The Zen Class Nirvana Organizer unzips flat to mount onto a seat-back tray table on any plane or train. It has multiple mesh and zippered storage compartments, a cup holder, pen holders and a key chain clip to keep on-board essentials at arm’s reach.

Weighing 17½ ounces, it zips closed into a compact carry-on measuring about 8"x12", with a padded shoulder strap or two handles for carrying.

Priced at $39.99, it is available online at www.zenclasstravel.com (see the demo video)...

A nearly 1½-hour audiovisual presentation on a 40-foot screen, “Paris Story,” tells the history of Paris from its beginnings as a Roman settlement to a modern, world-class city. Headphones allow listening in English. The center includes a 3-D, interactive model of the city plus plasma screens on special topics.

Open every day of the year; showtimes hourly, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.  €10 ($13.50) adult, €6 child (6-18). Paris Story (11 Bis rue Scribe, 70009 Paris, France; phone 33 1 42 66 62 06,...

The 352-passenger Spirit of Adventure will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth with cruises to Central and South America in 2009, among them the 18-night “High Andes & Galápagos Adventure,” Feb. 21-March 10, 2009.

Following Darwin’s path, passengers will sail from Valparaiso, Chile, to Peru and Ecuador before joining a 3-night cruise aboard MV Galapagos Explorer II in the Galápagos Islands. From £4,354 (near $8,693) per person.

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