I was in Buenos Aires last week for a gay travel conference during with the president of Argentina signed into law Argentina’s same-sex marriage bill. This is the first country in Latin America to provide equal marriage rights to same-sex partners. I will be posting an article about Buenos Aires soon — there were soContinue reading “Witness to history”
Category Archives: Ed Salvato
Pretty in White, Antwerp Rocks Pride
Antwerp, Belgium recently began to court the LGBT travelers. A couple of years ago, the city hosted a familiarization tour with the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association. This past week, they hosted the IGLTA’s annual conference. In conjunction, they invited 50 LGBT journalists from Europe and the U.S. (including yours truly) to show the worldContinue reading “Pretty in White, Antwerp Rocks Pride”
Victoria and Albert’s London
Follow in the footsteps of England’s longest-reigning monarch and her prince consort.
Provincetown visit
Birthday bonfire on the beach in Provincetown. Below, a Provincetown’s Harbor as seen from the far East End. Pictures by Ed Salvato
Photo Shoot at the Valley Ho Hotel in Scottsdale
Story by Ed Salvato; images courtesy MoxieMae Photography I checked out the Valley Ho Hotel in Phoenix, a very cool modern property that plays up its mid-century modern roots. It was originally a cool Hollywood brat packer motor lodge. Robert Wagner’s star-studded on-site wedding to Nathalie Wood placed the Valley Ho squarely on the HollywoodContinue reading “Photo Shoot at the Valley Ho Hotel in Scottsdale”
Ed Answers Your Questions on Derek & Romaine
Photo courtesy of Derek and Romaine Travel editor, writer, and expert Ed Salvato was on Derek & Romaine on Sirius/XM OutQ recently answering listener questions. Callers threw a huge number of questions on a wide range of topics at him, including: Gay weekend cruises in Florida; Phoenix; Gay tour operators; Gay-friendly tours to Africa; BestContinue reading “Ed Answers Your Questions on Derek & Romaine”
Phoenix is Hot
Story and images by Ed Salvato; above hikers tackling Camelback Mountain Phoenix is a sprawling city — the nation’s fifth largest — a collection of palm tree-studded cities and towns ringed by mountains, where a car is in indispensable necessity. The similarities to Los Angeles are striking, right down to analogous municipalities, including exclusive ParadiseContinue reading “Phoenix is Hot”
JetPride: JetBlue Launches First-Ever Gay Flight
JetBlue launches JetPride, the first-ever U.S. gay flight.
Ed Answers your Travel Questions on Derek & Romaine
Photo courtesy of Derek and Romaine Travel editor, writer, and expert Ed Salvato was on Derek & Romaine on Sirius/XM OutQ recently answering listener questions. Callers threw all sorts of questions on a wide range of topics including: Sundance and skiing in Park City, UT; Best time to go to Barcelona; Cheapest way to getContinue reading “Ed Answers your Travel Questions on Derek & Romaine”
Passengers Manifest
I am back ashore, my weeklong Caribbean cruise with Atlantis events over, the reality beginning to settle in. Over 2,400 gay men (along with some lesbians and straight family and friends) came together on the most beautiful cruise ship on the high seas (according to Conde Nast Traveler and other authorities) in a surge ofContinue reading “Passengers Manifest”
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