Gay places to travel
My love of highway trips started initial. As a teenager growing up in a suburb of Boston, I discovered Jack Kerouacs classic road trip novel On the Road. The book opened a door to queer history and to places where offbeat weirdos enjoy me could come across their fit.
I wrote my college thesis on route trips, and driving myself to (and from) a summer semester at UC Berkeley as analyze. I guess I should have acknowledged back then that I would finish up writing about travel for a living!
Ive taken two cross-country route trips – one during college, and one when I moved to California.
Ive also taken shorter road trips: New York to Florida, New York to Atlanta by way of Kentucky (state #44) and Tennessee, and Modern York to Michigan (state #43).
I spent a month living in a ghost town in Alaska for a writers retreat, and stayed on for an extra two weeks to investigate the state with my partner, who flew out to Juneau to come across me.
Closer to home, I loving taking weekend trips to cities and towns in the Hudson Valley, where I live.
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Gay Travel Tours & Trips
What are some trendy destinations and highlights on gay travel tours?
These tours take you to welcoming places with great LGBTQ+ scenes and cultural experiences. In Italy, you can check out Naples gay bars around Piazza Bellini, spend day on the beautiful Amalfi Coast, and swim in the clear blue waters of Capri. If you go to South Africa, youll get to trial Cape Towns gay society, go on safari in Kruger National Park, and visit traditional Xhosa villages. In Croatia, you can join a gay sailing trip from Dubrovnik to Split, stopping at widespread spots like Hvar and quiet nude beaches along the way. Other travelers mention how much they like that these tours mix famous attractions with real local LGBTQ+ experiences.
When is the best time to manual a gay travel tour?
The best day really depends on where youre going. For Italys coast, book between May and September when the weathers perfect for exploring Naples and the Amalfi Coast (°F/°C). If you want to go sailing in Croatia, aim for June through September when the water
In September Instagram pushed me a post by Travel Gay, a website listing the best lgbtq+ bars, nightclubs, saunas, spas, beaches, shops and more, along with interesting travel ideas and fabulous offers. There I saw the undated post (date your articles and posts, people) LGBTQ+ Solo Travel: the Best Cities to Visit? by Adam Reid. Organism a solo gay traveller, it caught my attention.
Now, while Im still very much a lesbian, it has been a while since I last travelled solo. My last solo trip was Tel Aviv in Since then, Ive travelled with Danny, Oriol, Steve, Philippe, Nicolas, Thanh, my sister Florence. In I wrote SINGLES DAY | Why everyone should travel alone sometimes and reading it back I experience the cringe but I pose by its content.
Its I should do a proper solo trip again soon(ish). I undergo ready.
LGBTQ+ Solo Travel: the Optimal Cities to Visit?
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