In this month’s issue, we launch Travel Dilemma, a new occasional column presenting a controversial travel topic for consideration and discussion. This month our writer Paul VanDeCarr went on a walking tour of a Mumbai slum. What he found blew away our images of these poor areas (which for instance generate over $650 million in economic activity). Before we assigned andContinue reading “The Travel Dilemma: Slum Tourism”
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San Francisco’s Zappos Bay to Breakers: Not Your Grandma’s Civic Trot
San Francisco is pretty much always ripe for a visit. It’s perfection in the spring, they host the world’s craziest Pride in summer, and three big gay street fairs, culminating with Folsom in the fall. Even their winters are charming. But for a city so full of crazy parties, the Bay-to-Breakers street party — a 103-year-oldContinue reading “San Francisco’s Zappos Bay to Breakers: Not Your Grandma’s Civic Trot”
UPDATE: Live at 3pm ET March 31: All About Cruising Twitter Chat
UPDATED April 1: If you missed the Twitter chat, don’t fret! Click here for a replay. There was a lot of expert advice and tips about cruising and some amazing photos. ManAboutWorld will host its first-ever cruise-related Twitter Chat today from 3-3:45pm EST! We’ll be using the hashtag #gay2cruise and chatting with industry experts, first-time cruisers, the curious, trepidatious,Continue reading “UPDATE: Live at 3pm ET March 31: All About Cruising Twitter Chat”
Finding The Best Of San Francisco Inside HBO’s Looking
The gays have been grieving, riled up on Twitter and flinging hashtags — basically aghast at HBO’s short-sighted decision to end the only gay drama on cable. Here we had a show to call our own, real and gritty and heartfelt and sexy, and HBO goes and pulls the plug. Luckily, we still have Game of ThronesContinue reading “Finding The Best Of San Francisco Inside HBO’s Looking”
In the March issue: Cruising, Dallas, San Francisco, Ft. Lauderdale + Davey Wavey’s West Hollywood
Ask a gay friend who’s never been on a cruise if he’d like to go on one, and he’ll probably decline. “I wouldn’t be caught dead on a cruise!” Then ask a friend who’s been on one and he’ll likely say it was the best vacation he’s ever had. In our experience, it’s pretty muchContinue reading “In the March issue: Cruising, Dallas, San Francisco, Ft. Lauderdale + Davey Wavey’s West Hollywood”
I’m Speaking at NY Travel Fest April 18, 2015
I have been inivited to join the New York Travel Festival panel on April 18 to discuss “What Gay Travel Gets Right:What other niches can learn from LGBT marketing.” Moderated by Mark Chestnut, Ed will join Matt Skallerud to discuss what has made LGBT travel marketing strategies successful, how these tactics work for other niches inContinue reading “I’m Speaking at NY Travel Fest April 18, 2015”
Prague Pride Coming In August
On August 15, Prague will be dressed in rainbows and gays for its fifth Gay Pride event, proving again that it remains Eastern Europe’s most tolerant country, and one of the world’s most desired travel destination for gays. “Prague Pride grew tremendously over the last five years,” said Czeslaw Walek, president of Prague Pride. “FromContinue reading “Prague Pride Coming In August”
Where Are All The Gays? New Report Has Some Answers
“Gay America, rather than being confined to a few places, spreads across every major region of the country,” says a new Gallup report, published today in The New York Times. Nationwide, Gallup says, 3.6 percent of adults consider themselves gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. And even the parts of the country outside the 50 biggestContinue reading “Where Are All The Gays? New Report Has Some Answers”
DDTI: Old Brompton Cemetery, Early Morning Hint of Spring
I visited London and took this photo at the Brompton Cemetery where a colorful hint of spring adorns the resting place of many notables from the mid 19th century and later. DDTI: Your daily dose of travel inspiration. According to the Royal Parks website: Brompton Cemetery is one of Britain’s oldest and most distinguished garden cemeteries. It combinesContinue reading “DDTI: Old Brompton Cemetery, Early Morning Hint of Spring”
For First Time, an LGBT Group in St. Patty’s Parade
“For this first time in history, New York City’s famed St. Patrick’s Day parade will welcome an LGBT organization into its ranks,” reports MSNBC. “But equality groups and prominent political allies, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, remain unsatisfied with the parade’s level of inclusion.”
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