EXCLUSIVES ARCHIVE
Top 10 Hot Spring Parties
Shake off the winter blues and bound into spring's sizzling hot social schedule. There is a thrilling slew of parties about to perk up gay and lesbian calendars, from ostentatious oceanside options to decadent desert diversions. Check the dates, check your luggage and come out to play.
By GT McCallan
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The taste: Vancouver
If you're hungry for a delicious destination, few places taste better than Vancouver, British Columbia. Thousands of restaurants, an ever-increasing number of martini lairs and cocktail dens and other such enticing options make the West Coast wonder a truly tasty town.
By Aefa Mulholland
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Three Gay Days: Florence
Florence's ancient art-filled center can be overwhelmingly alive with bodies. The constant hum of multi-lingual chatter -- confused Americans, disdainful Italians, and Japanese tourists clustered around tour leaders' red flags -- seems agelessly embedded in Florentine culture, as if someone next to you could well be gossiping about Michelangelo's sexuality.
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Three Gay Days: Venice
Once upon a time, the Independent Republic of Venice made most Europeans blush a hot scarlet, attracting every queer writer, artist, and royal on the continent with its allowances for pleasure and sexuality. Nowadays, while plenty of LGBT folks still live and travel there, clearly defined gay locales are scarce, largely integrated into the Venetian urban geography.
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San Marcos: Bliss by the lake and under the volcano
Every great travel adventure requires a few days of chill time, and San Marcos La Laguna is your spot in Guatemala. It's a special and highly spiritual place on the shores Lake Atitlan. Long a draw for expats -- straight and gay --San Marcos is where in-the-know adventurers come to relax, indulge in alternative healing therapies, study Spanish and feel the Mayan spirit under three spectacular volcanoes.
By David Alport
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Destinations: When in Berlin...
When East and West Berlin reunited in 1990, the pendulum marking the center of gay life in the city swung to the ex-Communist East and has stayed put ever since. Now that the bourgeoisie has definitively slain the last ghosts of socialism, the once-shabby chic, barely legal cafés and shops of Prenzlauer Berg and Mitte are one by one turning all sleek and image-conscious. Fret not, though -- bears, cubs, Kraut-rockers and skinny boys in skinny pants all get a seat at the bar in what is still the slacker capital of Europe.
By Ilya Marritz
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Work Off the Holiday Pounds: Top Gay Gyms
It's cold outside and staying home and staying cozy seems enticing. Two words: Uh-uh. Don't let the "short days, long cold nights" blues force you into hibernation this winter. Work off the post-Thanksgiving blues (and all that delicious stuffing and pumpkin pie) at the gym.
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Devilshly Fun: New York's Hell's Kitchen Heats Up
Running roughly from 34th to 57th Streets and from Eighth Avenue west to the Hudson River, Hell's Kitchen's proximity to Broadway and the Theatre District has meant stray gays have long lived here, attracted by the formerly cheap rents of its tenement-style housing. It's only in the past half decade that gay people have settled here en bloc, bringing with them the requisite bars and restaurants that now make Hellsea Gotham's hottest homo haunt.
By Dan Allen
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The Gift of Travel
This holiday season tuck something different under the tree. Don't just give a pair of novelty boxer shorts or some cute but unwanted tchotchke like you did last year. Instead, give a gift that will be remembered forever.
By GT McCallan
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Gay Days Disneyland: A daily report
The OC may have gotten the axe but the real Orange County is alive and thriving. Our very own Dennis Hensley ventures behind the orange curtain for Gay Days at Disneyland and much, much more. Do these mouse ears make me look gay?
By Dennis Hensley
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WomenFest Key West: Daily blog update
With its official town philosophy of "One Human Family," the enthusiastic and accepting island of Key West is the perfect location for the 21st annual WomenFest.
By Kyra Thomson
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Top 5 Gay Halloween Destinations
Halloween hurtles onto the horizon once more, another fabulous opportunity to capsize conformity. This deliciously decadent holiday has a reputation for uninhibited mayhem and wild, sensual fun. It's an invigorating opportunity to escape daily drudgery, whether you want to be yourself or someone else.
