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San Francisco’s Public Transit System Goes High Tech

It’s about time! Technology is finally reaching the public sector: transportation, in the technology capital of the world. San Franciscans and visitors will get around the City by the Bay using their smartphones with the new MuniMobile.

(L to R) Moksha Jetley, owner of Back ‘N’ Beyond Travels in India; Monica (Germany), Chritiana (Austria), Tina (New Zealand) on the way to Tsomorori Lake in Ladakh. (Photo: Courtesy of Back ‘N’ Beyond Travels)

See India By Motorcycle With Back ‘N’ Beyond Travels

Ever dream of cruising along the Arabian Sea from Kerala to Goa by motorcycle or riding up to the Taj Mahal? How about taking on the Himalayas roaring through the twisty mountain roads and going on some off-roading adventures?

Sleep in charming old world luxury at Hofsas House in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. (Photo: checkinly.com)

European Charm in Carmel at Hofsas House

After more than six decades of European hospitality, the Hofsas House (San Carlos Street; 831) 624-2745; ; HofsasHouse.com) in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California continues to celebrate its commitment to travelers who enjoy charm and comfort. The Bavarian-inspired boutique hotel that is owned by the Theis family is uniquely located in the city that has been recognized as one of the most romantic cities in the world by Travel + Leisure magazine.

Lesbians in Morocco have to choose to stay or go because coming out at home means a life of hiding or a life destroyed. Photo: (Marie von Hafften / GlobalPost)

Traveling Britons Free To Be Carefree When Vacationing Abroad

A lot of factors come into play when planning a vacation: where to go, where to stay, what to do, where to eat, how to get there, cost, weather and much more, but human rights and more specifically lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights? … That’s a low priority, according to a recent United Kingdom survey.

The rights of the residents who UK travelers encounter at the destination of their choice in question rated low, very low, like a 7% low, in a recent survey conducted by YouGov that was commissioned by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance.

International Wine Fair “Destination: Wine,” on November 7 (2 – 8 p.m.) and 8 (12 – 6 p.m.) on the departures level of Terminal 1 at Frankfurt Airport in Germany. The event is open free to the public at the departures hall A and B, but tastings are about $20 (15€, plus 5€ refundable deposit for the wine-tasting glass).

Frankfurt Airport Toasts To Its 2nd Annual International Wine Fair

OK. Girls That Roam has to love Frankfurt Airport. Why love an airport? They are hosting an international wine fair inside the airport. That’s right. A wine fair right in the middle of the airport.

This is the second year the German airport is hosting its wildly successful International Wine Fair, themed “Destination: Wine,” on November 7 and 8.

The upstairs bedroom in The Bantam Roost casita at Casa Gallina in Taos, New Mexico.(Photo: Courtesy of Casa Gallina)

Casa Gallina Enchants Guests With Country Life New Mexico Style

The entire Casa Gallina is aesthetically pleasing to the eye showcasing local artists and antique pieces as well as sustainable retaining its functionality as a farm with gardens and fruit orchards along the Rio Fernando River.

Cruising the high seas in luxury aboard Cunard Cruise Line’s the Queen Mary 2. (Photo: Courtesy of Cunard Cruise Line)

Cunard Launches First-Ever Fashion Week Cruise

Cunard Cruise Line Announces Fashion Week Cruise Across The Atlantic Along With Cruises Celebrating Big Bands and British Cuisine As A Part Of Its Sailing Calendar In 2016 by Heather Cassell Cunard Cruise Line, the British luxury cruise line, is bringing back fashion and style to cruising with its first-ever Transatlantic Fashion Week along with […]

Dana Zzyym, right, the plaintiff in a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal against the US State Department seeking more gender options for passports, responds to a question while Paul D. Castillo, staff attorney in the South Central Regional Office of Lambda Legal in Dallas, looks on during a news conference about the case Monday, October 26, 2015, in Denver, Colorado. Dana, an intersex person, was denied a US passport for refusing to check either male or female on the application form. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

US State Department Sued To Allow Third Gender Passports

Denied a passport, Dana Zzyym, an intersex activist, is suing the United States State Department.

The Fort Collins, Colorado resident, who doesn’t identify as male or female, filed a lawsuit refusing to have to be forced to identify themselves by the gender markers currently available to applicants for US passports October 26.

Monday also was International Intersex and Transgender Awareness Day.

The Chicken Kabob at Khyber Pass Kabob Restaurant . (Photo: Super G)

Khyber Pass Dishes Up Rockin’ Afghan Cuisine

When my friend suggested Khyber Pass Kabob Restaurant (7467 Village Parkway, #9; 925-828-6000; KhyberPassKabob.com) and told me that it was a five-star restaurant on a popular review website located in a strip mall in Dublin, California I was definitely on high alert. So was Babes, who shares my feelings about restaurants and strip malls.

Babes however stayed silent and went with it in a highly unusual fashion for her. She even smiled with optimism when we stepped through the doors of Khyber Pass and were clearly in a whole other world.

The majestic El Capitan at Yosemite National Park in California. (Photo: Super G)

Naturally Awestruck at Yosemite

Fall is finally making an appearance. The trees are turning colors and the last gasps of summer are gripping California. Now is probably one of the best times of the year to slip away to Yosemite National Park (209-372-0200), which is located in the northeastern part of the Golden State, about a three hour drive from San Francisco.

October kicks off Yosemite’s celebration of 125 years since it officially became a national park. Next year also marks the centennial of America’s national parks.

Wendy Gavinski, owner of Divas SnowGear, a women’s apparel company for snowmobiling, out on the trails in Wisconsin. (Photo: Courtesy of Divas SnowGear)

Wendy Gavinski Designs Divas SnowGear for the Snow Girl in You

How many times has this happened to you: You’re going out snowmobiling and you realize you don’t have a thing to wear?

Okay, maybe it’s never happened to you. It’s never happened to me, either. But it could: over 1.4 million snowmobiles (“sleds,” to those in the know) are registered in this country, and the numbers are growing. Women are making up an increasing percentage of the total, and so every year, more and more women find themselves ready to hit the trails with almost literally nothing to wear.

(l to r) Kathrin, Kerstin, Monica, Tina, tour guide of Towanda Women’s Motorcycling Tours; Stephi and Susanne enjoying Lake Wanaka during TWMT’s New Zealand tour in 2010. (Photo: Courtesy of Towanda Women Motorcycle Tours)

Women are ‘Born to be Wild’

In August, when the Highway Runaways roared into San Francisco on their Harley’s from Brooklyn, I suddenly started to think about Scarlett, our Ninja 500R Kawasaki, in the garage and hitting the road down the coast or up to wine country with Super G as her “back seat Betty.”