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Cruise Ship / transportation

Friends Of Dorothy Meetings On-Board Cruise Ships. What Are They?

…n use forums like those on CruiseCritic.com where they have roll calls and gay sections to chat before a cruise, or even use sites like Meetmeonboard.com where gay people can join roll calls and discuss meeting up for social events, tours and excursions before a cruise. Simply going to popular bars like the Crows Nest on many ships, or the Commodore Club on Cunard after dinner, and you will see if there are other gay couples there that you can mee…

Castro Street San Francisco: observations based on a recent visit. It feels more vibrant than ever..

California / gay / san francisco / travel / usa

Castro Street San Francisco: observations based on a recent visit. It feels more vibrant than ever..

…of the early places to be open to gay rights and people being more openly gay. Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office, and although his time in office was short as he was assassinated, his impact was huge. Still today his name and image is used on the Castro. Over the years that I have visited Castro Street, I have had very different views. For a time it felt like a depressing time warp where you felt a bit like the gay…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Journeys / Queen Mary 2 / Transatlantic Crossing / transportation

Transatlantic Crossing Observations on the Queen Mary 2: The Passengers. Rich? Famous? Fabulous?

…ings on-board at 5pm every day seem quite popular, though there are enough gay men about that one could easily meet other gay couples without that meeting. It seems that passengers on a crossing and the crew create an environment that is welcoming and non threatening. Solo Travellers There are also a large amount of solo travellers. Cunard is used to catering for solo women travellers, especially on World Cruises. However, on every crossing – and…

Travel Agents Focusing on 5 Specific Types of Travellers

gay / seniors / solo / Tips for Travellers / travel / travel agents

Travel Agents Focusing on 5 Specific Types of Travellers

…Travel Agents (like Olivia.com which is one of the best known) and even a Gay Cruise Specialist Company that charters entire mainstream line ships to run gay only cruises and charter major resort complexes to run on-land excursions. The company is called Atlantis Events #5: MISSIONARY TRAVELLERS! There are travel agents that seem to cater for almost every type of person. To prove the point, here is one of the more focused and unusual I have come…

Palm Springs

Tips for Travellers: Palm Springs – California: Strange and fabulous

…oking for a guesthouse. Another reason to check is that there are a lot of gay and lesbian guesthouses. Some of them even cater for specialists interests. There are over 40 gay guest houses and you dont want to find yourself arriving at the leather and rubber special interests guesthouse with your grandmother and kids! When looking at the prices remember that most of the guesthouses include breakfasts, parking, wireless internet and evening drinks…

Cruise Tips

9 Most Unusual Theme Cruises Ever

…ularly popular amongst the gay community and on a lot of ships you’ll find gay couples and gay groups. There’s also many organizations and groups that organize and charter parts or all of ships. One of the most renowned of all though is Atlantis. Atlantis charter big mega ships and hold massive big parties. These parties are absolutely renowned. There are themed parties every night. It’s really full-on and people who’ve been on them do report all…

Cape Town South Africa: 5 more great and amazing things to do there

Cape Town / Destinations / South Africa

Cape Town South Africa: 5 more great and amazing things to do there

…arge contingent of gay men. The very far end of the beach tends to be more gay, while closer to the end of the path is more mixed couples and groups. Although we did not see any of the day we visited, some people (mostly women) have complained about men hiding in bushes and spying on them. We found the attitude relaxed and unobtrusive (assuming you find all shapes hanging it all out comfortable!). The area Sandy Bay is in is undeveloped and wild,…

HEALTH TIPS WHEN TRAVELLING: avoiding the Cheryl Cole and more…

medical / Tips for Travellers / travel

HEALTH TIPS WHEN TRAVELLING: avoiding the Cheryl Cole and more…

…have a journey to make and toilets are not always at hand. Always read the label and remember to rehydrate with water and rehydration salts, or sports drinks if you have diarrhoea.” On their site they have this travel hotspot thing: Find out more about Travellers’ Diarrhoea What are your tips? Add a comment on the blog or email and I will add: [email protected] ——————————————————– Sign up now to get updates from Gary Bembridge: Tips for Travell…

HILTON MILLENIUM HOTEL, NEW YORK, USA: noisy due to ground zero building

Hilton / Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / New York / usa

HILTON MILLENIUM HOTEL, NEW YORK, USA: noisy due to ground zero building

…it on this trip. The hotel is right next to the famous Century 21 discount label department store and an easy 10 minute walk to South Street Sea Port area with its shops and museums and the major drop off and pick up for the round Manhattan bus tours. But overall, it is not a very handy destination for tourists as far from the shopping areas and Central Park etc. Overall, I liked the room a lot but the noise of construction did wake me up earlier…

Getting Disembarkation Day Right

Cruise Tips

The Best Way To End Your Cruise: Getting Disembarkation Day Right

…if you are putting your luggage out keep the tear off tag from the luggage label, that will remind you what allocated slot you have and, as some cruise lines require us to show our luggage tag colour to let you off the ship, the allocated time. Finally, when packing, don’t pack the cruise line umbrella, dressing gown, binoculars or other bits and pieces around the cabin. You will likely be charged for those and often at a much higher amount than i…

These 7 Things Throw Norwegian Fjords Cruisers Every Time!

Cruise Tips / Norway

These 7 Things Throw Norwegian Fjords Cruisers Every Time!

…ke design. And of course, they have trolls everywhere. Always check on the label where they’re made. I would stress again that Norway is very expensive. The currency is the Norwegian kroner, and because it’s not the Euro, the exchange rate is more complicated, it’s easy to get confused about how much you’re paying. Make sure you understand it. On the plus side, many of the souvenir shops will take Euros and some will take dollars or UK Sterling. I…