2 weeks, 2 cities, 2 coasts! Part 1 of our U.S. winter east-to-west tour: NYC ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editor jones@dallasvoice.com What’s it like to, in one week, clock time on both major coasts in America’s two largest cities? For New York in winter, it’s all about theater; in Hollywood, it’s about the movies [...]
Gay Days, which for years has organized circuit-party- like festivities during the week-long “Gay Day” in Orlando — covering DisneyWorld, the Universal Parks and more — is expanding west for what they are calling their first “bi-coastal” celebration. Only the new city isn’t really on the coast, or anywhere near it. Their bad. Still, Gay Days [...]
Texas’ Gulf Coast is a scenic (and nearby!) getaway from the cold winter ANDREW COLLINS | Contributing Travel Writer outoftown@qsyndicate.com Although America’s Gulf Coast doesn’t have any major gay beach resorts, the Texas coast’s largest city, Corpus Christi, contains notable attractions while the southern tip of the Texas South Padre Island has developed as a [...]
Winter resorts welcome gay skiers all season long, but many plan specific gay ski weeks that appeal to every taste ARNOLD WAYNE JONES Life+Style Editor jones@dallasvoice.com There are some notable anniversaries among the gay ski weeks this season — Aspen turns 35, and Mammoth celebrates a decade — but queer skiers have plenty of choices, [...]
Nestled in the Ozarks, the hetero haven of Branson, Mo., proves that there’s more than meets the eye — if you know where to look RICH LOPEZ | Staff Writer lopez@dallasvoice.com On the surface, Branson, Mo., does not hold a lot of appeal to the LGBT community. With its reputation as a sort of Las [...]
Don’t say that about Dia de los Muertos … though Mexican gays make it fab Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is not a Mexican version of Halloween ghouls and goblins, but a day of remembrance for those friends and relatives that have traveled on. Day of the Dead coincides with the [...]
Rich with culture and a strong queer identity, Detroit rocks as a gay destination As the cooler weather of early autumn settles in, southern Michigan becomes a particularly enchanting spot for a vacation. The scrappy and culturally rich Detroit makes an appealing weekend destination, with its slew of friendly gay bars and stylish restaurants and some [...]
There’s more to this French sea haven than a film fest, as gay travelers know ALONG THE MEDITERRANEAN | A view from Fort Royal of Ile Sainte-Marguerite looks across the harbor to the hills of Cannes and the French Riviera. (Photo courtesy Andrew Collins) Last week, we profiled the French Riviera gay hub of Nice, but smaller, [...]
Bus tours and hosted walking tours of cities are popular ways to learn what sights and stops to hit, but technology is making human contact so less relevant. GPSmyCity.com has developed smartphone apps for 180 international cities — with some gay hubs having gay-specific apps: Buenos Aires, San Francisco, Orlando, Acapulco, Vancouver, Madrid, even Houston. [...]
For one Southern Decadence virgin — and thousands of other gay men descending on NOLA — Tropical Storm Lee couldn’t steal their thunder GET WET | Despite occasional cloudbursts, the French Quarter remained a hot-bed of activity all throughout SoDec weekend. (Photo courtesy Rod Orta) JEF TINGLEY | Contributing Writer lifestyle@dallasvoice.com Gay culture has a [...]
