Entries from April 2011

Featured Gay Friendly Accommodations: Hillcrest Inn, Seaside, OR

Author: , April 30th, 2011

Periodically we’ll feature one of our properties here to let our readers know about some great gay friendly places to stay. Gay Friendly Oregon North Coast Bed and Breakfasts, Hotels, and Vacation Rentals Welcome to the Hillcrest Inn in Seaside, Oregon – we offer guest lodging with a Cape Cod ambience. At our seaside inn, [...]

Dolly Travels A Beautiful Day in Paris

Author: , April 30th, 2011

Gay Friendly Paris Bed and Breakfasts, Hotels, and Vacation Rentals Our dear friend, Bella (Dolly Goolsby) is on the go again, this time starting in Paris.  She has graciously allowed us to republish her travel blogs. Enjoy! Wednesday, 20 April Finally, the weather has warmed up a bit. Over the weekend it just kept getting [...]

OH: Columbus Pride Turns Thirty

Author: , April 30th, 2011

Ohio’s capital city, known as one of the most gay- and lesbian-friendly destinations in the U.S., is making final preparations for its Columbus Pride Festival, which attracts more than 100,000 visitors. One of the 10 largest gay pride celebrations in the country, this year’s festival is slated for Fri., June 17 through Sun., June 19, [...]

Gay Travel: A Walking Tour in Berlin

Author: , April 30th, 2011

If you cannot make it to Berlin anytime soon, please allow me take you on a little walking tour through one of my favorite European cities via my travel photos. Berlin is my favorite big cities in Europe right now especially because it is incredibly International and it is quite easy to get around speaking [...]

Manchester Pride Turns Twenty One

Author: , April 30th, 2011

ORGANISERS of this year’s Manchester Pride festival are planning the mother of all parties to celebrate their big 21st birthday of the extravaganza. I hear bosses will be pulling out all the stops for the landmark anniversary of the event, which celebrates the lesbian, gay and transgender culture in Manchester. Tickets officially go on sale [...]

Mariposa County, California: John Muir Route Celebration in June

Author: , April 29th, 2011

by Margi Tanner, Penon Blanco Lookout, Coulterville, CA Email Margi | Visit the Penon Blanco Website Visit the Purple Roofs Mariposa County page Want to Get Married in California’s Central Valley & the Sierra Nevadas? | Looking for a Realtor in California’s High Sierra? Saturday, June 4th is the anniversary of the dedication of the [...]

Featured Gay Friendly Accommodations: Wildflower Village, Reno

Author: , April 29th, 2011

Periodically we’ll feature one of our properties here to let our readers know about some great gay friendly places to stay. Gay Friendly Nevada Bed and Breakfasts, Hotels, and Vacation Rentals Welcome to Wildflower Village Bed & Breakfast, a comfortable retreat to return to after your day in Reno and Truckee Meadows. Each of our [...]

China: Country of Contradictions

Author: , April 29th, 2011

Think of China and images of crowded cities, cheap goods and sweat shops come to mind, all set in a land of strict government and media censorship. But China is a country full of contradictions; still revering many of the old communist values when Chairman Mao Tse Tung once ruled with an iron fist, while [...]

Traveling Route 66

Author: , April 29th, 2011

It’s great to be back in San Francisco, after a three-week vacation — where I flew to Chicago, and then drove all the way back to California via Historic Route 66. When I was a child growing up in Chicago, I learned of the great “Mother Road” that takes you from Grant Park to the [...]

Gay Travel: Why You Should Really Visit Gay Sydney

Author: , April 29th, 2011

There are a great many reasons to visit Sydney, Australia. Among them are the beautiful scenic vistas and panoramas, the famed Sydney Harbor Opera House and a downtown rich with food, shopping and culture. And then there’s the men. Though you might not read about it in any of the guidebooks, the men of Sydney [...]