European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse What the Well equipped traveler will tote to ease the journey by Betsy Wade the new York times the trend in travel gadgets this year is a safety. Where once Cata logs showed a portable cocktail bar they now offer d device to Bolt the door or put a Seal on your Luggage. We tested a few of these and they seemed too heavy or Complex or sometimes too fear evoking. But some items Are Worth their heft and will make Welcome gifts for people who travel a lot even if it s Only Back and Forth to work. How to make a Long distance Call without revealing the account number on a credit card or phone card to Eagle eyed thieves in airports and train stations has become a matter of concern. One solution is a Gadget that circumvents the All too visible Keypad on the pay phone allowing you to punch the numbers into Small Keypad place against the phone s mouthpiece which can be held out of View. The phone registers the device s tones As dealing. A popular Model often out of Stock is radio Shack s budget pocket tone dealer Catalon number 43-139, which is 4 by 2v by a inches. It costs $15.99, and requires three aaa battens. A similar device is offered in Magellan s Catalon As item et311 for $12.85, batteries included plus $3.75 shipping. Magellan a . Box 5485, Santa Barbara Calif. 93150-5485 1-800-962-4943. Another self Protection device is the Black amp Decker Saf Eliter a rechargeable Light in a plastic housing that measures 4 by 2 i by i to a inches. Plugged into an outlet with the switch set at Quot Auto it provides a night Light glow a Bright Light switches on if the Power fails. Unplugged it acts As a flashlight for 45 minutes. Available for $19.98 at Barson hardware 35 w. 44th st., new York 10036 212 944-8181. One tool for Many jobs. In the strictly Gadget category is the Leatherman pocket survival tool just the thing for people who go visiting and end up fixing the Doorbell when it does t work. Made of stainless steel it is 4 inches Long when closed an Inch wide and a half Inch thick. It weighs 5 ounces too heavy for a pocket and comes in a leather Case. Its big advantage Over the Swiss army knife is its Needle nosed pliers with 4-Inch handles. It also has wire cutters a knife Blade several screwdrivers a bottle opener and an 8-Inch ruler. It is $49.98 at Barson hardware address above. In the . Bean Catalon it is item kk11t49, at $38 plus $3,95 shipping 1800-221-4221. In Magellan s Catalon address above it is kt547v, for $48.50 plus $3,75 shipping. Or Call Leatherman tool group in portlandore., to find a store near you 1 -800-847-8665 or 503 253-7826. My favorite travel gift this year is a neck Pillow for comfortable sleeping on the plane or in the car the Bucky a travel is shaped like the inflatable Collar Model but is floppy being stuffed loosely with buckwheat hulls which the makers say have Long been used in Asia for Pillow fillings. At 13 ounces it is like a soft Light polyester fleece cover which comes in five colors can be zipped off for washing. This is a natural for people suspicious of airline pillows or who have neck and shoulder problems. The is $23 at the Complete traveler 199 Madison ave. At 35th st., new York 10016 212 685-9007. It is $25 at the civilized traveler 2003 Broadway near 68th �t., new York 10023 212 875-0306. It is also available for $24 plus $2.50 shipping from Bucky products . Box 31970, Seattle Wash. 98103 1-800-692-8259 or 206 545-8790. The Vandam company creator of the world unfolds maps which open umbrella style has bound three of its 8vi-by-11-Inch new York City unfolds maps 116th to 57th Street 68th to ninth Street and 14th Street to the Battery with a 155-Page Guidebook it measures 71/� by 3 i by 1 Inch when closed. Not a sophisticated resource but it is useful for a first or second visit if the gift giver tucks a subway map into the Book a visitor will be Well equipped to find the most familiar tourist Sites. Called Quot that Vandam Book nyc Quot it Sells for $9.95 and is available at bookstores hotels and the museum of modern Art Book store 11 West 53d st., new York 10019 212 708-9702. Information from Vandam 212 929-0416.another map of the world not usable for navigation and out of Date to Boot a it includes the Union of soviet socialist republics a is printed on the front and a Back of a Vinyl poncho. The Gaudy garment is so Fey that the wearer need not worry about Lack of Chic. Opaque and sturdy the poncho has a Hood to keep rain off the neck. Someone who uses it As a Robe to get to a Hall bathroom might consider this too much of a conversation piece but for packing it is smaller and lighter than a Raincoat. It costs $30 at Hagstrom map and travel Center 57 w. 43rd st., new York 10036 212 398-1222. Vanity fare with the portable Tel Edyne water Pik devotees can continue their regular habits when camping or faced with incompatible electric current. The portable Model operates for a week or More after its Battery pack is charged at Home overnight. Half the size of the Wall Model it weighs a hefty 1v4 pounds but fits easily into a suitcase in its Zipper pack. It is available for$45 plus shipping a maximum of $5from appliances overseas suite 407, 276 fifth ave., near 30th st., new York 10001 <212 545-8001. Two modest toiletry items Are a Mirror with a suction cup that can be Hung up in the Shower for shaving and a miniature Hairbrush with retractable plastic bristles. The Mirror the z fog less or which folds into a plastic package and is designed not to fog up offers a 4-by-4 i Inch image. It is $10.98 at Barson hardware address above. For information on other outlets Call Zadro products 11533 Slater ave Fountain Valley Calif. 92708 714. 850-1707. The Yafa Hairbrush 5 i inches Long by 1 a wide by i. Inch deep with the bristles pulled in will probably Appeal mostly to teen agers and their coiffure fixations but its design provides a Hairbrush free of purse Bottom precipitate. It is $9,98 at Barson hardware address above. Remember you must use b phone Cord when dealing an 800 number and you Wilt be charged for a regular Oversea phone Rafo. Berlin opens i i i East West by the new York times the reunification of Berlin a process that is still far from Complete has come a step closer with the reopening of a subway line connecting the Eastern neighbourhood of Pankow with the Section of Western Berlin near the olympic stadium. The line runs under Alexander Platz the Center of what was once East Berlin and on beneath what was once the death strip at potsdamer Platz near the site of Hitler s former underground Bunker where a huge new construction project is under Way. It also stops at zoo station formerly the main rail Center in West Berlin and still a Hub for Long distance trains. Although no stations were built several that had been unused since the line was shut 32 years ago have been refurbished. Perhaps the most attractive is potsdamer Platz which has been restored with White Ceramic tiles Green pillars and red benches. 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