Top gay travel destinations
Category is… homo heaven! Here's our roundup of the best male lover travel destinations in the USA, and the rest of the world for a fabulous vacation.
When it comes to vacations, we’re all for rest and relaxation, but sometimes you just yearn to get out there and live your best gay life – am I right?
If you’re looking for somewhere gay, gayer, gayest for your next trip, we’ve got you covered. These are our twenty favourite queer travel destinations for many reasons, but primarily because of the welcoming locals, fabulous nightlife and some of the best parties and Pride festivals to thank this good gay universe.
As our readers will know, in our line of work, we’ve been lucky enough to trot all over the globe, seen some incredible places and, for the most part, had a same-sex attracted old time doing it. This list of the best same-sex attracted vacation hotspots covers locations in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. So wherever in the world you're based, at least a few of these fantastic gay destinations should be within your grasp. On that note, be sure to ch
If you had to pick just one continent for homosexual travel, Europe has to be the number one retort. It has so much to give including some of the most male lover friendly, progressive and welcoming cities and countries in the world. There are many amazing lgbtq+ destinations in Europe! [no_toc]
Some countries in Europe, such as Spain and Sweden, go beyond uncomplicated acceptance or tolerance.
They have developed to a point where the LGBTQ people is truly integrated into society, queer couples are not labelled ‘gay couples’; they are just another couple in the street – as it should be.
There are many well-known gay tour destinations in Europe, from the queer hot spots in Spain such as Madrid, Barcelona and Sitges, to Berlin in Germany, the gay mecca of Mykonos in Greece and our UK home of Manchester.
But many lesser-known cities and countries in Europe are now following suit to welcome gay travellers into their countries which is a step in the right direction!
Why is European Gay Tour so easy?
So why is gay move in Europe so easy and gradual in the first place? Here are
My love of road trips started early. As a teenager growing up in a suburb of Boston, I discovered Jack Kerouac&#;s classic road trip novel On the Road. The book opened a door to queer history and to places where offbeat weirdos like me could find their fit.
I wrote my college thesis on road trips, and driving myself to (and from) a summer semester at UC Berkeley as research. I guess I should have known help then that I would end up writing about travel for a living!
I&#;ve taken two cross-country road trips – one during college, and one when I moved to California.
I&#;ve also taken shorter road trips: Brand-new York to Florida, Recent York to Atlanta by way of Kentucky (state #44) and Tennessee, and New York to Michigan (state #43).
I spent a month living in a ghost town in Alaska for a writer&#;s retreat, and stayed on for an extra two weeks to explore the state with my boyfriend, who flew out to Juneau to meet me.
Closer to home, I loving taking weekend trips to cities and towns in the Hudson Valley, where I live.
I love the US – even if I don&#;t always like my country&#;s l
Best Places for Gay Holidays
Sorry for the radio silence here, but after having returned home to the USA for the holidays, I’ve had a lot of time to ponder and to reflect — mostly about the past year and a bit about the future. And in making some of my plans for the next year, I’ve mind a lot about the past year.
Namely the reality that it’s probably been my gayest year ever. Is that even a thing? Who knows. I don’t care. But I feel like this was an important year for gay rights, and also for my own interest in gay travel.
Gay travel?!
Yeah, that topic again. Tour is travel, yes. But this year I’ve also realized just how many of my own trips and experiences are almost certainly chosen because of my own sexual liking. Where I’ve traveled to isn’t necessarily anything to do with the fact that I’m gay, I guess, but these are the places that I’ve found that are actually great for other gay travelers enjoy myself—either solo or for gay couples.
I never mind I’d be the guy who ended up goi