Category Archives: Gay travel

Do Buy for me Argentina

Originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com Thanks to a favorable exchange rate, with $1 U.S. fetching approximately 4 pesos as of press time, Americans feel relatively rich in Argentina. You’ll be the envy of your gay friends as you strut around in your custom-made leather jacket or unique jeans. There is shopping throughout the city, but aContinue reading “Do Buy for me Argentina”

New Versace Tea Service at Posh Miami Hotel

Originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com We know you’ve always wanted to check it out, and here’s your chance! The former Versace mansion on Ocean Drive in South Beach, Miami, where famed designer Gianni Versace was gunned down by deranged 27 year-old spree killer Andrew Cunanan on July 15, 1997, has been lovingly and painstakingly renovated (moreContinue reading “New Versace Tea Service at Posh Miami Hotel”

Cool Capitals Announces Chance to Win a Trip for 2

Story by Ed Salvato; originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com Charge up that digital camera and whiten your smile! coolcapitals — a joint initiative between the tourism offices of: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Valencia, Vienna and Zürich to promote art, architecture, food, fashion and design recently announced the Two for You! contest. These capitals of cool want to sendContinue reading “Cool Capitals Announces Chance to Win a Trip for 2”

In Buenos Aires Get to the Pink Point

Story by Ed Salvato; originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com Hot off the heels of becoming the first nation in Latin America to offer same-sex marriage rights to its gay citizens, Argentina announced another first — the opening of a new center for LGBT visitors to the capital district, Buenos Aires. Pink Point Buenos Aires is aContinue reading “In Buenos Aires Get to the Pink Point”

A Perfect (Gay-owned) Inn in Napa Valley

Story by Louise Rafkin; originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com The Chranic Inn is the perfect Napa Valley B & B. Outfitted like a top-of-the-line boutique hotel, with simple, classic furniture, rooms in shades of soothing browns and greens, and top quality bedding and bath products, proprietors Channing McBride and Ric Pielstick provide a calming venue forContinue reading “A Perfect (Gay-owned) Inn in Napa Valley”

My Toronto Podcasts

I visited Toronto, and all I got was these lousy podcasts! Actually, I got a lot more out of my incredibly fun trip than my stupid t-shirt souvenir allusion might indicate. You can hear some of my impressions by clicking on the following two links, which are my radio appearance on LGBT-oriented Proud FM TorontoContinue reading “My Toronto Podcasts”

Philadelphia’s Gayborhood: 40 and Fabulous

Story and photo by Ed Salvato. Above: Philadelphia’s Fright Factory during Halloween. What better destination to put on your travel to-do list than Philadelphia, whose motto, “The City of Brotherly Love,” appears tailor-made to gay visitors? Bursting with history, charming architecture, a sizzling food scene, and red-hot nightlife, Philly offers loads to see and doContinue reading “Philadelphia’s Gayborhood: 40 and Fabulous”

Delta Airlines is Proudly Gay Friendly

I recently attended the 3rd annual gay and lesbian tourism conference in Buenos Aires. It was sponsored in part by Delta Airlines. The office there did a terrific job. They were highly visible throughout the conference. They even flew a number of participants and journalists (including yours truly) who otherwise might not have been ableContinue reading “Delta Airlines is Proudly Gay Friendly”

Q&A: Cheap Gay-Friendly London Hotels

Question from a reader about finding a cheap, but nice and gay-friendly London hotel. Question I am planning a trip to London in the next few months and am having a difficult time finding information on reasonable yet clean and modern lodging. While I realize that London is one of the most expensive cities toContinue reading “Q&A: Cheap Gay-Friendly London Hotels”