Travel Guide
Travel guides, country briefings, seasonal tips — what to know before and during your trip.
Destinations & Hotspots
Schöneberg, techno nights in Friedrichshain and CSD 2026: your guide to gay Berlin, its neighbourhoods, nightl...
Zona Rosa is the queer heart of Mexico City: a compact grid of bars and clubs, full legal equality, and one of...
Gay Lisbon in short: Príncipe Real as the queer core, the best bars and clubs, Pride in June, when to come and...
De Waterkant, Clifton beaches and the Winelands: where to go in gay Cape Town, when to visit and how to stay s...
Where to find the scene from Reguliersdwarsstraat to Warmoesstraat, when to come for the Canal Parade, and whe...
Beaches, a long-established community, and one of the region's biggest Prides, all close together. Your practi...
Gay Bangkok runs on two short Silom lanes, a busy sauna scene and, since 2025, full marriage equality. Where t...
Gay Barcelona pairs a compact gay quarter and city beaches with the Circuit Festival, and Sitges sits just a s...
Chueca is the relaxed, self-assured heart of gay Madrid: bars, drag, Europe's biggest Pride and easy day trips...
Beyond Mykonos and Sitges lie quieter, cheaper, queer-friendly destinations worth discovering. Here's how to s...
Three days in queer Berlin, from the historic heart of Schöneberg to the alternative scene in Kreuzberg and th...
Mild winter temperatures, the Yumbo Centrum and the famous dunes: why Maspalomas on Gran Canaria stays a warm,...
Mykonos or Sitges? Two queer Mediterranean classics compared on character, scene, beaches, price and access, s...
Travel Guides
Three days in gay Maspalomas: the dunes and gay beach, the bars of the Yumbo Centrum, day trips by car, and wh...
Three days in Madrid, built around Chueca: where to settle in, which museums are worth it, how the late nights...
Three days in gay London: Soho by night, the Vauxhall clubs across the river and East London's markets, plus w...
Three days in gay Lisbon: Príncipe Real and Bairro Alto, Tram 28 through Alfama, beach time at Caparica, and t...
Three days in Key West: Old Town and Duval Street, Higgs Beach, drag bars and the gay guesthouses, plus how to...
Three days in Cape Town: De Waterkant's bars, Table Mountain and the coast, plus a day trip to the Cape or the...
Three days on Ibiza beyond the clubs: the old quarter of Dalt Vila, Es Cavallet beach, the queer scene in Ibiz...
Three relaxed days in Fort Lauderdale: Wilton Drive and its bars, Sebastian Street Beach, the water taxi, and...
Three days through Schöneberg, Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain: history, bars and late club nights, plus practica...
Three days in gay Barcelona: the Gaixample scene, old-town sights, the Mar Bella beach and a half-day in Sitge...
Three days in gay Bangkok: Silom's nightlife, the temples and river, Chatuchak market, plus practical tips on...
Three days in Amsterdam: canals, museums and a queer scene packed into a few central streets near Rembrandtple...
Health & Wellness
Chemsex abroad means unfamiliar substances, different laws and other emergency numbers. Here's how to reduce h...
Queer travel can be freeing and draining at once. How to spot strain early, set your own pace, handle loneline...
PrEP access depends heavily on where you travel. Here is how to carry, refill and clear customs with your HIV...
PrEP dosing across time zones, STI tests, doxy-PEP, the right vaccines and where to find PEP fast: a practical...
Nightlife & Scene
Apps, neighbourhoods, locals, events and our own hotspot guides: how to find the gay scene in any new city fas...
From Stonewall in New York to the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London, these legendary gay bars are living archive...
Cruising on the road can be relaxed and good fun with a bit of know-how. A practical guide to consent, local l...
Nervous about your first gay sauna? Here's how a visit really flows, plus the etiquette on consent, hygiene, s...
Gay Beaches & Summer
Where queer couples can lie by the water hand in hand without a second thought: couple-friendly beaches, adult...
