The latest fashion in travel entertainment could be labeled as the “new” adventures of Winnie the Pooh. As our children venture out into the unknown, they can now be accompanied by a personal handheld global positioning system, otherwise known as a GPS. With this, they are able to track where they are and where they have been and in doing so can easily follow treasure hunts worldwide. This new technology, recently integrated into cellular phones, for a variety of reasons proves to be a highlight for both the parent and child.

As a child, the main advantage that this technology brings is entertainment. It is called geocaching and everyone is doing it. Here is how it works.

A geocache navigator on your cell phone or GPS pinpoints exactly where you are and displays a map on the screen of your phone. On this map you also see targets, or treasures, which are containers that hold a hidden item of some kind. Your job is to navigate yourself to one of these targeted positions and “find the treasure.” .Nearly every community has at least a couple of these and nobody would even know it if they didn’t have a GPS of there own.

Once you find the treasure, there are two more steps to take. It is your job to log that you have found this treasure on its appropriate cache site. You can leave a description as detailed as you would like online; this information could be about you and what you found. Then it is common practice to leave a new item in the box for the next seeker. By keeping an eye on the spots you have visited, you can also watch whoever else has logged that they found those targets.

The plus for kids, as mentioned before, is that they get to have all of this Hundred Acre Wood treasure hunt fun, but the most exciting aspect for parents is that these GPS markers that the children are carrying around are also traceable. Parents will know where there children are at all times. With the reassurance that they are having some good old fashioned treasure hunt fun, the parents can relax.

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The Western Kilimanjaro region is fairly new to the northern safari circuit of Tanzania. It is not therefore frequented by hordes of safari makers. Little information exists; there is no National Park here and the area is contained in a private concession; a type of private park. It is a very special area and borders on Kenya’s Amoboseli Park.

I would strongly recommend this area for a few days if you find yourself planning a safari in Tanzania and truly want, unique, off the beaten track and an ‘out of African experience’. Many destinations offer these qualities but Western Kilimanjaro truly delivers all these qualities.

I visited this private concession this weekend; we left Arusha, my driver and I, heading toward Kilimanjaro. An hour out of Arusha we turned left and spent another ninety minutes on a very rough road. It was slow going as the 4 x 4 rattled slowly along the track; all the while I was wondering if all this would be worth the effort. I was unsure of what to expect but had heard good reports about this new area and so looked forward to a pleasant experience.

My heart sank as we entered the camp. The tents were under local thatch and it all looked very basic; the luxury I was looking forward to, I feared, was greatly exaggerated. I was surrounded by African bush and the camp looked non existent. However, the camp is truly built into the surroundings; the en-suite tents and the entire camp is truly luxurious; but hidden.

No other cars were at the camp [we were the only guests this weekend] and with no other camps in the area we were literally off the beaten track; just myself, the driver and the staff of the camp. We arrived in time for lunch and the food was superb five course meals in elegant surroundings. As there were no other guests my driver/guide who was also Maasai joined me for each meal. This turned out to be fortunate as I got to know all the staff very quickly.

The rest of the day I spent relaxing around the camp drinking in the surroundings. Relaxing and getting to know the local Maasai. The following day Philemon [the driver] and I were joined by the camp guide and he showed us the surrounding area and where to find the animals. Seeing herds of elephant against the backdrop of Kilimanjaro was a highlight of many years spent in East and Southern Africa. We then drove to a big white stone that signposted the Kenyan – Tanzanian border and we stopped for photographs. After this we drove across the border and around the Kenyan Amboseli National Park.

That evening as the sun waned we drove to the top of a large hill just outside the camp. We watched the sun begin to set then the clouds cleared around Kilimanjaro and the snows were turned pink with the setting sun, and bellow the acacia trees were silhouetted as the dusk seemed to rise from the ground upward. Then as I though it gets no better than this the Maasai from the lodge came dancing and singing up the hill – they brought champagne as this was to be my last evening. We toasted a most enjoyable stay and the staff and Philemon sang Maasai songs and danced into the early evening. If ever I was in Africa proper it was this evening. Not a tourist or car in sight, Kilimanjaro and local Maasai, words cannot express the emotions of that evening; you cannot have a more African experience than to spend some time in this luxury, eco friendly camp.

If you come to Tanzania, I recommend this area, this camp. Forget everything else your African experience should start in the Western Kilimanjaro on the Tanzania – Kenya border.

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Here are 9 of the most important tips for new people already in Coastal Vacations or considering joining the Coastal Vacations Travel Club.

1. Be Careful Who Your Get Your Advixce From

When you are first getting started with a home business, do you want to work with amateurs who learned from amateurs who learned from amateurs who enrolled them?

