Category Archives: Gay

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”

Ed on Sirius OutQ, Buenos Aires Teaser

I was on Sirius OutQ on Tuesday night, August 3. I’ll post the entire show later but here’s a four-minute teaser about Buenos Aires, the “Paris of South America” and the first Latin-American country to legalize same-sex marriage. To listen click on this link.

Witness to history

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”

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”