15 Great Things to Do in Grand Rapids
We were able to spend a long weekend discovering all the best things to do in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Both Meg and I have been chasing summer for the better part of two years. So when Experience Grand Rapids invited us for a long weekend in the fall we were...
20 Best Things to Do in Pittsburgh
We spent five full days checking out Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The weather was perfect and we explored what felt like every inch of the city on foot. We were invited by Visit Pittsburgh to check out the city's amazing arts and culture scene. We were both blown...
Best Restaurants in Pittsburgh: The Ultimate Guide to Pittsburgh Food
For a long time, Pittsburgh was considered an upping and coming food city and maybe even city in general. Those days are over, Pittsburgh has arrived in all the ways. The Pittsburgh food scene is thriving right along with the rest of this beautiful city. Narrowing...
10 Bucket List Items in Anti-LGBT Destinations
It’s illegal to be LGBT in 70+ countries. Some of these countries hold the most incredible wonders, brightest adventures, and most sought after travel experiences. We believe that all people, regardless of their identities, deserve to see the beauty and wonder of the...
What to Wear on Safari: a full packing guide
Figuring out what to take on a safari is flat out intimidating! There are undoubtedly more “rules” for what to wear on safari than almost any other trip I’ve taken. Going on an East African safari has been a dream for years. I wanted to follow every suggestion out...
African Village: What it’s like visiting the Masai tribe
I was very nervous to go to the Masai village but not due to the reasons most may think. The Masai people are an indigenous tribe that lives in Kenya and Northern Tanzania. They’re estimated at about one million people and live in local villages throughout the...
The Ultimate Contiki Review: Do Contiki Tours Live Up to the Hype?
Before I started this blog, long before I ever had stamps in my passport or had traveled internationally, I used to stalk Contiki on social media. For years, I thought of international travel as an unattainable desire that only became a reality for those with rich...
8 Tips for Traveling in Kenya and Tanzania as an LGBT Couple
East Africa is for the experienced LGBT traveler. It’s a region of the world that has been impacted heavily by evangelical colonialism, poverty, and political strife. Any of those three issues would dramatically impact a traveler’s experience but the three of them...
The Ultimate Guide to an African Safari: How to Prepare for Your East African Travel
I’ve wanted to go on Safari for as long as I can remember. There is nothing quite like seeing elephants and lions in their natural habitat. When I was asked which tour I wanted to take as Contiki Ambassador, I knew the East Africa Safari was the one that made my heart...
18 lesbian sites to bookmark IMMEDIATELY
When I was about nine, I typed the word “lesbian” into Internet Explorer search bar on my parents’ desktop computer after a girl at school told me I looked like one. (It was the week before I was going on holiday to South Africa and being the practical kid I was, I’d...
My Lesbian Haircut; it’s not just hair
My hair is a dark mass of course curls. When left to its own devices it sticks straight up in clumps of wire like swirls. While I was growing up, it was never a priority and was perpetually swept up into the standard issue basketball practice bun directly on...
Dinah Shore Weekend: Adventure to Slab City with Mazda
It is no secret that Dinah Shore weekend is a lesbian right of passage. Multiple days spent sipping drinks and dancing around the pool you longed to be at while watching the Real L Word. The words lesbian spring break are often used to describe the weekend. While YES,...
Catch a Ride to 2019 World Pride with MegaBus.com
This year New York City is expecting in the neighborhood of four million rainbow and glitter-clad World Pride attendees to flood the streets of Manhattan. New York City Pride is always one of the largest in the world but with this being 2019, World Pride expect the...
15 Oxnard Restaurants You Must Try
When we visited Oxnard I made it my personal mission to eat as many restaurants as possible. But let’s be honest that’s pretty much my plan when visiting any new place. All of the super fresh food we devoured seemed to go hand in hand with the active beach...
A Rapidly Shrinking List of All the Lesbian Bars Left Worldwide
I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that lesbian bars are shutting down at an increasing rate across most of the Western world and, I assume, the planet in general. This cuts off a lot of access to our community and helps to render queer women invisible. To make matters...
