He said, “The most important secret of salesmanship is to find out what the other fellow wants, then help him find the best way to get it.”

4. He used the word “You” and “Your” as often as 69 times in a 15 minute sales call.

5. He discovered the most important word to use in sales had only three letters – “WHY.” He used that word often when dealing with objections.

6. He talked about a daily ritual he performed and got these results, “I became more welcome everywhere, when I did this.”

7. When faced with objections he often said, “In addition to that, isn’t there something else in the back of your mind?” Imagine what you could learn about your customer when you ask this question.

8. He also believes, “By concentrating on one thing at a time, you will get farther with it in one week than you otherwise would in a year.”

9. He said, “A salesperson cannot know too much but he can talk too much.”

10. He pondered, “Have you ever noticed that the breaks seem to go with the person who has a sincere, enthusiastic smile?”

11. He also said, “Give every living soul you meet the best smile you ever smiled in your life, even your spouse and children, and see how much better you feel and look. It’s one of the best ways I know to stop worrying and start living.”

12. He devoted an entire section, five full chapters, of his book describing ideas on “How to make people want to do business with you.” This is a must read if you’re in sales.

Well, you’d probably like to know the author’s name and here it is. Frank Bettger wrote “How I Raised Myself From Failure To Success In Selling.” It’s a classic sales book with over 700,000 copies sold.

This book is so powerful I just bought another 50 copies. That’s right another 50 copies. I did the same thing 18 months ago.

So what am I gonna do with them? I’m going to make you an irresistable offer which includes your personal copy Frank’s book.

I guesstimate only 1% of my readers will scoop up this very special package.

And I can’t wait to get your e-mails telling me how the ideas in Frank’s book helped you close some BIG DEALS!

Let’s go sell something…

Jim Meisenheimer publishes The No-Brainer Selling TipsNewsletter, a fresh and high content newsletter dedicatedto helping you grow your business and multiply your income.

Use this link to sign-up for Jim’s F-R-E-E No-Brainer Selling TipsNewsletter and to get your copy of his Special Report titled,”The 12 Dumbest Things Salespeople Do“.

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May 072012
 

Check out these success is a journey images:

It’s here, it’s here!
success is a journey

Image by Saucy Salad
Pierre Van Der Spuy’s book that I edited has been published! It’s called When Success Betrays Happiness: A journey into the human mind. I’m so proud of both of us!

You can read his blog here: whensuccessbetrayshappiness.com/

Barry Moltz – The PTP Godfather
success is a journey

Image by pursuethepassion
Enterprising enterpreneur and acclaimed author Barry Moltz sponsored our trip to Chicago. He helped us in booking interviews, and financially supported the launching of our website pursuethepassion.com. Without Barry Moltz, this tour would have never experienced the success it did.

At left is his son, who baffled us at the dinner table with his magic tricks. Read more about the 10,00 mile, 2 month, 75 interview cross country journey.

Journey’s end
success is a journey

Image by Jeremy Cusker
Just waitin’ for the Eizan to take us back down the valley to Kyoto.

Sorry to harp on this, but I can’t hold back: Why isn’t there *this* all over America? Little, single-track, sided, electrified rail lines connecting smaller towns to bigger towns over distances of, say, 30-50 miles at 30-50 miles per hour. I’m *sure* a line like this going from say, Syracuse to Ithaca and stopping and a half-dozen towns in-between, would be a success. C’mon, America.

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