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When in Paris
The best gay bars, shops, and restaurants in the French capital.
Bon Appetite
Our Editor in Chief, Ed Salvato, and his team know gay travel, and they prove it by answering your questions. This week: Affordable Paris Food.
Your travel Advocate: June/July
Hôtel des Académies et des Arts, Top-notch Euro Airlines, Q&A: Gay Guesthouses
Hotels We Love: Bedside Reading
Get between the covers at these classics: inspired and inspiring literary-themed hotels and inns.
European Value
Our Editor in Chief, Ed Salvato, and his team know gay travel, and they prove it by answering your questions. This week: European Value.
Fall 2008 | World’s best antique fairs
Who says antiquing is for little old ladies? Upscale international shows are booming in popularity, luring the crème de la crème of the art, furniture, and fashion worlds -- and some regular people too.
Fall 2008 | Carson Kressley’s Paris Shopping Spree Part Two
We recently sent the indomitable TV star of How to Look Good Naked on a shopping bender in Paris. His notes from the French fashion front.
Fall 2008 | Carson Kressley’s Paris Shopping Spree
We recently sent the indomitable TV star of How to Look Good Naked on a shopping bender in Paris. His notes from the French fashion front.
SUMMER 2008 | The World's Don't-Miss Car Shows
Whether you're a certified grease monkey or just know where the gas goes in, the world's great auto shows make a fashionable and intriguing centerpiece for any gay vacation.
Spring 2007 | Of Mice and Men
Actor and out bon vivant Alan Cumming kicks off his quarterly travel journal with a joyride through Disneyland Resort Paris.
March/April 2005 | Parisian Pleasures
Brush up on the ongoing evolution of the Marais, Gay Paree's queerest hood, before jumping headlong into the city's sexy subterranean club scene
Serving it Up Overseas
Lounge Act
Long known for its in-air luxuries, Virgin Atlantic is now serving passengers with the same lavishness on the ground -- in its Clubhouse at London’s Heathrow Airport.
When in...Seville
Off of Spain's well-trodden tourist path, Seville hides medieval streets alongside world-renowned avant-garde architecture and an exuberant gay nightlife.
Road Trip: Mexico City Part Two
WHERE: Mexico City to San Miguel de Allende and Central Highlands
DURATION: Three days, two nights
ROUTE: 15/55/55D/15D/43D to Uruapan; 43D/51 to San Miguel de Allende; 111/57D to Mexico City

Beyond Chelsea with Danny O'Donnell
Exploring Manhattan's Upper West Side with Danny O'Donnell, the first out gay man elected to the State's assembly and (Rosie's brother!)
Nature and Nurture
San Francisco’s newest museum building thrusts one of its oldest institutions into the 21st century, with the latest in sustainable architecture and green technology.
Varanasi, India: The City of Lights
Showstopping Design
Wynn Encore raises the style stakes on the Las Vegas Strip.
Exclusive | Chile: A Sliver of Transformation
Andean skiing, dune-boarding, and seafood in a UNESCO town: Chile shakes off her Catholic conservatism and gets gay-friendlier, even outside the capital.
Exclusive | Doing Down Under via the A380
On the new A380, getting to Australia is half the fun.
Exclusive | Back to the Future
Forget that madcap rush from the airport to Manhattan: Now that JetBlue has opened its new JFK terminal, your next trip to New York City begins and ends in the heart of Queens.
Exclusive | The Out Traveler: Year in Review
2008 has been a big year for LGBT travel and for Out Traveler. In case you missed any of it, here are our picks of the past twelve months!
Gay-friendly Croatia
Our Editor in Chief, Ed Salvato, and his team know gay travel, and they prove it by answering your questions. (click here and ask away!) This week: Gay-friendly Croatia.
Winter 2008 | Art (Scrap)Books
Take a gay trip without leaving the living room.
Winter 2008 | Australia: Perth, the Great Escape
Belied by mountain vistas and a healthy dose of ruggedness are Perth's charming, sophisticated boutiques and futuristic skyline.
