Traveler’s Notes . . .

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, which takes riders from the California desert resort up the side of Mt. San Jacinto, closed last week for the installation of new cars. It is expected to reopen Aug. 19. The new cars, part of a $12-million renovation, will have floors that rotate to provide a 360-degree view of the Coachella Valley and beyond. Tel. (760) 325-1449. . . . The Amazing Maize Maze, which entertained more than 50,000 visitors in its debut last year, is scheduled to return Thursday to Camarillo in the form of two mazes based on Aztec calendar images. It is expected to run through the end of the year, except in September. Admission is $10 adults, $7 children 4 to 12. Tel. (805) 495-LOST. . . . Communicating with taxi drivers in a foreign country can be frustrating. But officials in Seoul, South Korea, think they may have a solution. Beginning this month, electronic language interpretation services will be provided aboard 2,500 taxis as an experiment. The system enables foreigners to communicate with taxi drivers via interpreters linked to the cabs through mobile speaker phones. Languages to be covered initially are English, Japanese and Chinese.