The Gay Graves of Brooklyn

The Gay Graves Tour, a one-of-a-kind tour at Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark in Brooklyn, returns for spring 2015. The tour will introduce you to the famous and the not-so-famous gay men and lesbians who are among the permanent residents at Green-Wood. The Gay Graves Tour is conducted entirely on foot. Tickets are $30 per person. Beginning at the fabulous Victorian Gothic entry gateContinue reading “The Gay Graves of Brooklyn”

Now Available: Our April Issue AND Our iPhone Version

We are beyond excited to announce that ManAboutWorld is now available for the iPhone! Go to the App Store on your iPhone and download it now. If you already subscribe to the magazine, you’ll see our brand new April issue there. Whether or not you subscribe, you’ll find the FREE ManAboutWorld Guide to West Hollywood whichContinue reading “Now Available: Our April Issue AND Our iPhone Version”

Drinking For A Good Travel-related Cause! Alturi, EuroPride and GAYography

From our global correspondent Steve Roth who is also a co-founder of Alturi, check out a fun gay party that will also support some worthy causes. The party is co-sponsored by GAYography which is the brainchild of another of our global correspondents, Ashton Giese. On Wednesday, April 22, the fast-growing LGBT travel weekly news-update, GAYography briefContinue reading “Drinking For A Good Travel-related Cause! Alturi, EuroPride and GAYography”

Run, Don’t Walk, To Tel Aviv Gay Pride

Update, April 17, 2015: This post was published 2 years ago and updated today. Tel Aviv Pride week kicks off this year June 7, 2015 with the big day on Friday, June 12, 2015. For more information about activities, click here. To plan a trip, visit the website of our correspondent (and inbound tour operatorContinue reading “Run, Don’t Walk, To Tel Aviv Gay Pride”

5 Things You Can’t Miss In Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs’ heyday may have begun with the early movie and TV stars, but the town’s gay renaissance began in the ‘80s, when gay Angelenos started buying the mid-century modern homes in a then seedy downtown. Today, Palm Springs is a stylish and popular weekend getaway from September through May, and never more glorious than it isContinue reading “5 Things You Can’t Miss In Palm Springs, California”

Go, Daddy: Gay Family Travel in Baltimore

ManAboutWorld correspondent was invited to Baltimore on an LGBT family media visit. Below is one of his dispatches posted via his Twitter page. Check out the rest of his updates on our Twitter page (MAWtravel) and read his full report in an upcoming issue of ManAboutWorld magazine.  Via: Paul J. Heney @paulheney Sightseeing is hard work!! IContinue reading “Go, Daddy: Gay Family Travel in Baltimore”

NYTimes: On A Gay Cruise, Just One of the Guys

The New York Times takes an interesting look inside gay cruises and comes away saying “…The sense of freedom was powerful: You could be old or young, slim or heavy, and could have a loud, drunken cruise, a quiet romantic one, or even a naughty one. The many people I met who had taken multipleContinue reading “NYTimes: On A Gay Cruise, Just One of the Guys”

ManAboutWorld And LGBT Travel Industry Gears Up for IGLTA Convention 2015

The biggest LGBT travel convention of the year hits the City of Angeles tomorrow, April 8, and the whole ManAboutWorld team will join the leaders and influencers of the IGLTA and the gay travel world for the travel event of the year. If you’re coming, send us some photos and we’ll post them here!  UPDATE Thursday, April 9: TheContinue reading “ManAboutWorld And LGBT Travel Industry Gears Up for IGLTA Convention 2015”

Couchsurfers Take Note: AirBnb Launches in Cuba

More than 1,000 beds have opened in Cuba, according to this article from the AP, with 40 percent of them in Havana. “The popular online home-rental service Airbnb will allow American travelers to book lodging in Cuba starting Thursday in the most significant U.S. business expansion on the island since the declaration of detente between theContinue reading “Couchsurfers Take Note: AirBnb Launches in Cuba”

The Travel Dilemma: Slum Tourism

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”