If only everything in London could be so cheap! Photo by drinksmachine Recently, Alex Robertson Textor, our awesome editor emeritus and current writer-at-large, spent a few months in London and reviewed a host of new hotels for EuroCheapo while updating existing hotel reviews. In addition, he scoped out and tested cheap eats (bacon anyone?), budget » Read more

Mere leaving with pancake happiness! Today’s absurdly cold weather in New York – 17 degrees fahrenheit anyone? - makes us crave warm comfort food like nobody’s business.  Hot oatmeal, a Bauernfrühstück, heck, even the thought of a full English helps fuel us up and persevere through winter’s bite. One treat that we never, ever, turn down » Read more

Tom “working it” at last year’s ITB travel show in Berlin. Alas, a tad blurry… As you may have read by now, our Editor-in-Cheapo (er, Chief) will be leaving this Friday for Paris.  He knows where he’s staying, he knows which hotels he’s reviewing, but wait, there’s more. Here’s where you come in. If you’re a budget traveler with a passion » Read more

On Tuesday, January 20th, 2009, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. The formal program begins at 11:30 AM EST and will be shown live around the world. Americans abroad: Will you be watching the festivities? Whether you live abroad or will simply be traveling, we’d like to » Read more

Does Tallinn, Estonia hold the key? Photo by Elmada. Next Friday, January 16, I’ll be heading off to Paris for a week of hotel visits. Paris is always a joy, even in the midst of a cold January, and I’m looking forward to sleeping in three different (and yet unnamed!) hotels while spending my days » Read more

Shoppers a la mode, photo by Ma Gali Soldes to the Cheapo in Paris! It’s that time of year again, Cheapos. Time for resolutions and those after holiday sales! Perhaps the best shopping, bar none, can always be found in Paris. But in January, true bargain-biased fashionistas hoping to pay less for more couture can » Read more

It’s not always easy to find cheap eats in bustling cities like New York. Thankfully, the Big Apple does benefit from some of the least pricey and easiest-to-find fare. All you have to do is hit the streets! Here’s a little bit about our favorite vendor, to get your appetite started: Soho street meat Cheapo note: » Read more

A gorgeous terminal in Madrid’s airport. Photo by lowfatbrains. One of the things we look forward to each January is making our annual New Year’s resolutions. Call us crazy, but for whatever reason, the process of manic reinvention and self renewal just gets us excited. And while we have a number of the ol’ standbys » Read more