By GT McCallan
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The height of luxury: Hotels with altitude
If you're looking for accommodation with altitude, the sky is no longer the limit. More and more hotels are striving to reach new heights, literally. Look up and you'll find hotel rooms in the clouds, in trees, on cliffs, on mountaintops and over-the-top in almost every way imaginable. Read on for 10 upstanding hotels in Shanghai, Dubai, the Amazon, Yelapa, Mexico, Osaka, Japan, Denver, Colo., Miami, Acoma, New Mexico, Lhasa, Tibet and Las Vegas.
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Just for the Halifax!
Our very own Ed Salvato and Robb, his partner in life and travels, head north to Halifax, Nova Scotia for three days of coastal adventures, tasty cuisine and wine sipping.
By Ed Salvato
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Winning titles: Top 5 film locations
Don't want the movie to end? Stock up on soundtracks and popcorn and relive your favorite movies long after the credits have rolled in the locations where they were set and shot. Recreate all that widescreen wonder in Sydney, Dallas, Gainesville, Reno, Vancouver and Alberta; the alluring co-stars of our five favorite gay and lesbian films.
By GT McCallan
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Insider Guide: Rehoboth Beach Pride
Rehoboth is popular with lesbians and gays from Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia], Richmond and increasingly New York and New Jersey , who escape their urban confines to frolic by the sea.
By G.T. McCallan
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Ship to shore: Mediterranean cruise blog
"Attention Ship's Company...Would Captain Stubing please report to the Spartan Leather Party on the Lido Deck Aft...and don't bring Vicki..."
Dennis Hensley takes to the high seas with sister-company RSVP's 10-day Mediterranean Odyssey cruise.
By Dennis Hensley
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Beach getaways: Gay summer resorts
As the mercury climbs, thoughts turn to cooling sea breezes, refreshing beachside beverages, and steamy nightlife. Every year, gay and lesbian vacationers travel in droves to a handful of gay-popular destinations around the country for a little fun and frolicking in the sun.
By LoAnn Halden
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Chill out at these cool destinations
It's been a hot summer and you're craving a cool breeze, a hot beach, and some time away from the grind. Things are a whole lot cooler at refreshing gay-adored getaway destinations Vancouver, B.C.; Ogunquit, Maine; or California's Russian River region.
By GT McCallan
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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.
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Hotels We Love: Hotels With a Past
Perhaps you're fed up with the sameness of cookie-cutter hotels. Maybe you've had enough mornings of waking up, unable to tell if you're in San Francisco or Singapore. Maybe you just want to stay somewhere different, somewhere with some history, some character, a past.
By Aefa Mulholland
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Top 5 Rural Prides
Fed up with the same old gargantuan, slick, big city prides? Want a bit more character in your out and proud shenanigans this year? Make a date with a pride festival off the beaten track and see how this crop of fresh-faced small towns and cities in the middle of predominantly rural areas proudly put rainbows on their calendars.
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EuroPride Madrid: Get the Party Started
This is a city where you'll find traffic jams at 3.30 a.m., where the trendiest bar in town is still empty at 11 p.m. After midnight, the closet doors burst open and the city springs to life.
By GT McCallan
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Gay Days at Disneyland: Luxury Edition
When you hear the words "luxury vacation," Orlando, Fla. may not be the first place that leaps to mind. But along with the theme parks, Walt Disney World offers some world-class accommodations, dining, and resort experiences that you won't find anywhere else.
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P.S. Meet the Mayor
Ron Oden, America's first elected gay black mayor, dishes on why this desert oasis is such a perennial draw for LGBT travelers
By Matthew Link
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P.S. Where to Stay
Palm Springs is chock full of gay guesthouses in a diverse range of styles. You'll find bear dens, lush lesbian lairs, and even one lodging option with a full-on spa! Below you'll find some of our favorites.
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Where to Stay in Las Vegas
From gay-owned guesthouses to ersatz world wonders, Sin City's accommodations can entertain virtually any fantasy
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Brazil's Sexiest Beaches
Brazil's coastline is nearly 5,000 miles long, which makes deciding where to dive in a bit overwhelming without a trusty guide. Beijos!
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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
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Caribbean Snapshot
Gay and lesbian travelers continue to frequent Caribbean ports despite the region's less-than-welcoming reputation
By Kenneth Kiesnoski
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Biking in Sonoma
One hour outside of San Francisco, Bacchus Bicycle Tours explores the concept of wine tasting while bike riding. (It's not as dangerous as it sounds.)
