Gay travel alone
10 Useful Tips for Gay Solo Travelers
Travel is an astounding activity that allows you to search new places, trial new cultures, observe awesome architecture, innate wonders, and monuments, meet new people, and sample delicious new foods and cuisines. These experiences, of course, are almost always more pleasant and remembered when you can enjoy them with a friend, family member, or significant other.
But what are you going to do when you really want to take a trip or visit a new place, but you don’t hold a travel companion to join you? Gay solo travelers are more ordinary than you might think, and many people have learned to travel the world alone while still enjoying a memorable, social life in their destination of choice. While we typically move together, we’ve both had the opportunity to travel alone plenty of times, and we’ve picked up a not many tricks to aid solo gay travelers make the most of traveling alone—or rather, not creature alone if you follow our advice.
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In September Instagram pushed me a post by Travel Gay, a website listing &#;the best gay 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 Finest Cities to Visit?&#; by Adam Reid. Being a solo gay traveller, it caught my attention.
Now, while I&#;m still very much a homosexual, it has been a while since I last travelled solo. My last solo trip was Tel Aviv in Since then, I&#;ve travelled with Danny, Oriol, Steve, Philippe, Nicolas, Thanh, my sister Florence. In I wrote &#;SINGLES DAY | Why everyone should commute alone sometimes&#; and reading it back I undergo the cringe but I stand by its content.
It&#;s I should execute a proper solo trip again soon(ish). I sense ready.
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Hey Rainbow Fam! Calling all fabulous flyers and intrepid explorers! This one&#;s for you – the wanderlusting gay solo tour souls with a thirst for adventure and a plane ticket itching to be used. ✈️
We receive it. You crave novel experiences, breathtaking sights, and the thrill of revealing hidden gems. But maybe the idea of venturing out solo has you feeling a tad apprehensive. Fear not, my dears! Gay Solo Travel is not just a trend; it&#;s a liberating journey of self-discovery waiting to happen!
At Pride Travelers, we specialize in crafting indelible adventures for the Gay community, and gay solo travel is one of our passions. We grasp the questions swirling in your fabulous minds:
- Is it safe?
- Will I be alone?
- Where do I even begin?
Relax, darlings! We&#;ve got your back (and your carry-on!). Here&#;s the scoop on why gay solo commute is an experience you won&#;t regret, and some tips to make it the adventure of a lifetime.
Why Gay Solo Travel?
Let&#;s face it, traveling with a group is fantastic, but venturing out solo
I recently went on a trip to the Azores. My husband was teaching a seminar in China, and I realized I could either stay home alone—which would be fine—or do something really special like he was doing; so I decided to cross the Atlantic and hike an area that’s still relatively pristine and unspoiled.
And I decided to do it alone.
Arriving alone in a new country
I obsessed about traveling alone, especially as a gay man. Would I feel comfortable? Would I be pegged as gay? Would I be safe from bullying or actual physical violence? And where could I go that I wouldn’t worry and would touch happy? These questions cause such uneasiness that some would-be travelers don’t even go away. Many gay men don’t do adventure travel unless they are with a bunch of friends or in an organized tour group.
As a therapist and as a gay man, I hope there will be a time when these questions are moot.
I’m not in the habit of surrounding myself exclusively with gay friends—it’s a valid choice, but it’s not mine; I like a larger mix. Yet while traveling I was hyperaware of both factors: being alone, and