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The “Tali Wiru Experience,” a dinner served on an isolated dune with a view of Uluru and the distant Olgas, is offered April 1, 2012, to Jan. 15, 2013, by Ayers Rock Resort in Australia (phone +61 2 8296 8010, fax +61 2 9299 2103, e-mail travel@voyages.com.au). Tali wiru means “beautiful dune” in the Aboriginal language Anangu. For AUS295 (about $313) each, no more than 20 guests are picked up from the resort’s six hotels and taken to Tali Wiru, where they will walk 250 meters on soft sand to the top of the dune.
If weather cooperates, it will be possible to view a total eclipse of the sun on Nov. 14, 2012, from land locations in Queensland, Australia, including beaches around Cairns (anywhere between Cooktown and Innisfail) and areas of the Great Barrier Reef. For a detailed map, visit http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. A festival and other events are planned. For info, visit www.destinationqueensland.com/eclipse or www.eclipse2012.org or contact Tourism Australia (6100 Center Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90045; 310/695-3200).
With the free “Ludwig II” app, smartphone users can access info about 140 locations in Bavaria and the rest of Europe related to the king’s life (1845-1886), plus 400 photographs, a calendar of historical events and video interviews and audio quotes regarding the architecture, politics, music and technology of Ludwig’s era. The “augmented reality” features include a simulation of Ludwig’s Winter Garden in Munich (which no longer exists). If you hold your smartphone in front of a site, the app recognizes the building and tells its history.
A new offline app, “Singapore: The Savvy Guide,” offers recommendations on Singapore sights, dining and off-the-beaten-path experiences plus photos, YouTube links (Internet access required) and GPS tracking. Available for download for $3.99 in the App Store, it is iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch compatible.
Custom packages for traveling in the remote Indian mountain regions of Kuamaon, Ladakh and Sikkim are offered by Shakti Tours (903-904, Vatika City Point Sector 25, MG Road, Gurgaon 122002 India; phone, in India, +91 124 456 3899, fax 456 3801 or phone, in US, 866/401-3705). Using the services of local guides and porters, travelers walk from village to village, staying in traditional homes.
Since 2007, all US passports have carried Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips; some credit cards also have them. Unfortunately, these devices also enable unauthorized persons to scan any chips nearby, raising the possibility of identity theft. SecureMyID wallets and organizers contain metal to block scans. Among products are a leather passport case (5½"x3¾"x½", $24.99), a leather mini-wallet (3¼"x45⁄8", $15.95), a men’s nylon trifold wallet (4"x3¼"x½", $29.99) and a ladies’ leather clutch purse (8"x4"x1¼", $39.95).
In the Copenhagen International Airport, at Kastrup, is a new lounge, the CPH Apartment (phone +45 32 31 34 74), designed to resemble a modern city dwelling. The lounge is located past security check-in at Terminal 2 and open 5:30 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. The DKK169 (near $32) entry fee covers use of computers, WiFi and recharging outlets plus hot and cold drinks, snacks and fresh fruit.
The “Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2012” (Berlitz. 688 pp. $24.99 paperback) has route maps, details on 285 cruise ships and info on cruise trends, specialized cruises and getting the best cruise bargains. The ship data is also available for $9.99 as an app for Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch; look for “Berlitz Cruise Ships” in the app store.
In Israel, a complex of buildings from the tenth to sixth centuries BC that were exposed during a multiyear archaeological dig are now open to the public inside the Walls Around Jerusalem National Park (phone 800 25 24 23). Archaeologists have named the complex the Ophel City Wall (see Nehemiah 3:26) and have built passageways around the various buildings, which include a gatehouse, royal edifice and fifth-century-AD wall.
