Which Gay Philly ‘Hood Is Gay-Tastic? Lady Gaga Tix In The Balance

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Want a shot at winning Lady Gaga tickets, an overnight stay at the brand new Hotel Monaco Philadelphia – A Kimpton Hotel and more? Here’s your chance to Visit Gay Philadelphia and find out what neighborhood you would have a gay-tastic time in.

Click on Visit Gay Philly’s “Which Philadelphia Neighoborhood is Gay-Tastic? contest to enter to win. According to our friends at Visit Gay Philly:

One visit to Philadelphia, and you’ll learn quickly that it’s a city of neighborhoods. The question is: What Philly ‘hood best suits your personality? Take this short, fun quiz to figure out just that.

On a personal note, I am scheduled to stay at the new Hotel Monaco this weekend (no hurricane is going to keep me from my appointed gay rounds!) and will have a report soon thereafter. Check back here next week.

Sandy Cam Live Shots From NY Times Building

We have our eyes on you, Sandy

Check out the live camera feed from the 51st floor of the NY Times Building in Midtown for shots of Hurricane Sandy.

Click here.

 

Hot Guys In New Ft. Lauderdale Commercial

Suddenly feel the urge to go surfing?

This is groundbreaking but it’s also just plain hot. Check it out here.

With this TV ad, Ft. Lauderdale becomes among the first mainstream tourism board to integrate gay messaging in an otherwise mainstream promotion.

DiscoverAmerica released this ad earlier this year that featured two gay men on a cable car.

But this is a great trend that we strongly encourage. It’s more and more about “traveling while gay” versus “gay travel.”

Discovering Columbus In Your Living Room

Christopher Columbus is in the house. Photo courtesy Dan Allen

Christopher Columbus discovered the New World in the 1492. Now it’s your turn to discover him back.

A 13-food tall statue of Signore Columbus has been sitting atop a 75-foot granite column in the center of Columbus Circle since 1892 and though it’s in one of the most prominent spots in the city the statue itself is not well known, barely glimpsed as cars, cyclists and tourists hurry by.

Cue artist Tatzu Nishi:

Nishi’s project re-imagines the colossal 13-foot-tall statue of Columbus standing in a fully furnished, modern living room. Featuring tables, chairs, couch, rug, and flat-screen television, the décor reflects the artist’s interpretation of contemporary New York style. He even designed wallpaper inspired by memories of American popular culture, having watched Hollywood movies and television as a child in Japan. Discovering Columbus offers both a unique perspective on a historical monument and a surreal experience of the sculpture in a new context. Allowing us to take a journey up six flights of stairs to a fictional living room, Tatzu Nishi invites us to discover for ourselves where the imagination may lead.

For more information or to reserve your free pass, visit the website of Public Art Fund.

Thank you to Dan Allen for providing his insights and this great photograph.

 

 

 

It’s not every day that you get to sit in a comfy living room and enjoy a close-up view of a

Split for Croatia on Out Adventures First Land And Sea Trip

Picture yourself here.

Travel by land and set sail (on a beautiful yacht) with Out Adventures next May. Reserve now for this special trip, the first land + sea tour by gay-owned and run Out Adventures.

The trip has been organized by our very own Robert Sharp, one of ManAboutWorld’s very first global correspondents and very early supporters.
According to Robert participants will:

Explore historic monuments & dance the night away in Zegreb, hike through connected lakes and waterfalls in Plitvice, rest easy in 4 star hotels and on a Deluxe category Yacht, enjoy Roman architecture in Split, swim at every stop along the Dalmatian Coast and Makarja Riviera, walk along the medieval city wall in Dubrovnik, and more!

For more information click here.

Though still a conservative society in many ways, LGBT citizens have been benefiting from more rights in recent years. More info on LGBT rights in Croatia:

Jake Gyllenhaal on Stage: A Great Reason to Visit NYC

Candid pic by Ed Salvato after show

Here’s another good reason to come to New York City as well as an excuse to gratuitously show a close-up picture of the handsome Jake Gyllenhaal. He’s seen here exiting the Roundabout Theatre where he’s performing in the dark comedy If there is I haven’t found it yet. He’s terrific in the show and, I just noticed, he has a lot of a’s and l’s in his name.

If you decide to come to New York to see Jake or for one of the other countless great reasons to visit the Big Apple, be sure to download ManAboutWorld’s summer 2012 issue chock full of up-to-the-minute recommendations for where to stay, eat, play, meet and soak up culture.

ManAboutWorld’s October Issue Is Now Available

You gotta see this in the iPad (something actually moves!)

 

Her’s the cover of our current issue. It’s chock full of the insightful, in-the-know recommendations for where to go, when to go, and where to stay, eat and play in some of the most exciting and gay-popular destinations on the planet. Download October now via the AppStore.

This month we bring you the boys of Rio and the steamy-hot Brazilian beaches of Buzios, Florianopolis, Trancoso and Paraty. We also bring you the definitive guide for the perfect gay weekend in Boston, Brussels, Cologne, New Orleans, Puerto Vallarta and Quebec City.

Did you know that Brazil is soon to enter its sultry summer season? Check out the bathing suits we spied there (below). Or that Rio’s beaches are absolutely packed with revelers for New Year’s Eve who come out all dressed in white to enjoy a spectacular fireworks display? One of our articles includes a snippet of video from that sexy holiday embedded right in the piece.

You’ll find this and lots more fun surprises from slideshows to audio clips to, simply put, the definite guide for where to go. So what are you waiting for, invitation? Here is is: We invite you to become a subscriber, enjoy our FREE trial offer and join our incredible journey.

You lookin’ at me? (Please say yes!)

San Francisco LGBT Travel Show PDF

I’ll be speaking today at 2pm PT and tomorrow at 1:30pm PT at the San Francisco Travel Show.

Click here to download a PDF version of my presentation, which includes recommendations for great LGBT-friendly destinations, events, tours and cruises.

 

San Francisco Packs In Early Fall Events

Photo: http://www.castrostreetfair.org

I’m missing these events all taking place the first week of San Francisco (I’m leaving Monday, October 1. Drats!) But you don’t have to. If you hurry, you can catch one of the following fun events, whether you’re proclivities tend towards the sporty, the literary or the queer. (Or all of the above.)

  • America’s Cup World Series, Oct. 2-7
  • Fleet Week, Oct. 4-8
  • Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Oct. 5-7
  • Litquake, Oct. 5-13
  • Castro Street Fair, Oct. 7 (This one is super gay; see photo above)
  • San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade, Oct. 7
  • San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills, Oct. 7

The folks at San Francisco Travel have posted details on these events and others on their website, www.sanfrancisco.travel. To help you navigate around the city efficiently and economically, the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency has also provided maps and other transit updates specifically related to these events as well.

New York’s Best Vegetarian Restaurants

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One of our readers asked us for our recommendations for the city’s top vegetarian restaurants. He must have missed the ones we included in our recent issue! So we’re surfacing them here.

There’s nothing inherently gay about any of our choices for best vegetarian restaurants in New York, except they’re in neighborhoods our readers are most likely to explore when they visit.

It’s hard to find great vegan cuisine anywhere, but the “animal-caring” Blossom has three outposts serving great vegan, including gluten free, fare all organic and sourced as locally as possible. Blossom is in several locations though we like the one in Chelsea best (natch).Continue reading “New York’s Best Vegetarian Restaurants”