Travel Briefs

The resort Gleneagles is celebrating its 80th birthday in 2004 with “Classic Scottish Sojourns,” in which guests can explore Scotland via private chauffeur-guided tours.

The 3-night/4-day program costs $1,800 (guaranteed in U.S. dollars), based on double occupancy, and includes accommodation, full Scottish breakfast daily, one full-day tour OR two half-day tours and 17.5% VAT. Also included are one round of golf, one whisky tasting and one massage for each guest.

Accommodation will be upgraded if available at check-in. Guests booking four consecutive nights will be given the...

Now that Thalys runs a direct high-speed train daily between Brussels International Airport and Paris Gare du Nord (Jan. ’12, pg. 47), travelers from India, Canada or the US to Brussels flying Jet Airways can take advantage of a new code-share to transfer to Paris at no extra charge (or land in Paris and take the train to Brussels). When a traveler books his flight, a code-share number for the Thalys ticket is automatically included. The one-hour 47-minute train trip normally would cost €78 (near $104) first class or €66 second class. Contact Jet Airways (877/835-9538).

“The Paris Shopping Companion” by Susan Swire Winkler with Caroline Lesieur (fourth edition, 2006, Cumberland House Publishing, Inc. ISBN 13978581825121 — 257 pp., $14.95 paperback).

“Paris in your pocket” is the back-cover blurb, but I question whether this sizable book (5½"x9") would really be convenient to take on a shopping expedition. Also, the black-and-white photos are surprisingly mundane, given the plethora of pricey goodies on display. The maps, however, are good, as is the overall organization of the book.

It’s organized by areas — left bank, right bank, the...