Visiting Paris in July or August is a love-it or hate-it experience. Either you completely dig the fact that most Parisians have “foutu le camp,” or you prefer to wait till September for “la grande rentrée” when the weather is still fine but school’s started up again and la belle France is back at work. Some ofContinue reading “PARIS NIGHTLIFE GETS A LITTLE SPYCE”
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AMSTERDAM GAY PRIDE TO BE AIRED LIVE ONLINE
If you can’t catch it live, don’t worry! You’ll get to see famous and fabulous Canal Parade (where floats actually, well, float) of Amsterdam Pride live online on Saturday August 6. The Canal Parade in Amsterdam is one of the highlights of the Amsterdam Gay Pride festival. This year the Dutch public broadcasting company AVRO will provide an exclusiveContinue reading “AMSTERDAM GAY PRIDE TO BE AIRED LIVE ONLINE”
SUITE DREAMS: THE LEVANTE PARLIAMENT HOUSE, VIENNA
By Jeffrey James Keyes The Levante Parliament is the perfect launching pad for a comfortable stay in Vienna. The building, which dates back to 1908, has been decorated around the four elements of life: Air, Earth, Fire, and Water. The hotel itself can be considered an art gallery, featuring stunning glasswork by Nemtoi and photography by Kurt Themessl.Continue reading “SUITE DREAMS: THE LEVANTE PARLIAMENT HOUSE, VIENNA”
LONDON’S SUMMER HEATS UP WITH LOVEBOX
By John O’Ceallaigh; above Lovebox 2010 After a gruelling winter it’s been a long time coming, but the Great British summer is finally here! Unsurprisingly this is also when the English festival circuit kicks things off, but the prospect of washed-out weekends spent cowering under canopies still threatens to scupper festivalgoers’ plans. Except at London’sLovebox,Continue reading “LONDON’S SUMMER HEATS UP WITH LOVEBOX”
Deal of the Week: “Sparkling Queer Flight”
Gay Planet Holidays is organizing, in cooperation with Cityjet and the City of Antwerp, a first “Sparkling Queer Flight” from both Manchester and London to Antwerp from June 23 to 26, 2011 for Antwerp Pride Weekend. A fully chartered gay-only flight will take the participants to Antwerp where they will stay in Hotel Les NuitsContinue reading “Deal of the Week: “Sparkling Queer Flight””
Tour of the Week: Source Events 10th Anniversary Cruise
Sail from Rome to Venice September 3-10 with the great folks from Source Events on their 10th aniversary cruise aboard a luxurious, intimate five-masted, 617-foot long msy Wind Surf. Source Events recently announced that world renowned novelist, Armistead Maupin, will be their featured guest speaker aboard the cruise.Armistead’s latest Tales of City book, Mary AnnContinue reading “Tour of the Week: Source Events 10th Anniversary Cruise”
Mona Lisa: The Case of the Missing Masterpiece
By Dennis Hensley One of the most surprising factoids that I learned when I toured the Louvre Museum in Paris a few years back is that Leonardo Da Vinci’s masterpiece, the Mona Lisa had been stolen back in 1911. As heists go, that’s quite a prestigious booty but then what do you do with itContinue reading “Mona Lisa: The Case of the Missing Masterpiece”
Bump! Gay TV Travel Series Announces Smartphone Apps
The producers of the world’s most watched LGBT travel series unveils a nifty new series of apps for iPhone and Android-powered smartphones. They currently cover 13 gay-friendly cities: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Miami, Montreal, Mykonos, Paris, Puerto Vallarta, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, and Tel Aviv. I got to try Antwerp, pictured at left.Continue reading “Bump! Gay TV Travel Series Announces Smartphone Apps”
Britain is Officially Gay
VisitBritain has launched a new LGBT travel website, http://www.visitbritain.com/rainbow, that provides ideas for LGBT themed activities to do in Britain. The site has itineraries for cities including London, Manchester, Brighton, Cardiff, and Edinburgh, that showcase both cool and unique things to do, such as, top tourist attractions, shows, restaurants, pride festivals, accommodations and much more.Continue reading “Britain is Officially Gay”
Suite Dreams: Four Seasons London at Park lane
Toronto-based Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts turns 50 this year and what better way to celebrate that milestone than with some ‘work.’ The Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, which originally opened over 40 years ago as the Inn on the Park was the brand’s first European Property, which benefited from a major re-doContinue reading “Suite Dreams: Four Seasons London at Park lane”
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