Time and time again, I hear from people who are about to sign up with someone who has never joined a home based business before, done ANY marketing before and has never USED the vacation membership before. Be careful with inexperienced reps, as they won’t be able to “tool you up” with proven tools that work. The best advice, which will seem unfair to the newbies, is to join with established people. Learn quickly and establish yourself as an expert fast, so you won’t be grouped into the amateur ranks. Set yourself up as a leader, and you will attract people to you, whether you are brand new or an established vet. Just be genuine. Don’t fake it, till you make it.

2. Consider Using a Sales Center that Closes Your Sales For You

I have seen it time and time again. Pros and rookies make this same mistake over and over again. Selling Coastal Vacations memberships is pretty impossible to do on your own. It really is, but people like to think they are sales pros themselves. 98% of all people hate sales, so a sales center which closes your clients sales for them is ideal.

Why try to sell a product, when you don’t know how to sell and hate selling in the first place?

A Sales Center talks to your prospects, presents your business, and closes your sales for you. Let the pros do what they are best at. One Coastal Vacations rep, who sold $200,000 worth of vacations on his own, his first year, without a sales center, later sold over $1,20,000 in sales with the call center his next two years and never did any cold calls or needed to chase prospects.

3. Look for Groups to Join, Not Individuals not Tied to Any Support Systems

There are some “loose canons” in Coastal. Watch out for some of them.

I receive many calls from poor people who gave their money to individuals who then walked with their money and never ever gave that member support. There are many renegade, self declared Coastal Vacations Millionaires out there who are notorious for taking people’s money, but never offering support.

When you chose to join a support team, you have a safety in numbers support group. Usually these teams do live trainings for ALL the people in their teams. They do their own live seminars and conference calls.

They also have some sort of rules or code of ethics and standards which they regulate, where as a renegade member will try to work outside the rules and do their own things, many unethical or even unnecessary, just to get your money, but then you’ll never hear from them again.

4. Don’t Fall For Anyone’s Expensive BUY-IN Scheme

Some directors in Coastal Vacations Sell Expensive Buy-In programs. But many fall for these schemes.

A BUY-IN program is where you buy a package or release form and pay extra fees to satisfy the two-up sales requirement, as directed by the company.

Members in my team have joined buy-ins from other reps from $18,000 to as high as $28,000. None of them made any money with those systems.

The Board of Directors frowns on selling releases which people get in buy-ins. All that you will get is a big debt and in over your head with no clue how to climb out. It will be hard to sell a lower priced package, when you feel like you were duped or ripped off buying the high end BUY-INS.

5. Don’t Fall For Anyone’s Inexpensive BUY-IN Scheme

There is a lot of price confusion in the travel marketplace. I see it on Google Adwords, where people are letting new members join at severe discounts and who price the membership for around $175. All this does is undervalue the real true price points established by the Board Of Directors.

The Club Memberships are to be sold for $1295, $3995 and $11,000. And deviation of the standard, undercuts all the rest of the members chances of price stability, validity and creates price confusion in the market place.

Directors who sell memberships at severe discounts, meaning, half price or more, hurt their new enrollees, who will have internal integrity issues, trying to sell the packages at full price, when they know they only bought in for a really low cost.

6. Be Careful What Kind of Website You Use

Self replicated team websites are easy to join and easy to maintain. But sadly, they don’t convert well, and can be a burden on your pocket book too.

They don’t get picked up in any search engines. The are never properly optimized for online traffic to even find them. The promise of duplication is the easy sales trap most newbie reps fall for.

I have seen people pay $59.95 up to $149.95 a month for “team sites” that don’t allow for ANY personalization or differentiation. And that is why most don’t work. They sure look fancy and high tech, but they just can’t dance on their own.

The best converting websites for home based business reps are the ones the member makes him or herself. To prove that, look who the top sellers of Coastal Vacations are by doing a search on Google. ALL the top money makers use their own personal sites.

You’ll want to join with a director who will show you how to make your own personally branded site, and show you how to lead with your story and life on a “WHO IS PAGE” first, then lead your prospects to the corporate replicated page 2nd, after they have gotten to know, like and trust you.

7. Be careful of the Teams or Individuals That Only Sell You ONE Method of Success.

Almost every team or individual rep in Coastal Vacations will try to convince you there is only ONE duplicatable way to find success in Coastal. They will tell you to join their expensive Co-Op, or to buy their expensive leads and that is your only option. There is nothing wrong with Co-Ops or Leads, but when they are presented to you as the “best or only option,” don’t buy into that. Run away.

