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Asia & The Middle East

• Global Gayborhoods: Istanbul Exotic and familiar to Westerners, Turkey's cultural epicenter contrasts its historically cosmopolitan character with growing Islamic conservatism. Gay life abounds, but is it going underground?
  
• Sri Lanka: A Revelation Quickly recovering from a bloody and draining civil war, little-known Sri Lanka welcomes visitors with warm smiles and an astounding host of compelling attractions.
  
• India: Challenging and Oh So Rewarding Leave your preconceptions at home. Yes, it's chaotic and crowded, but India's also sublimely beautiful, rich in culture and history and rewards all visitors with life changing experiences.
  
• Yehonathan's Gay Guide to Tel Aviv The musician, writer, and actor talks about a few of his favorite places, events and things in Tel Aviv.
  
• Three Gay Days: Beijing China's capital city has a much more vibrant and accessible gay life than ever before.
  
• Khalid's Gay Guide to Amman, Jordan The Jordanian model chats about a few of his favorite places, events and things in Amman, Jordan.
  

Elad's Gay Guide to Tel Aviv
Guides to great cities by the locals who know them best!

Beyond Angkor Wat
A gay getaway to Cambodia's top resort town.

Readers' Choice Awards 2008
Our fourth annual Readers' Choice Awards reveal the best in gay travel.

Going My Way: Hong Kong
Our regular columnist recalls three priceless lessons learned during a life-changing, semi-scandalous, late 80's visit to Hong Kong, the jewel of China.

Investigation: Israel at 60
As the Jewish state celebrates its diamond anniversary, its progressive policies continue to shine like a gay jewel in the Middle Eastern rough.

Ten Trips that will Change Your Life
The transformative nature of journeys can be subtle or profound, but these ten adventures may change the way you feel about travel altogether, with itineraries that provoke, challenge, and dare you to come back a different person.

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.

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.

Global Gayborhoods: Delhi
History and tradition collide with modernity, progress and the increasing visibility of gay people in this sprawling metropolis.

The Real Bangkok
The ever-evolving Thai capital shows a fresh side, shedding cheap thrills for a much more "boutique" gay scene.

Hong Kong's Cooking
Take a wok around Asia's scorching culinary capital.

Finding Gay Vietnam
From Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, a journey into the pulsating heart of a sublime and welcoming land

The New Beijing
China’s capital city is changing at a dizzying pace and slowly opening up to gay and lesbian travelers in advance of the 2008 Olympic Games.

Slideshow: Visions of Vietnam
Editor Darren Frei encountered one unforgettable landscape after another in his journey from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, but it was the people of this incredible country that left the most indelible impression

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

Afghanistan, Through My Lens
A gay photojournalist reveals an ancient homosexual culture

Phuket Update
The gayest beach town in Asia brushes itself off after last year's devastating tsunami

The Philippines
Asia's Latin nation

Mumbai: India's Technicolor City
Vibrant psychedelia and cinematic camp in Bombay, the window to modern India

The Great Walk
Alan Cumming treks China's Great Wall in the name of charity

Sri Lanka
...and her hotel masterpieces by the island's late, gay Geoffrey Bawa

Bali
The Morning of the World

Japan in the Footsteps of Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima stands as a giant in gay literature, and his controversial legacy can still be explored in modern-day Japan

Hong Kong
A queer world opens up in the New York of Asia

Ten Trips that will Change Your Life Part Two
The transformative nature of journeys can be subtle or profound, but these ten adventures may change the way you feel about travel altogether, with itineraries that provoke, challenge, and dare you to come back a different person.

Ten Trips that will Change Your Life Part Three

Investigation: Israel at 60 Part Two
As the Jewish state celebrates its diamond anniversary, its progressive policies continue to shine like a gay jewel in the Middle Eastern rough.