Category: Travel

Looking for some summer loving? Here’s where to head next… WORDS BY KATIE BASKERVILLE HEADER VIA PEXELS – COTTONBRO STUDIO   Let’s not beat about the bush. Travelling as an LGBTQIA+ person can be a little…sketchy, especially when on the lookout for romance. That’s why we’ve put together a list of some of the best holiday destinations for queer folk, so you can lotion up and get down to some serious holiday romancing. Whether you’re looking for summer sunshine, city breaks or lakes and mountain scenery to lose yourself in,…

You can spend a lifetime here and not scratch the surface, but here’s where we’d start WORDS RHYS THOMAS Back in 2013, if it were an independent country Mexico City (known variously as Ciudad de México, CDMX and DF), would have been the fifth-largest economy in Latin America. It is simply massive, and has one of the most varied, sensorially stimulating energies you’ll find. An architectural paradise, a food-lover’s utopia and, above all, a chaotic beautiful unforgettable place to experience. So, how should one experience it? Let’s begin.  The queer…

“Oh we do love to be beside the seaside, oh we do love to be beside the sea!” WORDS RHYS THOMAS The south coast of England has clusters of quaint villages, queer landmarks, and welcoming locals. Here, we’ve curated a guide for how to explore this lovely pocket of the UK, the GAY (TIMES) way.  Brighton  Essential for: those who like some seaside with their queer city (so everyone really…)  The obvious starting point. Many queer men were initially drawn to Brighton to visit the enormous numbers of soldiers garrisoned…

Behold: a totally subjective guide to the queerest landmarks in London, Hell Island’s occasionally redeemable capital city. WORDS RHYS THOMAS Have you ever stomped about a city like a feral rat with a penchant for iced vanilla matcha? Stomp, clack, stomp, the ice rattling everywhere, wired headphones in, pushing straight cis men in suits out of the damn way? Well, one sunny weekend, I did.  I had no agenda for my tirade of steps. But then I decided on one: visit like all of the queer landmarks across London. Because,…