Everyone has a marketing blueprint that varies and there is no one size fits all method for success. If buying and prospecting leads was so easy, then why don’t we see so many more success stories out there? Because only 13% or less who buy leads will ever succeed with that method, cause that is how those who see success with leads are wired. Few people are true ‘people persons’ who love spending time on the phones all day chasing leads.

Look to join with teams with systems which give members plenty of trainings on multiple marketing methods.

For example, the Sales Center has over 170 solid marketing strategies that fit multiple marketing blueprints found within the reps mindset, that they can successfully duplicate and experience good results with. It takes an understanding of multiple marketing methods and knowledge of how to use them if one is to find massive success.

8. Watch Out for Coastal Reps Who Do Not Have Automated Systems.

What is an automated system?

An automated system is one where the lead arrives on a site, enters their name and email address in a capture form, then immediately gets a welcome email, and an instant warm and welcoming phone call, all with the original rep, doing nothing. Read that again.

Look for systems that automate the marketing and selling processes for you.

This is important, because most newbie’s and even vets, cannot simply keep up with leads and follow up in volume, unless they have a spectacular automated system in place.

You’ll need a website that sends out 90 days of follow up emails, over 30 emails total. You’ll need a system that instantly calls and allows you to call 1000’s of opt in leads with a recorded message, all within minutes and seconds of simply pushing a button found within your website system, not some expensive external system.

9. Be Careful of Reps Who Don’t Plug in to the Official Coastal Tools or Attend Sanctioned Events and Conferences

Some directors discourage their members from attending these events and that is a shame. They are afraid of the opinions of what others will expose about them at these events, most likely.

The Board of Directors have worked hard over the last 3 years to really improve the packages as well as the live seminars and they are invaluable for member enrichment and encouragement.

While some of the official tools still are in need of updates and tweaking, the COA websites are solid sources of great information. Stay plugged into the Conference calls and if possible, use the coastal recommended tools, if you have a choice of using nothing else.

I could go on and on with many other sad examples of mistakes that people make when they sign up for Coastal Vacations memberships, but I want to remain positive and optimistic. Always do your research and due diligence. Get at least 5-10 of the newest referrals from the rep you are considering joining.

If a rep is hesitant to provide referrals, then that is a sure sign to stay away from them.

The key for success is work smarter, with proven teams, and don’t try to recreate the wheel from an opportunity that has been in existence for over 27 years now. Be different, be attractive and show value by over delivering so much information, that people will be drawn to work with you, rather than a competitor.

Jeff Mills is a former Youth Pastor and became a self made millionaire in less than 3 years, using the internet, and by plugging into proven and successful business opportunities online like coastal-vacation-club.com coastal-vacation-club.com

Jeff has become one of the fastest reps in coastal vacations to sell over $1.5 Million Dollars of Coastal Club Memberships in less than 3 years.

Jeff provides yearly training events, live coaching calls and one on one trainings to his groups. Jeff has an unblemished reputation on the internet because he is one of the real deals out there who does care about helping others achieve their dreams of financial independence.

For free videos and a $400 vacation voucher, visit his Multi-Media Blog at coastalvacationclubblog.com coastalvacationclubblog.com

Jeff will take your call live, if you call him at 651-309-1091 or you can visit his website at coastal-vacation-club.com coastal-vacation-club.com

Art deco is a design style of architecture that was popular during the 1920’s and 30’s. This architectural design is very decorative and includes various geometrical designs with bold colors. The materials used in this type of architecture are typically glass and plastic. This design style is said to have originated through French luxury goods, which had these designs on them just before World War I. The name “art deco” comes from the 1925 Paris Exposition of Decorative Arts. Los Angeles has a variety of hotels with different architectures and ambience. There are also a number of hotels here that have been designed according to art deco architectural design and are called as art deco hotels.

The two well-known art deco hotels in Los Angeles are The Sunset Tower Hotel and The Georgian Hotel. The Sunset Tower Hotel was formerly known as The Argyle Hotel and was designed by Leland A Bryant in 1929. It has been known for its dramatic sunset effect, as it is located on the sunset strip and for it’s elegant art deco styling of architecture. This hotel has 15 floors and offers 64 rooms and suits that are all art deco designed. Apart from the art deco, the rooms in The Sunset Tower Hotel offer a true feeling of sophistication and luxury through their custom furnishings, upholstery and lighting.

The Georgian Hotel also features delightful ocean sunsets and panoramic views of Santa Monica Bay. It offers pristine services and amenities to business travelers as well as tourists. The Georgian Hotel was built in the 1920’s and 30’s during the coastal expansion of California.

The art deco hotels in Los Angeles bring in a feel of old Hollywood settings but in contemporary style. These hotels are considered to be unique as they help relive the rich history of the region dating back to the late twenties, the early days of Hollywood.

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