The organizers of Telluride Gay Ski Week, which takes place from Saturday, February 25, 2012 through Saturday, March 3, 2012, is offering free VIP party passes for the week for active service members and a special military-themed “Do Ask Do Tell” dance party. In celebration of the defeat of the discriminatory ban on openly gay and lesbianContinue reading “Atten-SHUN! Military Personnel: Free at Telluride Gay Ski Week”
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Gay Ski: Double Diamonds Are a Boy’s Best Friend
Elevation Mammoth 2012, March 14-18, celebrates its 10th anniversary as an LGBT ski event, while sister event, Elevation Utah Park City Gay Ski Week, February 23-26, marks its second anniversary. The names may be a mouthful but the events have received enthusiastic praise from attendees throughout the years. Click on the websites above for moreContinue reading “Gay Ski: Double Diamonds Are a Boy’s Best Friend”
Tour of the Week: VentureOut’s Medieval Hilltowns of Italy
San Francisco-based gay tour operator VentureOut has been offering small guided gay group tours since 1998. This week they announced a price reduction. Yes you read that right. They’re passing along to you savings from a softening of the value of the euro. Here are details from the company: The U.S. dollar has been gainingContinue reading “Tour of the Week: VentureOut’s Medieval Hilltowns of Italy”
Miami Beach Gay Pride + Gay Cruise = A Whole Lotta Gay!
If you are looking for some great gay fun in the sun this spring, consider the Miami Beach Pride Cruise setting sail from Miami April 16 (through April 20), 2012 following the festivities of Miami Beach Gay Pride on Sunday, April 15. The four-night, five-day cruise aboard the Norwegian Sky, is organized by Source EventsContinue reading “Miami Beach Gay Pride + Gay Cruise = A Whole Lotta Gay!”
LGBT Travel Panel at the L.A. Times Travel Show
Yours truly is organizing an LGBT travel panel at the upcoming L.A. Times Travel Show on Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 2:15pm to 2:45pm in the Travel in Style Pavilion, naturally enough. If you are anywhere near the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown L.A., please stop in. You can find more information about theContinue reading “LGBT Travel Panel at the L.A. Times Travel Show”
Key West: Ed Salvato on Toronto’s Proud FM
The fabulous folks at Proud FM Toronto with Mike Chalut invited me on to talk about Key West following Mike Chalut’s recent trip there where he frolicked and luxuriated at the Island House Key West for a long weekend. Click here to listen to the short (just over 4-minute) recording from Proud FM’s most recent “Travel Tuesday.”Continue reading “Key West: Ed Salvato on Toronto’s Proud FM”
All Aboard the Big(ger) Gay Wine Train
The first Big Gay Wine Train in 2011 was so successful — selling out in days — the organizers have scheduled a second event and added more cars. But hurry, this may sell out again. The event, hosted by Out in the Vineyards, is scheduled for March 31, 2012 from 6:30-9:30pm. You’ll enjoy terrific cuisineContinue reading “All Aboard the Big(ger) Gay Wine Train”
Carnival in Berlin: Do Take Candy From These Strangers
Wear a warm costume. Carnival in Berlin takes place February 12, 2012. Then again, you may warm up from friction as you rub up against spectators and participants. Organizers are expecting more than 1 million spectators and participants at the 11th annual Berlin Carnival Costume Parade. (Break out your German dictionary for this site.) According toContinue reading “Carnival in Berlin: Do Take Candy From These Strangers”
World Pride is in London This Year. Cheery Ho!
WorldPride, an LGBT event incorporating parades, festivals, cultural activities and, oh yeah, parties held every five years, is organized by InterPride. The first WorldPride was held in Rome in 2000, followed by Jerusalem in 2006. This year it is to be held in London from June 23 through July 8, 2012. According to InterPride WorldPride Parade, rallies, and street partiesContinue reading “World Pride is in London This Year. Cheery Ho!”
High Seas Hijinx: We Can’t Even Cruise Straight
After a welcome but almost scarily mild (global warming?!) December, rigid weather gripped the Northeast just after New Years. Of course, that propelled our thoughts to warm-weather getaways, including gay and lesbian cruise vacations. This season’s aqueous getaways range from the offbeat (scuba diving in the Republic of Palau with Undersea Expeditions) to the romanticContinue reading “High Seas Hijinx: We Can’t Even Cruise Straight”
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