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Many individuals are wondering about how much their budgets will tolerate when traveling to London for the Summer Olympic Games.  One of the best ways that you can make the trip more affordable is with your airfare and lodging. Another suggestion is to check out certain FREE Olympic and Paralympic events taking place at the 2012 London Summer Games.  Here are a few to consider:

London’s Alternative Fashion Week calls the attention of all fashion lovers! London is renowned for being the European city buzzing with creativity and innovation around every possible field. Fashion here is influenced by a mixture of traditions in transition, and over 80 design graduates and fashion designers from diverse backgrounds will exhibit their most original and avant-guard collections directly to representatives of the fashion industry, as well as the press and the public, aiming to make an impression. Fourteen designers a day will showcase their creations at daily lunch-time shows, which are accompanied with live contemporary jazz music.

Oftentimes referred to as the “centerpiece of the Bay Area”, the city of San Francisco, USA, is well known for its great cultural and ethnic diversity as well as its hilly terrain, liberal community, scenic beauty, summer fog, and Victorian architecture. It is also one of the most popular tourist destinations in the US. The city is filled with attractions and things to do as well as diversity in international cuisine unlike any other city in the country. Suffice it to say, it is a city that will never bore the domestic or international traveler.

New York has a huge and varied schedule of free events that take place during the summer, so many in fact that it makes sense to do a bit of research before setting off for the Big Apple so that you know what the options are when you’re in town.

Berlin is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe, especially during the summer months when the weather is conducive to enjoying the outdoors and the glorious sunshine! You can find an event throughout the city almost every day during the summer months. I have listed some of the more popular events below, and the best part: they’re free, kostenlos, gratis! Some may require getting to the venue early to secure good seats, but there is no entry fee.

If you are going to travel to London sometime between now and the next two months and start to see coloured elephants in the street, shopping malls, or at the park, rest assured you are not going crazy. In fact, there will be over 250 coloured elephant installations in order to raise awareness about the endagered species of the Asian elephant. Each elephant has been designed by a different artist, and on June 29th they will be sold off at an auction at Sothesby’s.