Exclusive | Global Gayborhoods: Budapest
A leader in Central and Eastern Europeans' violently controversial charge for LGBT rights, Budapest's unique cosmopolitanism is none-the-less undergoing a lively revival.
EXCLUSIVE | LoAnn's Life-Changing Trip: Egypt and Jordan
Exclusive | Saving Places: Top 5 Value Destinations
The dipping dollar is no reason to abstain from a fabulous vacation. You may even discover a great new destination full of bang for your buck!
Exclusive | Trips to Change Lives
Exclusive | Women's Travel: Europe Part Four
Exclusive | Ask the Travel Expert, July 25, 2008
Our Editor in Chief, Ed Salvato, and his team know gay travel, and they prove it by answering your questions. This Week: Train Travel in Europe.
Fall 2008 | Queer Horror Movie Locales
Just in time for Halloween, Matthew Link takes us on a tour of our favorite "Queer Horror" movie locales, where gay sensibilities and the dark unknown campily converge…
Exclusive | London: Resources
Everything you need to know to get around gay London.
Exclusive | London: Introduction Part Two
Exclusive | London: What to See & Do Part Four
Exclusive | Montreal: What to See & Do Part Two
Exclusive | Montreal Introduction
Exclusive | Montreal Where to Eat Part Two
Exclusive | Palm Springs: Introduction Part Two
Fall 2008 | The Universal Language
Exclusive | Global Gayborhoods: Berlin
Germany's most open, friendly and, arguably, gay-welcoming city, Berlin offers gay and lesbian travelers a raft of reasons to visit.
Fall 2008 | Three Gay Days: Providence, RI
Here's your must-have road map to 72 hours in one of the world's gayest destinations. Where to stay, eat, play and meet in artsy and creative Providence.
Exclusive | Taste: Most Memorable Meals (a teaser)
Our fall issue gathers the insider secrets of some of the world's most renowned gay and lesbian chefs. Here's a tasty teaser to whet your appetite for more.
Exclusive | LGBT Cruises Through September 2010, Part Four
Exclusive | Pet-friendly Chicago
Exclusive | Pet-friendly Dallas
EXCLUSIVE | Hotels We Love: Chic & Cheerful Budget Boutique Hotels
A fresh-faced crop of appealingly priced boutique hotels is brightening up the hotel horizon, full of high-tech amenities and free extras.
Exclusive | Pet-friendly Travel Guide: Introduction & Resources
To save you barking up the wrong tree, check out our recommendations in these 10 top pet friendly destinations.
EXCLUSIVE | Los Angeles: What to See & Do Part Four
Exclusive | New York City: Where to Shop
Exclusive | New York City: Where to Eat Part Two
When in Bangkok Part Two
EXCLUSIVE | Las Vegas: Introduction
EXCLUSIVE | Las Vegas: Where to Stay Part Three
EXCLUSIVE | Las Vegas: Where to Stay Part Two
EXCLUSIVE | Las Vegas: Where to See & Do Part Two
EXCLUSIVE | Global Gayborhoods: Valencia
The third-largest city in Spain, Valencia promises beautiful beaches, fresh seafood, and a very welcoming population abound with sun-kissed European charm.
EXCLUSIVE | Three Gay Days: Amsterdam Part Two
EXCLUSIVE | Three Gay Days: Amsterdam Part Three
EXCLUSIVE | Three Gay Days: Prague Part Two
EXCLUSIVE | Three Gay Days: Geneva Part One
Here's your must-have road map to 72 hours in one of the world's gayest destinations. Where to stay, eat, play and meet in pristine Geneva.
EXCLUSIVE | When in...Tel Aviv
If you find yourself in Israel's most cosmopolitan city, be sure to check out these hot venues.
EXCLUSIVE | Don't Try This at Home: True Travel Confessions Revealed
EXCLUSIVE | Three Gay Days: Barcelona Part One
Here's your must-have road map to 72 hours in one of the world's gayest destinations. Where to stay, eat, play and meet in artistic Barcelona.
SUMMER 2008 | Odyssey to Cambodia Part Two
SUMMER 2008 | Odyssey to Cambodia
We recently sent the out Ugly Betty actor to one of the world's up-and-coming travel destinations to explore the intensities of its ancient history and recent past.