By Larin Sullivan
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Gay Business Travel
While the hospitality industry targets laptop-toting LGBT travelers with ever-increasing accuracy, we talk to travel professionals about what makes gay and lesbian road warriors tick
By Michael Luongo
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Tipping Points
How much do you tip the concierge when he wrangles sold-out Kylie Minogue concert tickets in Sydney? What about the doorman who hails a cab for you in Rio? We have answers!
By Andrew Bender
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Hot Dish: South Beach
Chef Sandee Birdsong stirs up sex appeal at two South Beach, Fla., restaurants
By David Appell
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Phoenix Rising
As this sun-kissed oasis transforms itself into a major arts hub, the region is as gay-welcoming as ever
By Andrew Bender
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New Orleans Now
We asked Out Traveler readers to share their stories and impressions from this year’s Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. The consensus? Laissez les bons temps rouler! (Let the good times roll!)
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Do you know the way to Brokeback?
Travel industry players from Telluride to San Francisco are using Brokeback Mountain tie-ins to lure cowboy-crazy gay travelers into the sunset
By John Hobbs
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The Ulusaba Experience
"Roughing it" at Richard Branson's private South African game reserve involves deep massages, aromatherapy, and gourmet dinners of crocodile carpaccio
By Chandler Burr
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Harmonious Hamburg
Germany's second-largest city synthesizes a din of diverse voices into a gay-friendly melody
By Adam H. Graham
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Sin City: Behind the Scenes
What happens on a photo shoot in Vegas stays in Vegas (unless it ends up in a Q&A with the photo team)
By John Hobbs
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The Low Countries in High Style
Navigating the waterways of the Netherlands and Belgium on a deluxe all-gay riverboat cruise
By By Garth Twa, Photos courtesy of Travel Pride/Dennis Dean Images
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Blue Spanish Skies
Out Erasure front man Andy Bell, who owns a villa in Mallorca, tells us how to spend an idle day (or seven!) on the rugged Spanish isle.
By Darren Frei
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Sparkling St. Petersburg
Russia’s most European city still conjures up thoughts of regal czars, gilded palaces, corruption, and expensive fur. So what are you waiting for?
By Cator Sparks
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Year-round Yosemite
The spectacular landscape that inspired the creation of America's National Park Service offers surprises for every season
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When in Cologne
This often-overlooked city is one of the gayest (and paradoxically most Catholic) in all of Germany
By Matthew Link
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Proud Amsterdam
Though the Netherlands has received more than its fair share of bad press about violence attributed to Islamic fundamentalist immigrants, Amsterdam still shines as the gay capital of Europe.
By Michael Edwards
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Tripping with Amy Sedaris
Amy Sedaris gabs about the color of her travel bags, why she starts stockpiling hotel mini shampoo bottles around the month of October, and why you'll never catch her in a fluffy white hotel bathrobe
By Darren Frei
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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
By Andrew Broan
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Amazing Travel Advice
After racing around the world in the latest season of CBS’s Amazing Race, West Hollywood newlyweds Lynn and Alex are ready to share some worldly wisdom
By Darren Frei
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Palm Springs Eternal
Where to sleep, romp, and chomp in California's big gay desert oasis
By Adam H. Graham
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True Peru
Touring magical Machu Picchu, gay-gracious Lima, and other Peruvian wonders
By Bryan Herb
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Las Vegas Confidential
Behind the rhinestone-studded truth of Vegas's fast and flashy queer side
By Adam H. Graham
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Behind the Scenes: Vertigo a Go-Go!
Go behind the mise-en-scene of our San Francisco Vertigo homage with Style Network's domestic goddess Brini Maxwell, who flawlessly filled Kim Novak's star shoes (after finding look-alikes in a thrift store!)
By Darren Frei
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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
By Tom Kieliszewski
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Stepping Out in the Big Easy
With voodoo priestesses and culinary gods on nearly every corner, New Orleans is a fat slice of heaven on earth
By Darren Frei
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Out in Beverly Hills
With a hip boutique hotel scene, innovative cuisine and a glittering array of shopping options, West Hollywood-adjacent Beverly Hills is sharpening her gay edge
By Darren Frei
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Civilized D.C.
Take away the gossip, scandal, and partisan politicking and Washington, D.C., is still a nice place to catch some high drama
By Darren Frei
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The Folk in Vancouver
Set in what may be the most beautiful city in the world, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival heads into its 26th year, bringing together not just folk music but also a diverse and friendly assortment of the “folk” themselves, from all over the world.
By Pat Blue Heron
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