By Theadora Brack in Paris– It’s that most wonderful time of the year for shoppers in Paris, Cheapos! “Les Soldes d’Eté” (the summer sales) kick off Wednesday, June 24! Mark your calendar, get set, but first create a plan of transaction. Here are some tips for scoring big during this glorious five-week event. 1. Get » Read more

Like many of our readers, I’m heading to Paris this summer. And like other procrastinators, I haven’t booked my flight yet. I’ve been holding off because airfares to Europe from the US continue to slide — even for summer travel. However, my trip is now just weeks away, so the time has come to whip out » Read more

Okay, we’ve said it before, but we’ll gladly say it again. Have Cheapos realised just how much rail fares in Europe can vary according to where you purchase your tickets? We took a day out from our regular work with hidden europe magazine last week and conjured up a tempting palette of trips criss-crossing the » Read more

Years ago, we drove across Arizona on US Highway 60, and after hours of agave, mesquite, and thorny acacia, stopped off in Superior. Ground squirrels, Harris hawks, and lizards were everywhere in this Arizona backwater. The town also offered a museum that claims to be the smallest in the world, which is actually a piece » Read more

Pardon the interruption to our regularly scheduled “Daily Cheapo” programming, but we have an exciting announcement: We’ve unveiled a new release of our budget hotel search engine and think you’re going to love it! Our new search engine includes all the Cheapo “bells and whistles” we could dream up to help budget travelers find the best hotel. » Read more

“A guide to hidden corners, little-known places and unusual objects,” says the blurb, nicely summarizing the emphasis of a series of guidebooks which we have recently discovered. Only in Budapest was published in 2006, with author Duncan JD Smith adeptly reviewing 84 offbeat and eclectic curiosities around the Hungarian capital. Now Smith has followed his » Read more

A plaque marks the site of the former Berlin Wall Sure, to save more money in Berlin you could just eat pretzels until you’re blue in the face. Hey, we’ve done it. They’re cheap and filling. Or, you could snag a city pass and take advantage of discounts on transport and museums, and freebies all around » Read more

Edinburgh by night, a gorgeous scene from Calton Hill. Photo by Andy Hayes With the pound dropping significantly against world currencies, it’s a great time to check out the British Isles! More specifically? It’s about time you got your kilt to Edinburgh! Sure, accommodations can still be a bit of a budget-buster, especially in those » Read more

The National Theater in London. Photo by Sizemore. We were thrilled to read that the National Theater will again be hosting its extensive Travelex £10 ticket season in early 2009. London’s theater scene is among the most celebrated in the world. Ticket prices, happily, are already more reasonable than their counterparts in New York, and half-priced same-day tickets from » Read more