Spring 2008 | Lasting Inspiration
Pay Memorial Day respects at these destination-worthy grave sites of our LGBT forerunners.
Exclusives | Ask the Travel Expert, February 2008
Southeast Asia; Pacific Northwest; Morocco; Birthday in Buenos Aires
SPRING 2008 | Rooms With the Write Stuff
Check into stylish lodgings where celebrated gay authors once rested their pens.
SPRING 2008 | Armistead Maupin: The City and the Writer
If there is one modern gay writer who is intimately interwoven with his hometown, it's Armistead Maupin with San Francisco.
Spring 2008 | Manhattan's Roaring Gay Days
Forget Studio 54, Party Monster, or even Stonewall -- one of the queerest eras in New York City's history was the Roaring '20s and early '30s, when pansy balls were all the craze, cross-dressing performers were gloriously famous, and the sparkling isle that was the Sodom of America was already a major gay travel destination.
SPRING 2008 | Gay Travel Milestones
Travel is a rite of passage for gay people the world over -- be it a journey to escape the bindings of a hometown, a quest to find your tribe in that elusive gay mecca, or the desire to discover a place where you feel like your soul (or soul mate) resides. Consider this a personal guide for mapping your own milestones, with tales from those LGBTs who have ventured ahead.
Exclusive | Gaily ringing in Philadelphia's New Year
Exclusive | The great gay stud road trip
Ever wanted to get away from it all only to find yourself surrounded by all the all same faces? This summer vacation experience a road trip out of your comfort zone. This week we follow two gay boys as they embark on an excursion of their own.
Fall 2007 | Castle Hotels
Ten of Europe's most intriguing and opulent castle hotels offer intrepid travelers a wealth of history, romance, and fable—along with a room with a very, very nice view.
Fall 2007 | The Grand Tour
What follows is our opulent, thoroughly modern version of the redesigned Gay Grand Tour for the cultured traveler heading to the most refined continent of them all…
Fall 2007 | Milan
The fashion revolution
Summer 2007 | Las Vegas: What Happens Here Stays Here
If you haven't been to Las Vegas in the last five years, you haven't been to Las Vegas.
Summer 2007 | Top 5 hottest summer destinations
Some cities are truly at their best during the summer months. Make the most of the season and make plans to discover these sunny destinations.
Spring 2007 | Weekender: Peachy Atlanta
Whether it's all those blooming peach trees or all that Southern charm and hospitality, spring is in the air in Atlanta.
Spring 2007 | Where to Stay in Las Vegas
Spring 2007 | Hong Kong's Cooking
Take a wok around Asia's scorching culinary capital.
Spring 2007 | The Real Bangkok
The ever-evolving Thai capital shows a fresh side, shedding cheap thrills for a much more "boutique" gay scene.
Spring 2007 | Budapest Rises
As Communist relics harden into cold museum pieces, the Hungarian capital's dazzling cosmopolitan past--preserved in stone and gilded in gold--is heating up like never before.
Spring 2007 | Where to Stay in Las Vegas
From gay-owned guesthouses to ersatz world wonders, Sin City's accommodations can entertain virtually any fantasy
Winter 2006 | Readers' Choice Awards
You voted, and the results are in! While the "next gay hot spot" will always be on the horizon, only a few spots have what it takes to stay hot year after year. The same can be said for hotels, airlines, events, and tour operators.
Winter 2006 | Finding Gay Vietnam
From Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, a journey into the pulsating heart of a sublime and welcoming land
Winter 2006 | Weekender: St. Barts
At a time when much of the Caribbean appears increasingly hostile to gay and lesbian travelers, tiny St. Barts--that island hideaway for the global fabulocracy--is a surprisingly tolerant, trés chic retreat.
Winter 2006 | Portugal's Sapphic Secret
Searching for signs of lesbian life amid the seven hills of Lisbon.