From Fire Island to Phuket, a region-by-region guide to the world's gay beaches: where each scene lives, when...
How to behave on a nudist gay beach: keep your distance, read consent, never photograph strangers, respect the...
From the warm dunes of Maspalomas to the party sands of Mykonos: an honest guide to Europe's best gay beaches,...
Practical Trip Planning
Train or flight, airport security, the last mile and getting home at night: practical, queer-aware tips to rea...
Travel consciously without giving up the trip you want: cut your footprint, back LGBTQ-owned businesses, dodge...
PrEP, theme-night outfits, and a bit of discretion at the border: the packing details standard guides skip, so...
PrEP, a partner, a gender marker that does not match your ID: the small print decides whether queer travel ins...
From offline maps to dating apps used with care: the apps and tools that make queer travel safer and more spon...
Plan a realistic budget for queer trips: know the main cost blocks, account for scene surcharges, and keep a f...
A rainbow flag in the window proves nothing on its own. Here's how to tell genuine gay-friendliness from seaso...
Climate, scene calendar and prices rarely line up. Here's how queer travellers weigh all three to land the rig...
Travel Types & Community
Slower mornings, short distances and real company: how queer travellers over 50 plan relaxed trips with comfor...
From The Dinah and Provincetown to Berlin, Barcelona and Lesbos: where queer women* find festivals, women's* n...
Bears, cubs, otters and chasers: a relaxed corner of queer travel with its own destinations, bear weeks and cr...
Documents that don't match how you present, X markers, body scanners and hormone meds: a calm, practical guide...
From consent letters to picking somewhere everyone feels at ease: a practical guide to travelling as a rainbow...
Double-bed mix-ups, public affection and friction on the road: how queer couples plan a trip that stays relaxe...
Solo travel as a queer person can be safe, sociable and entirely self-determined. Practical tips on finding co...
Festivals & Events
From June to August, Europe's biggest CSDs line up almost every weekend. Here's when Cologne, Berlin, Madrid,...
Prides in summer, bear weeks in late summer, circuit parties almost year-round: the queer event year follows c...
Skip the grey season and chase summer instead: from Maspalomas in November to Sydney and Cape Town in February...
Bear weeks turn whole towns into a meeting point for the bear community. Here's the worldwide overview, by sea...
Pacing, sleep, hydration and budget over several days: how to stay in good shape from the first night to the c...
First time at Folsom Europe or another fetish event? A calm, no-pressure guide to consent, dress code, safety...
How to combine a queer city break with Pride season: choosing the right parade, booking accommodation early, a...
Circuit festivals like XLSIOR or La Leche are multi-day worlds of pool parties, headline nights and internatio...
Cruises
Going solo on a gay cruise is easier than it sounds. Here's how the single supplement, roommate matching, meet...
Booking your first gay cruise step by step: how the process works, what the fare really covers, and how to bud...
Which theme nights show up on gay cruises, how to pack outfits for them without overloading your suitcase, and...
Inside, outside, balcony or suite? How to pick the right cruise cabin for your travel style, why position on t...
Atlantis, La Demence, XLSIOR and more: how the big gay cruise operators really differ in model, mood and regio...
What a gay cruise is really about: full charter versus group on board, the atmosphere, a typical day, and hone...
Travel Safety & Rights
For most queer travellers the border is a non-event — but a little prep for your phone, your documents and you...
Index ranks, ILGA maps and government advisories each measure something different. Here's how to read them tog...
Your marriage does not travel automatically. Where same-sex couples are recognised, what legal status actually...
Lost passport, theft, a medical scare or discrimination abroad: who to call, what to do first, and the half-ho...
How open you are on holiday is your call, place by place. Learn to read the context, use the safe corners of y...
Travelling with PrEP or HIV medication: how to carry your meds, what customs and a doctor's certificate requir...
Whether a destination is safe for queer travellers rarely comes down to a simple label. Here's how to read a c...