For a full list of today's Salon Travel stories, go to the Travel home page. How a windswept, bullet hole-ridden telephone became a legend in its own time. Sometimes even high-flying airline pilots turn out to have feet of clay.
People forget the darnedest things in London's hotels.
The twine that binds A Minnesota town honors the mother of all twine balls. In Holland, a brothel chain proposes an enterprising new use for airport space. Things have come a long way since then. A Dutch brothel chain recently announced its desire to offer its special brand of services to air travelers. J.A. Getzlaff's Daily Planet appears every weekday.