It sure feels like the travel blogging community has officially shaken off the winter doldrums and is back in the saddle. Our RSS readers are stacked full of interesting, quirky, and occassionally weird travel tales from around the globe. So without any further ado, here are a few of our favorites to start off your » Read more

If any Cheapos will be in Los Angeles this weekend (February 14-15, 2009), make sure you take advantage of the budget-conscious offerings at the Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Show, taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center. If you stop by at noon on Sunday, you can join me, as I represent EuroCheapo in a » Read more

Note: EuroCheapo editor Tom Meyers is traveling this week in Paris, where he’s visiting and reviewing hotels. He’s checking in with the blog during his travels. January 21, 2009–Greetings from Paris, where the mood is celebratory. Here are the front pages of yesterday’s left-leaning Liberation and right-leaning Le Figaro (which published a 20 page special » 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

A yummy leftover turkey sandwich. Photo by tobym. After a cheerful Thanksgiving vacation that took Cheapos to Tennessee, Amsterdam, Virginia, Connecticut, and even to adopt a weiner dog, we’re happy to be back in the office.  And what a week it has been!  We’ve caught up on our reading, planned several upcoming trips, rid ourselves of Beaujolais nouveau headaches, » Read more

Mashable Open Web Awards Last week we asked Cheapos worldwide to try and help get EuroCheapo on the ballot for the 2nd Annual Open Web Awards. Thanks to each and every one of you, we received word that we made it and are now in the semi-final round of the competition! Danke! Gracias! Merci bien! » Read more

Last month we announced the launch of the “EuroCheapo Insider” program, which gives our readers the opportunity to view and comment on things we’re working on before they go live on the site.  This allows our readers to get involved with EuroCheapo, and helps us make the site even more helpful to budget travelers. In the » Read more

NOVEMBER 4, 2008—Cheapos around the globe have been commenting on our post about tonight’s Election Night Parties in Europe. Thanks to all who have given us information about viewing parties and have taken part in the conversation. We have updated the original post with information about tonight’s election viewing parties in many more cities. These cities » Read more

Over the past couple years we’ve developed pretty thick skin when discussing the weakness of the dollar versus the euro or British pound. Just this summer the euro hit an all-time high of $1.60, while the overwhelming strength of the pound introduced the budget traveler’s nightmare of $6 Cokes in London. My, how times have » Read more