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India Launches Queer Taxis

You know it could be a great plot for a Bollywood movie: a story about India’s first-ever queer-owned and operated taxi companies, Gender Taxi and Rainbow Wings.

However, it’s a true story. Last month two start-up taxi cab companies were launched. Rainbow Wings, the Mumbai-based cab company dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender drivers, launched January 20. Gender Taxi, is Kerala’s first-ever state sponsored transgender owned- and –operated taxi company, launched on January 31.

Both cab companies aim to help integrate LGBTQ Indians into society by providing them with an avenue for employment through entrepreneurship.

‘Orange Is The New Black” star Lea Delaria (Photo: Sophy Holland)

Broadway and TV Star Lea DeLaria Is Set To Jazz Up The Dinah

“Orange Is The New Black” star and hottest veterans of Broadway musicals and stand-up comedy, Lea DeLaria is returning to The Dinah for a special night of comedy and music.

Reunited: (l-r) Björn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Benny Andersson as they are today at the opening of Mama Mia! The Party in Stockholm, Sweden on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. (Photo: ABBA/Facebook)

The Party Continues: ABBA Opens New Mama Mia! The Party Restaurant In Stockholm

The 1970s Swedish disco stars just gave fans another reason to head to Stockholm with the opening of their new restaurant, Mama Mia! The Party, January 20.

UNWTO Says Tourism Worldwide Reached A Record 1.2 Billion In 2015

Travelers around the world are crossing boarders more than ever before rather than staying home, according to the United Nations World Travel Organization.

UNWTO’s world travel experts examined the number of international arrivals in countries around the world and determined that tourism globally grew 4.4% reaching a total of 1,184 million in 2015, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.

Dinah goers splash around in the pool and dance under the sun at The Dinah's Saturday Pool Party during the celebration's 25th anniversary in 2015. (Photo: Super G)

Turning Tables: Dinah Announces DJ Lineup With A Twist

Keeping the music pumping and the sounds fresh The Dinah delivers global celebrity DJs Samantha Ronson and Mary Mac along with the best female DJs from across the US to Palm Springs, California.

It’s going to be a power packed nitty gritty weekend of music as DJs Samantha Ronson and Mary Mac spin and Elle King takes the stage during the 4-day all-girl extravaganza, March 30 – April 2. This is just the beginning ladies.

Groove Master DJ Mary Mac To Spin Her Spell On The Dinah

The dance floor will be slamming when DJ Mary Mac hits the turntables at The Dinah, March 30 – April 2, in Palm Springs.

The legendary DJ and performer joins fellow celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson in the DJ booth along with nine other DJs inspiring more than 15,000 women to work up a sweat on the dance floor during 4-day all-girl party in the desert.

Hotels Swipe Back At The Mobile World

Found a better deal on a hotel while swiping through your hotel search app? WAIT! Don’t swap hotels so fast. You might end up paying for two rooms. Why? You might be charged a cancellation fee that could be up to cost of that night’s room.

Felicity Aston, the first woman to ski across Antarctica solo, looking at the view from her tent. (Photo: Courtesy of Felicity Aston)

Out Into The Great White Land

There’s nothing in career guides on how to become a modern explorer.

Not even Felicity Aston knew that when she accepted a job in Antarctica simply because it was more exciting and interesting than any other options at the time that she was embarking on a career as an explorer.

Australia’s Qantas Airlines is number one for the third year in a row for AirlineRatings.com’s annual airline safety survey. (Photo: Courtesy of AdelaideNow)

Top 20 Safest Airlines In The World + 10 Budget Airlines To Trust

Set Your Nerves At Ease In The Sky Booking With These Airlines by Heather Cassell I might be unusual, but I don’t worry much about flying. I worry more every day with the crazy drivers on the freeway. However, for the rest of the 3.6 billion people on 34 million flights last year that squeeze […]

ABBA in 1974, from left to right: Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida), Agnetha Fältskog, and Björn Ulvaeus (Photo: SoAugusta.org)

Travel To The Land Of ABBA: Stockholm

It goes without saying, you can’t visit Stockholm without going to the ABBA The Museum and The Swedish Music Hall of Fame at Djurgården. It’s a must for music and Broadway buffs and movie goers who love “Mama Mia!” and music lovers all around.

This year, Stockholm will be the place to be as it hosts the 61st annual Eurovision Song Contest, May 10 – 14.

12 Places To Go In 2016

From Ireland to Iran, Girls That Roam Selected These 12 Countries As The Top Destinations To Journey To In 2016 by Heather Cassell and Super G Oh there are so many places to go that it’s really hard to pick and choose just 12. Why not be able to go everywhere? Well, that’s humanly impossible. […]

Vakil Mosque in Shiraz, Iran. (Photo: Fusion.net)

Ancient And Modern Iran Is Number 12 On Our List Of Places To Venture To In 2016

Naturally, one of the first thoughts is travel. After all it’s the bed of the Persian Empire, the pathway of the Silk Road, and much more, but Americans and many other Western travelers don’t know what is behind the veil of Iran.