Month: August 2017

Thailand Ayuthaya (Photo: Courtesy of Voyages Jules Verne)

What Is The Safest Asian Country For Women Travelers?

Dreaming of a last-minute girlfriend getaway or a solo retreat? How about jetting off to Thailand?

The Southeast Asian country is wooing women travelers to its friendly shores with its second annual Women’s Journey Thailand campaign. The campaign brings together more than 800 public and private entities that provide discounts from flights, hotels, car rentals, dining, shopping, entertainment, and more all geared toward women.

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Diners enjoy the unique California-centric cuisine at The Lexington House in Los Gatos, California. (Photo: Courtesy of Peninsula Eats)

Sensational California Experience At Lexington House

Modern Northern California cuisine meets classic inspired cocktails in a welcoming atmosphere at The Lexington House (40 North Santa Cruz Avenue, 408-354-1600, thelexlg.com) in Los Gatos, California.

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Two camping lesbians kissing (Photo: Courtesy of Steph Grant Photography)

Get Campy At These Queer Summer Camps

Queer campers are taking advantage of the dogged summer days as summer winds down as the end of August nears.

Campers will pack up their tents and head out into nature on both sides of the American coasts next week for Camp Camp and Lesbian Summer Camp – Endless Days of Summer – Beach Party.

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Santo Domingo Nightlife (Photo: Courtesy of partysantodomingo.com/nightlife0

Island Urban Chic and Beaches This is the Santo Domingo Experience

Can you name the largest city in the Caribbean? It’s not San Juan, Havana, or Kingston. It’s an often-overlooked municipality in an often-overlooked country: Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.

Many visitors skip right over this city of 1.5 million and fly into Punta Cana, which is the gateway to the country’s eastern resorts. This is a shame, because while the city can be a little challenging (starched and pressed Nassau, it is not), Santo Domingo offers some of the best dining, nightlife, and sightseeing in the West Indies.

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Spanish trans man cyclist Bart Bloem cycles through Europe in a journey of a lifetime. (Photo: Courtesy of TransBike Europe)

Trans Cyclist Wraps Up European Adventure

Bart Bloem, a 26-year old trans man, set out on in February on a journey across Europe that has taken him from his hometown of Malaga, Spain, where his mother is also from, through 25 counties by the time he will reach Germany on August 12.

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Amanda “Mandy” LaRoque, an American woman searching for her dream vacation home in the Central America landed in a Honduras jail for a “can safe” mistaken for cocaine and is being charged with drug trafficking. (Photo: Courtesy of Amanda LaRoque / Facebook)

Vacationing American Woman Jailed In Honduras

A North Carolina woman on vacation searching for her family’s vacation home was arrested for alleged drug trafficking in Honduras earlier this week.

Amanda “Mandy” LaRoque was at the Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport in Roatan returning home after house hunting with her friend when police stopped her and searched her Sunday, July 30.

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Girls get giddy in the Sprinkles Pool at the Museum of Ice Cream. (Photo: Pintrest)

Brain Freeze! Museum Of Ice Cream Comes To San Francisco

San Francisco is the next stop on the ice cream trail for the immensely popular pop-up Museum of Ice Cream organizers announced Tuesday.

The museum will set up its famed sprinkle pool, banana room, at 1 Grant Avenue in the former Emporio Armani boutique in Union Square, according to media reports.

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