Tag Archives: gay travel

Afternoon View – Bear Soup

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Afternoon View – Bear Week Performers

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Morning View – Provincetown

This is a parking meter on Commercial Street. Taped over the money slot is an envelope which reads, “Free parking. A random act of kindness. Have a great day! Pay it forward. Love is all you need.” There’s $3 in the envelope.

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At Bear Week 2014

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Next Friday In Provincetown…

Andy Towle writes at Towleroad: Join us for our weekly Friday morning coffee meet-up on JULY 18 from 9 – 11 am at the Central House restaurant at The Crown & Anchor Inn. This week’s guest is our friend and fellow blogger Joe Jervis who writes Joe.My.God! Come meet Joe along with Towleroad’s Andy Towle and Michael Goff and enjoy …

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Key West’s Island House Is For Sale, Owner Jon Allen Hopes For Gay Buyer

As many of you learned several weeks ago, Key West’s famed Island House resort is for sale following the December death of Martin Kay, who owned the business with Jon Allen (above), his partner of 23 years. Knowing that I have made annual pilgrimages to the Island House for the last several years, I’ve been getting messages from JMG readers …

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Gay Cruise Company Boycotts Russia

From the San Diego Gay & Lesbian News: Tuesday night, Atlantis CEO Rich Campbell outlined the new cruises in store for 2014, including the return of the popular Baltic European cruise. This time, however, one port of call that had always been included in the past was pointedly excluded for the 2014 cruise: St. Petersburg, Russia. Campbell said that while …

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Open Thread Thursday

Tell us about your summer. Any big travel? Burning Man?

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Philadelphia Promotes Gay Tourism

From the city’s Visit Philly tourism agency. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its award-winning Philadelphia – Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay® campaign, the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) is set to release its second commercial geared toward the LGBT traveler. In 2004, GPTMC produced the first TV commercial by a U.S. destination for the LGBT …

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Best & Worst Places To Be Gay

The Spartacus Travel Guide has issued its annual ranking of the best and worst places in the world to be gay. The title uses 14 criteria in its rankings, including relationship recognition, adoption rights, HIV laws, and whether the local population is “hostile” to gay people, the last of which seems rather impossible to quantify. Sweden tops the list and …

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State Department Advises LGBT Travelers

The State Department has posted a travel advisory for LGBT people planning trips to foreign countries.  The notice opens with this: Attitudes and tolerance toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons vary from country to country, just as they vary among U.S. cities and states. Most LGBT travelers encounter no problems while overseas, but it helps to be prepared …

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New Site: Chic Gay Honeymoons

They call themselves “the first bespoke luxury travel company to focus on chic romantic getaways and sophisticated honeymoons for gay couples.” Strictly for the high rollers, obviously. It’ll be Niagara Falls for the hoi polloi.

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The Saddest Sign In Key West

Another fabulous week in Key West gone in a dizzying blur. Father Tony and I scarcely left the gorgeous Island House this time, except to revisit one of our favorite restaurants, El Siboney (twice!), and hit the charmingly ramshackle seafood joints like Bo’s Fish Wagon (cracked conch!) Huge thanks to Island House owner Jon and his very friendly team. I …

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Morning View

Early and quiet.

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Afternoon View

Key West’s “One Human Family” motto adorns the front door of virtually every business on the island. Bumper stickers also abound.

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Morning View

The clubs in Key West close at 4AM so only the totally responsible adults like Father Tony and myself were at the Island House restaurant early this morning. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Yup.

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Fire Island Devastated By Sandy

Fire Island, which is arguably the most famous gay vacation destination in the world, was devastated by Hurricane Sandy. The damage is so severe that the spokesman for the National Seashore believes that at least one new permanent inlet between the bay and the ocean has been created, effectively dividing Fire Island into two separate islands. Steve Weinstein has the …

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Expedia For Marriage

Beautiful. THIS is how you win business, Dan Cathy. (Via Queerty)

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This Is An Ad For Something

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FLORIDA: HIV-Positive Man Arrested After Alleged Rape At Orlando Gay Hotel

Orlando police say they’ve arrested an HIV-positive man after he allegedly raped a male patron in a hotel room at the famed Parliament House. Kenneth Creuzer, 48, told investigators the door to the man’s room was open, so he walked in and assaulted him as he lay on his stomach, a police report states. Leaving a door ajar and the …

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