ManAboutWorld’s 15 Gay Places To Go In 2015

We look toward this New Year with new ambitions and new journeys that beckon us. Fifteen of them, actually on our annual list: The 15 Gay Places To Go In 2015.  The places themselves aren’t gay (one of them still criminalizes homosexuality!) but if you are, this is the ultimate guide to the important, interesting and surprising destinations for the next twelve months. In the current issue, we’ll introduce you to the people, places and things you should know before booking any of them. Are you going? Have you been? Can you match the photos to the list of 15 gay places to go?

WASHINGTON, DC
LONDON
NEW ORLEANS
MILAN
ZERMATT
NAMIBIA
MYKONOS
ISTANBUL
PUGLIA
TAIPEI
BUENOS AIRES
LIMA
ALASKA
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL
PALM SPRINGS

Continue to the full post to see the matches, and learn one good reason (among many) why each place is on our list of 15 gay places to go in 2015.

WASHINGTON, DC                                            Photo credit
Because it’s the 150 anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination.

LONDON                                                                  Photo credit
Because it’s the year of the next Royal Baby!

NEW ORLEANS                                                       Photo credit
Because it’s about to break out as the best city in America.

MILAN                                                                   Photo credit
Because it’s hosting 140 countries this year for the 2015 Expo.

ZERMATT                                                               Photo credit
Because 150 years ago, seven guys climbed the Matterhorn and now its time to celebrate!

NAMIBIA                                                                    Photo credit
Because African landscapes and culture are becoming rare, and wild outdoor adventure still lives here.

MYKONOS                                                              Photo credit
Because it’s recaptured its cachet as one of the world’s great gay island getaways.

ISTANBUL                                                              Photo credit
Because the city tying Europe to Asia is on everyone’s lips again.

PUGLIA                                                                   Photo credit
Because it’s Tuscany without the tourists.

TAIPEI                                                                     Photo credit
Because Taipei is the new gay capital of Asia.

BUENOS AIRES                                                Photo credit
Because the exchange rate is low and the creativity level has never been higher.

LIMA                                                                         Photo credit
Because within a year or two, everyone else will be going. And you should be first.

ALASKA                                                                Photo credit
Because a cruise is essential to see Alaska’s beauty, and RSVP VACATIONS will be returning in 2015 for its 30th anniversary cruise from August 1-8.

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL                                           Photo credit
Because it’s still the quintessential small-town experience, and celebrating its 450th anniversary in 2015.

PALM SPRINGS                                                 Photo credit
Because it’s the last gay mecca of the American West, and rapidly becoming popular again with a straight crowd, who may price us out of town as they have everywhere else.