Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 003 June 2011 | Page 4

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hank you for reading
Dashboards and Saddlebags
“The Destination Magazine.” I
had very high expectations when
the first issue went to press, but I
never imagined that it would have
taken off as it has.
We expected to hear stories from
our advertisers about readers in
the Lake Norman area patronizing their businesses, but I never
expected people from other states
and countries stopping into a business because they saw it in Dashboards and Saddlebags Magazine.
We were dropping off magazines
in Burke County when we decided
to drive up to Little Switzerland.
The Diamondback (a road you
will begin to hear a great deal of)
is every bit as fun as any “tail,”
without the traffic.
We get up to the top and see a
tiny little inn on the edge of the
mountain, and I mean the edge.
The sign said Alpine Inn so we
stopped and stepped up to the
leaning lobby to meet Susan and
Ron, the owners of the inn. We
chatted a bit and made the decision
right there that we would be back
as guests. As we were getting back
in our “truck”, a couple was pulling
into the inn with Washington State

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plates on their motorcycle. We began to chat, and it turned out that
the couple was from Denmark.
They flew to Washington State and
picked up a bike to tour the Eastern United States. Well being the
helpful person that I am I handed
him a magazine, to my surprise
he stated that he already knew the
magazine, he read it online.
I’m still a print kind of person,
but I have to admit I am amazed
by how many people are viewing
us online, where they are and
what they view us on. We set up
DashboardsandSaddlebags.com
to be easily available on mobile
devices; you can select an event in
our destination calendar get directions with just a tap of your screen.
If you have a Google account you
can add our events and destinations right to your own calendar
or map. See, we really do want to
be your “Destination Magazine.”
Technology, isn’t it grate? (darn
spell checker) - Andy

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