Fall 2003 | Essentials Listings

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Up Front

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Orientation—Dispatches From the Editors
O Canada, Will You Marry Us?: Ideas for Honeymoon Locales
Prince of Wales Hotel, Waterton, Alberta
The Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Alberta
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, Alberta
Whistler, British Columbia
Sylvia Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia
Pacific Palisades Hotel, British Columbia
Halifax, Novia Scotia
Le Royal Meridien King Edward, Toronto, Ontario
L’Hotel Gault, Montreal, Quebec
Hotel Dominion 1912, Quebec City, Quebec

Site Seeing: Surfing Through All-Girl Getaways
The Dinah Shore Weekend
The Sierra Stampede
Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival

Goods to Go: Travel Beautifully
Nickel’s Amuse-Gueule
Guy Gear’s Tri-Cleanse
Aveda’s Mini Candles
Talika’s Eye Therapy Mask
Baxter of California’s Travel Kit

Hitting the Slopes
Utah Gay and Lesbian Ski Week

On the Horizon
Olivia Cruises’ “Women’s Leadership Summit”
Highlands Inn
Glasgay Arts Festival


Features


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“Doing the Charleston”
Ever Since the Sinful, Skin-Revealing Dance Was Invented in South Carolina Nearly a Century Ago, This Gay Belle of the South Has Remained Wild but Sure-footed
OutinCharleston.com
GayCharleston.net

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“Drop Me at the Top”
Hitch a Helicopter Ride to a Summit in the Canadian Rockies and Spend a Few Days Looking Down on the World
Canadian Mountain HolidaysGay Alberta
Canadian Same-Sex Marriage Laws

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“Escape to Napa”
Raise a Glass of Local Wine to the Ever-Growing Gay Life in This Divine California Valley
Meadowood Inn
Wineries on the Silverado Trail
Complete List of Napa Valley Wineries
Gay-Related Information

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“R We Ready for R Family Vacations?”
The O’Donnell Mothers and Crew Say, “Anchors Aweigh!”
R Family Vacations


Departments


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Hot Picks
“All the Right Carry-on Items”
“In and Out of the Car”

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Travel Matters: Staying Well-Adjusted While Away
“In the Driver’s Seat: Left-Side Driving for the Right-Minded”
British Department of Transport’s Highway Code

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Perfect 10: No Matter What It Is, We Have Our Favorites
“Celebrity Search: Gathering Places for the Famous and the Beautiful”

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In Profile: People Who Travel
“Margaret Cho: My Life in a Trunk”
MargaretCho.com

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Travel Queeries: Ask Us Anything About Travel
Send your questions to Travel Queeries

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Familiar Faces: Gay History in Unexpected Places
“Pompeii and Circumstance: What Was Hiding in the Ruins”

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Sweat: Working Out on Vacation
“Paris Balancing Act: Experience the City on Rollerblades”
Friday Night Fever
For Beginners: Rollers and Coquillages

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Straight Looking: A Hetero Visit to a Gay Place
“Ride ’Em Cowboys!: The Ever-Gay Great Plains Rodeo”
Oklahoma Gay Rodeo Association

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A City on a Page: Out in Montreal
Gay Games 2006
Bad Boy Club Montreal

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Carefree Outings: Gay Destinations We Love
“Palm Springs: Our Place in the Sun”
PalmSpringsGay.com

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Crossword
Stumped by our printed puzzle?

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Travelscopes: The Stars Reveal When and Where to Go