Like our lemon chicken, our orphans have become unexciting.

Well, not exactly. The two branches of Yotel set to open in Heathrow and Gatwick late this year, and in the city proper in 2007, prefer to call their 10’x10’ rooms “cabins.�

Just in time for US tourists to keep Bike Month rolling while abroad, comes this bit of info about a new bike rental system in London, OYBike, that operates sort of like Zip Car, only without the fossil fuels.

Here’s one more way your iPod can help you travel below the radar on your next urban vacation, this time while traveling underground.

For those of you determined to run the European travel gauntlet this summer, save a few pennies to compensate for pocket-gouging euro prices by downloading the free mp3 guides at iaudioguide.com.

Americans, undaunted by all the reports of spiraling fares and overcrowding on flights to Europe this summer, coupled with an unfavorable exchange rate, are setting their jaws and vowing to join the annual tourist crush anyway.