The many faces of Mauritius
Mark Twain commented how the godly beauty of the the Indian Ocean Islands, and while colonialism may have driven its national bird to extinction the same colonialism created a melting pot of cultures and one of the only African counties with a lively economy. Daniel Somerville went there to see for himself.
Iglta symposium in Cape Town
The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association founded in 1981 has recently held their fist symposium on the African continent by making Cape Town the destination for their meeting, a fitting venue for a worl body wanting to promote visibility in queer travel.
Raunchy Rio at carnival time
For a few days every year, the streets of Rio de Janeiro overflow with beautiful women in elaborate plumed headdresses, bikinis, sequined gowns, and other fanciful costumes, dancing in the streets with uninhibited sexual allure and you can even see a few drag queens.
Seekers Travel opens gay desk
Seekers Travel announces the launch of a gay desk within the company that specifically deals with the needs of the gay and lesbian traveller. We asked William Fourie why they were targeting this specific market and were surprised to find that they knew what the "pink rand" was.
Cape Town - sexier than the rest
Cape Town is known as the gay capital of Africa and offers an endless smorgasbord of straight friendly gay and lesbian venues (and vice versa), ranging from beaches and bars, to guesthouses and even a ‘beautiful laundrette’. Herman Lategan takes you on a guided trip through the mother of cities.
Place of the great noise
The first description of the wonder of the Aughrabies Falls, one of the world's six largest waterfalls, was published 175 years ago.
Visit the falls.
Maximize you dollars
South Africa is a bargain right now for American, British, and European holidaymakers. The leisure industry has developed to the point where gay men and lesbians travelling either as singles, couples or as a group of friends will find that a luxury vacation in South Africa at unheard of prices is a reality! Increase your buying power.
Nashville, Tennessee
The conservative capital of both country-western music and
Tennessee politics offers a surprising array of gay-friendly diversions, from
hip coffeehouses to alternative bookstores to the largest exclusively gay
nightclub in the United States.
Visit Nashville.
Mapping queer South Africa
Q introduces its new travel site with clickable maps, virtual tours, links and resources and the most comprehensive listings of bars, clubs, guest houses and gay businesses country wide.
Built for pleasure
Rolling hills, forests, bathrooms with paradise views and termite mounds make up Nungubane lodge in the Waterberg. It is malaria-free, different from Kruger and just 3 hours from Johannesburg.
Al fresco at the Westcliff
Johannesburg's luxury Westcliff hotel turns two this year, in the wake of last year's centenary celebrations of its sister hotel, the Mount Nelson, in Cape Town. Mary Dover went there to experience pure luxury in the heart of Gauteng.
Call of the whale
Hermanus gave the world its first whale crier, and like the town criers of yore, there are interesting oddities about this town on South Africa's "garden route" where you can find at least six or seven gay owned businesses that will make your stay a memorable one
Crisco at God's Window
The lowveld in Mpumalanga is overlooked by a high-lying plateau called God's Window because it is like sitting on the roof of southern Africa where you can see everything, including the flood plains of Mozambique. Naure flexes it muscle at puny human beings as the heavens open, unleasing destruction on the beautiful landscape [Feb 29, '00]
Exclusive gay & lesbian cruise to Portuguese islands
Starlight Cruises have been known for their trips in and around the African shores, particularly trips in the warm Indian Ocean and islands off the Mozambique coast. Now they are offering the trip of a lifetime specially for gay and lesbian passengers for February 2001. Book here with Q and Safari Now!
Toronto by night
Toronto's gay dining and nightlife district lies within an easy walk of several gay-friendly B&Bs, party away in
Totonto by night.
Toronto by day
North America's fifth-largest city, Toronto ranks among the world's
favorite gay urban destinations.
Sunny Diego
The southern Californian city, not far from the edges of greater Los Angeles, has beautiful beaches lapped by the Pacific Ocean and there is spill-over Hispanic culture from its neighbours to the south and Spanish is practically a second language.
San Diego by night
Slightly more conservative than either Los Angeles or San Francisco, San Diego is also the more laid-back of the three Californian port cities, it is also on the Mexican border and you could nip accross to Tijuana for real tacos or enchaladas.
Just up your canal
Amsterdam has a gay monument, a gay tourist info kiosk, a gay marijuana shop and scene where the seazy and "vanilla" live side by side seamlessly and effortlessly. And with a pro-gay city council it is easy to see why it is a better candidate for being the true world gay capital
Fire Island or Privincetown?
Both eastern seaboard towns have a noticable gay presence, while Cherry Grove and The Pines are a favourite gay haunt 50 miles from Manhattan, Provincetown lies at the tip of a peninsula not far from Boston. Andrew Collins takes you there [Feb 29, '00]
 Gran Canaria top Euro gay destination
For 30 years the Spanish island has been a gay holiday mecca for northern Europeans, but Stiges, Ibiza and Mykonos follow close behind. Neville Walker reports on the top ten gay world destinations that includes Cape Town [Mar 31, '00]
International travel convention to expand
IGLTA charts new global expansion in Europe and Canada following 17th convention in San Francisco attended by more than 300 delegates from two dozen nations [Feb 29, '00]
Healthy travel advice
Illness caused by the environment you find yourself in can ruin your holiday and your pocket. ANDREW JAMIESON gives healthy advice on preventable illness. [Oct 12, '99]
SA gay guide
The Daily Mail & Guardian launches South Africa's gay travel guide. The listings include over 500 venues. For the latest updates click on the region you desite in the right-hand column [Feb 29, '00]
Cape Pink Map in second edition
The enromously successful fold-out free map to gay and lesbian Western Cape is out now and available everywhere, including at the airports [Feb 29, '00]
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