http://stripedpot.com Where to go to be in the know...about travel Thu, 17 May 2012 14:05:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://stripedpot.com/2012/05/15/visiting-the-navajo-nation-12-free-attractions/#comment-32837 Jodie Jacobs Thu, 17 May 2012 14:05:35 +0000 http://stripedpot.com/?p=24606#comment-32837 Didn't realize there was so much to do there. Thanks. Didn’t realize there was so much to do there. Thanks.

]]> http://stripedpot.com/2012/05/16/pedaling-around-chicago/#comment-32828 Jodie Jacobs Thu, 17 May 2012 13:38:22 +0000 http://stripedpot.com/?p=24596#comment-32828 The self-guided tours are a good way to see some of Chicago. The city is a biking and running town so bikers and runners usually outpace tourists but everyone is welcome to share the paths. There are also lots of good architecture walking tours. The self-guided tours are a good way to see some of Chicago. The city is a biking and running town so bikers and runners usually outpace tourists but everyone is welcome to share the paths. There are also lots of good architecture walking tours.

]]> http://stripedpot.com/2012/05/13/stew-leonards-of-yonkers/#comment-32496 Patricia Florio Mon, 14 May 2012 20:08:21 +0000 http://stripedpot.com/?p=24456#comment-32496 Gail thanks for sharing some of the things I didn't know. He certainly has his place down to a science. I've been listening to his commercials for about five years now, and I'm glad I got to see it. Gail thanks for sharing some of the things I didn’t know. He certainly has his place down to a science. I’ve been listening to his commercials for about five years now, and I’m glad I got to see it.

]]> http://stripedpot.com/2012/05/13/stew-leonards-of-yonkers/#comment-32452 Gail Hunter Sun, 13 May 2012 23:40:13 +0000 http://stripedpot.com/?p=24456#comment-32452 Stew's life story is interesting. His father had a milk delivery business in Westport, CT back in the 50s & 60s. Stew inherited it and the rest is history. He studied Dale Carnegie's methods and has shown them to be effective, starting with his original farm shop, still in Westport. He was the first in the area to offer samples. He also developed a traffic pattern that several other stores have adopted (Ikea, for one) where you enter, follow a one-way path to the end and find it nearly impossible to retrace your steps...no, you must start at the entrance and follow the traffic. This of course has financial benefits: if you passed something the first go-round, you will probably pick it up on the second. He is a master marketer - no peers. Stew’s life story is interesting. His father had a milk delivery business in Westport, CT back in the 50s & 60s. Stew inherited it and the rest is history. He studied Dale Carnegie’s methods and has shown them to be effective, starting with his original farm shop, still in Westport. He was the first in the area to offer samples. He also developed a traffic pattern that several other stores have adopted (Ikea, for one) where you enter, follow a one-way path to the end and find it nearly impossible to retrace your steps…no, you must start at the entrance and follow the traffic. This of course has financial benefits: if you passed something the first go-round, you will probably pick it up on the second. He is a master marketer – no peers.

]]> http://stripedpot.com/2012/05/12/visit-the-grand-canyon-but-leave-your-car-behind/#comment-32415 Jodie Jacobs Sun, 13 May 2012 12:22:18 +0000 http://stripedpot.com/?p=24508#comment-32415 Agree that taking a train is a good way to travel. Agree that taking a train is a good way to travel.

]]> http://stripedpot.com/2012/05/12/visit-the-grand-canyon-but-leave-your-car-behind/#comment-32394 Beverly Burmeier Sun, 13 May 2012 03:35:14 +0000 http://stripedpot.com/?p=24508#comment-32394 You can read about more other train excursions to national parks at http://www.goingonadventures.com/2012/04/national-parks-by-rail.html You can read about more other train excursions to national parks at http://www.goingonadventures.com/2012/04/national-parks-by-rail.html

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