MSNBC - London's traditional double-decker bus to be phased out

What, are you kidding me? These are like one of the most important iconic parts of London. The city simply won't be the same! You can't get rid of the double decker bus in London. That would be like standing the Tower of Pisa up. Oh wait, they already did that...

okay okay so we've all seen and heard some really crazy things along our travels, but this has got to be one of the craziest things i've even read...

a friend of mine sent me this article from MSNBC, a very respectable news source. The article is entitled Thar she blows! Dead whale explodes and is truly something not to be missed.

it's a great article... especially the last few paragraphs... when fox news reported it they left this part out :-)

i've been busy cleaning around the office and have found so many souvenirs from my trip to australia. today has truly been one of memories. i never realized how much crap i've collected along the way but i for sure win the title of packrat! i found coasters from Matso's Brewery in Broome Western Australia. I found coupons for the Subway on High St. in Fremantle. I have dinner coupons for the Kimberley Klub. It's nuts!

What kinds of things do you collect when you travel? I like to find the small things. Things that I can put in my pocket and don't take up too much room. I've taken a shining to lighters. They are small and easy to get your hands on. Maybe part of it is that I'm a lighter thief at heart, maybe not. All I know is I have like 500 lighters now from my trips around the world. I use them sparingly as I don't want to lose them. Then again if I catch one of my mates with my lighter at least I know it's mine, eh?

Well I should get back to it at the office. Things are waiting to be done and the Lost Luggage Tales sure don't write themselves. We're looking for some new tales so if you have them, please send them in!!!

okay so we've made major additions to the Lost Luggage Tales... we've added a ton of new reviews and are working hard to get you more information on all the great places to travel to. if you have something you'd like to share we'd love to have it...

found out today that New Zealand is the top travel destination for 2004... kinda funny considering that's where our next big trip is planned for. not that we want to travel to the "top destinations" it's just where we seem to end up.

this new zealand trip is starting to take shape and come together nicely. we have until the end of the month to get everything together and get a work visa. thats the big thing. without a work visa there will be no year in new zealand. if only australia would give americans longer than a 4 month visa. it's all about reciprocal agreements we hear.

so back to the LLT... what's new you ask? well we're trying to get some info on Scandinavia for ya. At the moment we've added a section on travel to Copenhagen and a section on travel to Helsinki... Amsterdam is coming on it's way but there is so much we did and so little we remember that it's gonna be a bit difficult to get it put together soon.

that's where you guys come in... SHARE YOUR STORIES!

there are a ton more resources available for trip planning as well. We're still looking for the best ticket broker to get you guys the best cheap tickets for world travel out there, thus the reason there is no trip planner yet. LLT only uses the best sources out there and we know you want the cheapest tickets possible so bear with us.

if there's something we're missing that you'd like to see here at the Lost Luggage Tales, let us know!! We're a community built by travellers for travellers...

until next time... keep travelling the world and keep telling your tales of international debauchery!