Many major gay cities offer outdoor festivals that range from mild to incredibly wild. In the U.S., however, San Francisco offers two of the wildest such events: Up Your Alley Street Fair (July 31) and Folsom Street Fair (September 25). Up Your Alley Street Fair, Sunday, July 31: Often called the step brother ofContinue reading “SAN FRANCISCO TREATS: UPCOMING STREET FAIRS”
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New York Honeymoons: The Power of the Gay Dollar
Terrific article in the NY Times today about the steady procession of same-sex couples to get married in New York hints at the ability of marriage equality to boost a state’s bottom line. But gay marriage festivities continued in some parts of the state on Monday. In Niagara Falls, where a lesbian couple married atContinue reading “New York Honeymoons: The Power of the Gay Dollar”
PARIS NIGHTLIFE GETS A LITTLE SPYCE
Visiting Paris in July or August is a love-it or hate-it experience. Either you completely dig the fact that most Parisians have “foutu le camp,” or you prefer to wait till September for “la grande rentrée” when the weather is still fine but school’s started up again and la belle France is back at work. Some ofContinue reading “PARIS NIGHTLIFE GETS A LITTLE SPYCE”
DEAL OF THE WEEK: FREE NYC HONEYMOON STAY
Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images Chelsea Pines Inn, a gay-owned and gay-popular guesthouse in the heart of Chelsea (that’s celebrating 25 years in continuous operation), applauds the passing New York State’s Marriage Equality Act by offering a free honeymoon to the first same-sex couples to be married in New York City on July 24. But hurry,Continue reading “DEAL OF THE WEEK: FREE NYC HONEYMOON STAY”
TOUR OF THE WEEK: AFRICA WITH VENTURE OUT
If you haven’t been on safari in Africa, you haven’t traveled. Just sayin’ Here’s your golden opportunity. There are only two rooms left on Venture Out’s Southern Africa Trifecta: Cape Town + Botswana Wildlife Safari + Victoria Falls Dates: September 7 to 15, 2011 Check after the jump for more info. This tour offers anContinue reading “TOUR OF THE WEEK: AFRICA WITH VENTURE OUT”
AMSTERDAM GAY PRIDE TO BE AIRED LIVE ONLINE
If you can’t catch it live, don’t worry! You’ll get to see famous and fabulous Canal Parade (where floats actually, well, float) of Amsterdam Pride live online on Saturday August 6. The Canal Parade in Amsterdam is one of the highlights of the Amsterdam Gay Pride festival. This year the Dutch public broadcasting company AVRO will provide an exclusiveContinue reading “AMSTERDAM GAY PRIDE TO BE AIRED LIVE ONLINE”
SUITE DREAMS: NEW-AND-INCREDIBLY-IMPROVED ROYAL PALMS
It’s not that we didn’t love the old Royal Palms. We did and do. (The older property is just across the street and as secluded and lovely as ever). It’s just that the new one is so darn hip and contemporary and gorgeous. It’s also really well managed and run. The service, as before, is topContinue reading “SUITE DREAMS: NEW-AND-INCREDIBLY-IMPROVED ROYAL PALMS”
MAUI SUNSEEKER: AN LGBT RESORT IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Maui is the second largest island in the state of Hawaii. After Oahu and especially Honolulu, it has the most LGBT residents, visitors and businesses. The LGBT resort the Maui Sunseeker has recently updated their website and included specials and deals, which you can check out here. More GPS Hawaii info here. Find Maui gay info here.
TOUR OF THE WEEK: DISCOUNT AVAILABLE FROM OUT ADVENTURES
OUT Adventures has just released dates through to August 2012. That’s over 30 gay tours planned in the next year, and as an incentive, OUT Adventures is offering a 10% discount on all 2012 bookings. This offer expires July 15, 2011. Check out this offer and act before July 15 to take advantage of this special by visitingContinue reading “TOUR OF THE WEEK: DISCOUNT AVAILABLE FROM OUT ADVENTURES”
SUITE DREAMS: SANDCASTLE ON THE BEACH, ST. CROIX USVI
Sand Castle on the Beach, one of the leading LGBT resorts in the Caribbean is approaching its 10th anniversary year looking better than ever. With upgrades, renovations, a focused and energetic management team, and a few cool parties coming up, it’s a terrific gay-friendly spot in the sometimes less-than-gay-friendly Caribbean. Located right on the beachContinue reading “SUITE DREAMS: SANDCASTLE ON THE BEACH, ST. CROIX USVI”
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