How to Spend the Perfect Weekend in Oxnard, California
The small seaside city of Oxnard California is probably the most charming town I’ve ever visited. National Parks. Vineyards. Cliffs nestled beside crashing waves. Scenic marina views. Dolphins. Sea lions. Foxes, for some reason? Fresh seafood. It kinda...
The Ultimate Queer Weekend in NYC 3 Day Itinerary
I’ve talked at length about my unique situation growing up poor, I wasn’t born in NY but I lived there longer than any other place in my life. I consider myself a New Yorker not just by zip code but by personality. I wasn’t born in New York but I found myself there. I...
50 Photos of our NYC Travel Influencers Meetup
One of the coolest parts about my job is getting to meet so many rad people from around the world. Often times those relationships are built online for months or years before I ever get the chance to meet folks in real life. I love connecting with people and sharing...
Ultimate Guide to Lesbian Dating Sites to Meet the Girl of Your Dreams
Lesbian dating sites and apps are a popular way in the queer community to make friends, date, hook up or find your forever person. From the option to state your pronouns and sexual orientation from day one, to find the one other invisible femme in your small town,...
Berlin Travel Journal
Like all good Queers, visiting Berlin has been on my radar for years. It is a city you’ll find one of the most thriving queer communities in the world. While sitting in our favorite hostel, Generator, the first night in town I couldn’t help but realize that I...
The Ultimate Lesbian Books List; 75 Lesbian Stories to Read ASAP
Lesbian literature is an extensive genre spanning over 2,500 years. Though the ancient Grecian poet Sappho is credited with producing the earliest forms of lesbian writing, the genre as we know it today began taking shape in the 19th century. Works from this period...
The Queer Life Lessons I Learned From the L Word
Despite being canceled 10 years ago, The L Word is still one of the most beloved pieces of lesbian pop culture ever created. Which might be why there are rumors of a revival swirling around the internet. Let’s be honest - the show wasn’t perfect, there were a lot of...
14 Delicious Turkish Dishes to Try in Istanbul
It is an undisputed fact a visit to Turkey ended up on my radar because of a strong desire to eat all the things. While there is so much more to see and do in Istanbul the food as expected was a highlight. During 10 days here I consumed all the Turkish dishes I could...
Things to know for your first Royal Caribbean Cruise
We were invited by Royal Caribbean in partnership with IGLTA to experience a few days on their newest ship, Symphony of the Seas. As a first-time cruise goer, I pestered Meg with questions on what to expect in the weeks leading up. What I found was traveling on a...
The Ultimate Guide to Lesbian Travel in Brighton
Brighton is the unofficial gay capital of the UK with the country’s highest proportion of same-sex households, first Trans Pride, and, some might say, best queer nightlife scene. But it’s not just the LGBT+ scene that makes Brighton an awesome place to travel to. In...
The Ultimate Lesbian Manchester Travel Guide
Manchester is a city known for its musical talent (The Smiths, The 1975, Oasis), it’s “radical literary history” (according to UNESCO), and its wide array of sporting triumphs (Manchester United soccer team), but it is also the perfect vacation spot for women who love...
I was wrong about scissoring
It’s a well-known fact that I talk a lot of shit on the internet. I’ve never been shy about my opinions - especially on my Facebook. I post about insights on topics as varied as LGBT culture, travel, and lesbian sexuality. I ask y'all questions and post about current...
The Ultimate Thailand Lesbian Travel Guide to Bangkok
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been searching for a place where I belong. I’ve found glimmers of it over time. Like when I’d split a cab with my roommate and we’d both turn around to see the Manhattan skyline out of the back window while we drove over the...
Lesbian Friendly Cruises: Celebrity Edge Review
The art of cruising is a whole new world for me. As my blog has grown, I’ve been able to experience all kinds of new forms of travel that I might never have experienced on my own. My favorite types of trips tend to be midrange adventure travel experiences but a long...
20 Practical Gifts for the Travel Lover
20 Practical Gifts for the Travel Lover Avid travelers are notoriously difficult to shop for. Just ask my wife Lindsay, she never knows what to buy me for the holidays. I mean, unless we’re willing to fork out the big bucks for a hotel room or a flight, travelers can...
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