Fall 2006 | Hotels We Love
Fall 2006 | Beyond South Beach
From alligator shoes in South Beach to an alligator wrestler in the Everglades, a coast-to-coast road trip from Miami via Naples to Fort Lauderdale is a study in extremes.
Summer 2006 | Destination Update
What's happening in some of our favorite destinations around the world? It's never too late to dive into a plan
Summer 2006 | Designer Stays
We gay and lesbian globetrotters can be downright fussy about where we lie our heads down at night. During the most brutal bouts of jet lag, only a hotel designed by a fashion icon will do.
Summer 2006 | Loire Valley
It's unfortunate that many gay visitors to France confine their stay to Paris when the bucolic splendor of the Loire Valley is just a short drive or train ride away.
Spring 2006 | Home Sweet Swap
Who needs a hotel when you can trade your own abode for a fab flat? Welcome to the world of gay home exchange networks.
Spring 2006 | Harmonious Hamburg
Germany's second-largest city synthesizes a din of diverse voices into a gay-friendly melody
January/February 2006 | Luxe Vegas
After rolling the dice with a lavish makeover, Sin City is making room for the glamour amid the glitz. No wonder queer thrill seekers are showing up in spades!
January/February 2006 | Spin the Bottle
Uncorking the wines and wineries that are going after your rosé dollar
January/February 2006 | Beirut Unexpected
Once known as the Paris of the Middle East, the city fell into chaos during Lebanon’s civil war. Years later the Arab world’s most gay-friendly city glitters anew
November/December 2005 | Readers' Choice Awards
Where is the world’s hottest nightclub? Best island? Top ski lodge? All is revealed in our first reader survey
November/December 2005 | Readers' Choice Awards
November/December 2005 | Readers' Choice Awards
November/December 2005 | Essentials Listings
September/October 2005 | Larger-than-life Dallas
Deep in the heart of Texas’s queer mecca
September/October 2005 | Best of Gay New York
58 sensational secrets, from insider Manhattan hot spots to awesome outer borough outings. Start spreading the news!
September/October 2005 | Salt Lake City Surfaces
Beneath its squeaky-clean Mormon veneer lies a high desert Eden of offbeat charm, endless slopes, and surprisingly open-minded locals
Books to Pack
September/October 2005 | 39 Literary Getaways
Queer literature has exploded in the past 15 years to include a whole modern pack of terrific releases that further expand our gay horizons. Pack one of these books on your next trip to delve deeper into a place.
Travel Tips
A frequently-updated collection of helpful tips and practical travel strategies
Fall 2003 | Travel Queeries
Fall 2003 | Essentials Listings
Fall 2003 | Out in Montreal
A city on a page
Fall 2003 | The Real South America
Buenos Aires and Montevideo
Feb 2004 | Costa Rica
Chad Allen and two 20-somethings in an SUV take on this Central American hot spot
Feb 2004 | Bravehearts in Edinburgh
The real gay McCoys in Scotland's capital city
July/August 2005 | Mexico City
One of the world's most populous metropolises blossoms into a queer mecca
July/August 2005 | Ooh La Loire!
Gay life is flourishing in France's fruitful Loire Valley, where countless grand chateaux lord over verdant forests and exquisitely manicured gardens
May/June 2005 | Sweat - Pedal to Rock
Exploring the legendary Canyon country of Moab, Utah, with queer mountain bikers
May/June 2005 | Las Vegas Confidential
Behind the rhinestone-studded truth of Vegas's fast and flashy queer side
March/April 2005 | San Francisco
Chasing visions of Vertigo
March/April 2005 | Essentials Listings
March/April 2005 | Hugging the Cote d'Azur
A road trip through the French Riviera
Winter 2004 | What's New, Buenos Aires?
Don't cry for the "Paris of South America." She's rebounded after a peso plummet and is as sophisticated and stylish as ever
Winter 2004 | Best Queer Travel Movies of All Time
Enjoy the world's greatest gay and lesbian getaways without leaving your nest
Fall 2004 | Getting Spicy in Grenada
The food and scenery are both delicious on this oh-so-quiet Carribean island
Fall 2004 | Essentials Listings
Fall 2004 | Travel Queeries
 
 

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