The Birchwood is the best hotel in St. Pete and our first choice when staying downtown. It has just 18 rooms, all of them spacious and tastefully designed with claw-footed tubs. No frills here: no gym, no pool, but a first-rate restaurant in the lobby — Birch & Vine — and a weekend hotspot of a rooftop barContinue reading “And the Best Boutique Hotel In St. Pete Is…”
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Rio Carnivale!
Our correspondent Jeff Guaracino chimes in with some news about the fantastic Rio Carnivale! CARNIVAL IN RIO: PARTY ON! When you picture Rio de Janeiro, do you think of sexy people partying? You’d be right. Brazil’s Carnival is known worldwide as the “world’s biggest festival” full of culture, dance, food, samba, parades and music. Tourism officialsContinue reading “Rio Carnivale!”
The Big Gay Train Makes Its Return, March 28
On March 28, our wonderful friends at Out in the Vineyard return yet again to host The Big Gay Train, a very special event where gay winemaker’s board a Napa Valley train and pair their reds and whites with fresh, muli-course meals. It’s the gay, wine-soaked, culinary adventure of the season, an opportunity to meet interesting gays, eatContinue reading “The Big Gay Train Makes Its Return, March 28”
15 Places To Travel in 2015: Alaska … Because RSVP Returns in 2015 with its 30th Anniversary Alaska cruise
For a traveler, Alaska can seem as unmanageable as it is beautiful. It’s a vast, sprawling, and utterly massive state; at more than 660,000 square miles, it’s bigger than Texas, California, and Montana combined. It has 15 national parks, a pretty but small capital city in Juneau, and some of the most wondrous vistas inContinue reading “15 Places To Travel in 2015: Alaska … Because RSVP Returns in 2015 with its 30th Anniversary Alaska cruise”
15 Places To Go In ’15 From The Editor: Ed Salvato Interview
Steve Rodriguez from Progressive Pulse, a great resource for lifestyle articles, videos and more, caught up with our editor in chief Ed Salvato at the New York Times Travel Show and got his take on the 15 most fabulous destinations everyone should consider in 2015. See the interview here.
Can’t Make It To Hawaii? Check Out How This Guy Brought Hawaii to Him
Our intrepid correspondent, Paul Heney, chimes in with another fun post about how to bring exotic locales to you when your travel aspirations and your wallet don’t match up: My hometown of Cleveland gets hammered on our weather reputation. Our winters aren’t really any worse than Chicago’s or Boston’s, but somehow we’re always the ones mentioned asContinue reading “Can’t Make It To Hawaii? Check Out How This Guy Brought Hawaii to Him”
#LoveisLove
Our publisher Billy Kolber will be participating in the Love Is Love free wedding ceremony of gay and straight couples on the sunny beach of Fort Lauderdale. Update Thursday, Friday 5, 2015 Here’s a photo of 100 gay and straight newlyweds. Congrats to all! Here’s a photo from after the event with hosts Lance Bass andContinue reading “#LoveisLove”
15 Places to Travel in 2015: Buenos Aires…Because the Exchange Rate is Low and the Creativity Has Never Been Higher
It’s interesting times in Buenos Aires. The country’s draconian currency controls have created two conditions that benefit travelers: The unofficial “blue” currency exchange rate makes it more affordable than ever to visit the “Paris of South America.” And the inability to import goods has spurred a rush of creativity in locally-produced handicrafts, clothing and otherContinue reading “15 Places to Travel in 2015: Buenos Aires…Because the Exchange Rate is Low and the Creativity Has Never Been Higher”
15 Best Places To Travel in 2015: Mykonos…Because it’s recaptured its cachet as one of the world’s great gay island getaways
Every gay boy knows about Mykonos, which is probably why you don’t hear much about it. It’s almost a cliché to recommend it as a vacation spot. But while you were busy looking for the next gay island paradise, Mykonos evolved, shed its touristy, overexposed skin, and reinvented itself as an island that has onlyContinue reading “15 Best Places To Travel in 2015: Mykonos…Because it’s recaptured its cachet as one of the world’s great gay island getaways”
15 Places To Travel In 2015: Puglia…Because it’s Tuscany without the tourists
Feeling snowed in? Check out this Italian beauty. Puglia lies in the most southeastern part of the Italian peninsula — the heel of the “boot,” wedged between the Adriatic and Ionian spurs of the Mediterranean. The result is miles of mostly rocky coastline on the east along the Adriatic, and mostly sandy beaches on the westContinue reading “15 Places To Travel In 2015: Puglia…Because it’s Tuscany without the tourists”
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