Travel Communities

Enchanting Paradise: Camille Thomas’s Paradise in Puerto Rico
- Heather Cassell
- April 7, 2012
Women looking to be enchanted going into the holiday season don’t need to look any further than Puerto Rico.
Read More
Classic Party Girl: Kathy Miller
- Heather Cassell
- April 7, 2012
A freshly minted 33 year old lesbian at the time, Kathy Miller, 57, was on the hunt for other professional women like herself during the early 1980s. The professional party girl for corporate and school events heard about the Dinah Shore Golf Tournament, so she made her way out to the California desert to check out the scene in Palm Springs.
Read More
Ultimate Party Girl: Mariah Hanson
- Heather Cassell
- April 7, 2012
Throwing big parties was Mariah Hanson’s birthright it seems. During the past 20 years, Mariah, has brought The Dinah, the largest annual lesbian party in the world, in Palm Springs, Calif. to new heights.
Read More
Ladies of the Night: Robin Gans and Sandy Sachs
- Heather Cassell
- April 7, 2012
It’s hard to imagine lesbian dance clubs without go-go dancers, hot disk jockeys spinning the latest dance mix, and large warehouse-like spaces packed with glittery women sipping the trendiest drinks and grinding the night away.
Read More
Oh Dinah! Celebrating 20 Years of Sapphic Fun in the Sun
- Heather Cassell
- April 7, 2012
Once a simple gathering of women who love golf coupled with a host of house parties, Dinah Shore weekend has grown into the biggest lesbian party on the planet, according to promoters.
Read More
A Girl for Every Port: GirlPorts.com
- Heather Cassell
- March 27, 2012
An avid worldwide traveler, Canadian Tanya Churchmuch wanted more from lesbian travel guides, but couldn’t find what she wanted.
Read More
The Road Less Traveled: Lesbian Travel Tales
- Heather Cassell
- March 27, 2012
When I embarked on a search for stories by queer women travelers, I didn’t expect that it would be a journey in itself: “L Word”, “power lesbians” and years of treasure troves of lesbian travel tales pilfered from the pages of lesbian magazines be damned.
Read MorePlaying All Day: Gina Gatta of Damron Dishes About A Girl Guide’s Work
- Heather Cassell
- March 14, 2012
It must be hard traveling the world to let people know where the best queer places are to go and what to see, but for Gina Gatta, president and editor-in-chief of Damron, the oldest LGBT travel guide company based in San Francisco, it’s all in a days work.
Read More
Chic Spots
- Heather Cassell
- March 1, 2011
No longer restricted to back alley dives, queer women are on the move hanging out in chic upscale, but casual bars and restaurants and displaying their Sapphic love all over the San Francisco Bay Area.
Read More
A traveler’s oyster in Reno and Lake Tahoe
- Heather Cassell
- June 24, 2010
Looking for a great getaway that offers mega-variety entertainment options and fine dining with easy access to tranquility? Don’t overlook Reno and Lake Tahoe
Read More
Lesbians Cruise the Seas with a Cause
- Heather Cassell
- December 10, 2009
More than a thousand lesbians braved tropical storm Ida and sailed through rough waters to have fun in the sun and to lend a helping hand in the Caribbean last month on Sweet’s maiden adventure on the high seas.
Read More
Tel Aviv’s Sizzling Gay Women’s Scene
- Heather Cassell
- June 25, 2009
The women are hot in gay old Tel Aviv and their party scene is even hotter.
Read More