outward bound
BYOFC — Bring Your Own First Class
I am on a plane at least once a month and, to be honest, I have been a bit spoiled in this recession as fewer people have been traveling. I was upgraded to first class almost every time I flew — e...
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Five tips for your summer travel
This summer, I’ll be in France, Belgium, Argentina, Chile, Canada and five U.S. cities. Here are five steps I take, and you can too, to keep safe while traveling. Double check everything It is e...
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Exploring Florida’s first coast
Before the French and English overwhelmed the New World, Spanish explorers settled what is now the northeast corner of Florida. Bordered by Georgia to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the east,...
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Hotels wooing the LGBT traveler
The biggest names in the hotel business are now courting our community. Marriott International, Trump Entertainment Resorts, Harrah’s Entertainment and Starwood Hotels and Resorts are now competin...
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Take your pride on the rainbow road
We are about to enter the region’s festival and event season, celebrating our culture and demonstrating our pride with friends and family. As locals, we are participants, volunteers and also hosts...
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The great Philly snow escape!
What’s one to do during the snowiest winter of all time? Plan a trip! Now! Your imagination and anticipation of that trip will keep you warm until you get there. This month, The New York Times pub...
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Palms in the desert
Few places in the world can claim the sheer quantity of gay-friendly accommodations that Palm Springs, Calif., does — you’ll find resorts, most of them clothing-optional and male-oriented, set thr...
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Great Scot! And the land’s LGBT-friendly
Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland, echo the past yet live in the present — each to divergent degrees. Located an hour by rail from each other, the pair makes a fantastic dual destination where you c...
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