In northeastern Australia in May 2015, the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park (Cairns Western Arterial Rd., Caravonica, Queensland, 4878, Australia; phone +61 7 4042 9999, www.tjapukai.com.au) opened an art gallery and two theaters, including one offering a 360-degree interactive experience, including the floor.
Guests at Shanghai’s The Langham, Xintiandi (99 Madang Rd., Xintiandi, Shanghai 200021, P.R. China; phone +86 [21] 2330 2288, http://xintiandi.langhamhotels.com) may book a 3-hour class British etiquette that covers afternoon tea, pastry manners and one’s duties as a host or guest. The class costs $450 and must be prebooked.
A room at the hotel costs from CNY1,840 ($300) to CNY2,800 ($456) per night.
My husband, Ed, and I spent four days in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in April 2013 (May ’14, pg. 14). Our final full day there was special.
On its website, we learned about a tour at the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Cultural Understanding, or SMCCU (www.cultures.ae). We made reservations via email (smccu@cultures.ae) for the 90-minute “Heritage Tour,” which cost AED55 (near $15).
My husband, Ray, and I arrived at New York’s JFK Airport on Delta Air Lines flight 185 from Paris, Sept. 21, 2014. Our flight was on schedule.
When we entered the terminal, officials were barking orders for US passport holders to get into a line that looked a mile long. (I really wanted to take a photo to post in ITN, but signs prohibiting photography were posted everywhere.)
Dear Globetrotter:
Welcome to the 466th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine. Within the last month, I’ve heard several subscribers describe this magazine as “real,” by which, they explain, they mean it’s full of candid accounts from travelers who write for the benefit of other international travelers.
You’ll see that as you flip through the pages. For now, I have the following to report.
Many Americans board a plane for an overseas destination without fully realizing that they are flying into a completely different culture. Some experience culture shock: a psychological disorientation caused by immersion in a place where people do things — and see things — differently.
12 days/10 nights. Highlights: Tunis medina/Carthage/Mosque of Oqba Ibn Nafi in Kairouan/Roman amphitheater in el Djem/Roman ruins in Sbeitla/Red Lizard train through Atlas Mountains/Jeep to Tamerza oasis/dunes of Ong Jmel, location for movies, including “Star Wars”/Sahara camel ride and overnight tent camp/ troglodyte Ksours/markets on Jerba/Tunis’ National Museum of the Bardo. Land price, from $2,295. Single supplement, $425. Cross-Culture Journeys (Amherst, MA; 800/491-1148, www.ccjourneys.com).
