Recent Articles: Gaycations

Gay Travel Guru’s Visit to Bangkok: Food

Bangkok, Thailand - A city where ancient traditions meet new visions. Where treasures and culinary treats are hidden around every corner! This is a city filled with expats, travelers, and locals melding together to create what is known as the Bangkok experience. With over 8 million people in Bangkok, and 14 million in the metro area, there are many worlds to be explored while visiting the gateway to Southeast Asia. Beneath the canopy of high rises you’ll find the hustle and bustle of tuktuks, mopeds, food vendors, and pedestrians. No matter day or night, the people of Bangkok work hard to keep this city moving. While Bangkok can seem intimidating at first glance, a few helpful tips will allow you to hit the ground running and experience all this city has to offer. - read more

Visit These 5 Countries Before They Get Too Popular!

Do you have a dream to travel the world? There are a lot of countries out there, and some of them are more popular than others. Though it sounds great to visit the popular ones, keep in mind that the more people visit a country, the more it's going to cost. There are some beautiful, amazing countries out there that still have yet to be mostly undiscovered by most travelers. When heading out on your next international vacation, check out these great countries. - read more

Inside Scoop in the Windy City!

Our friend Heather Cassell from San Francisco recently spent a few days in Chicago and tells all about it this week in her column with the Bay Area Reporter! - read more

Gay Travel Guru reviews The Chedi Hotel - Chiang Mai

As you approach The Chedi Hotel for the first time, the simplicity of the exterior doesn’t even give a glimpse of the zen experience awaiting behind the walls. With a simple sign that says “The Chedi”, you pull up the short drive and you can’t help but relax from the second you walk through the front entrance. The only five-star hotel in Chiang Mai, the only thing preventing it from being a heavenly experience is that it is physically here on earth in the beautiful city of Chiang Mai. - read more

Gay Travel Guru’s Visit to Bangkok: Nightlife and Culture!

Bangkok, Thailand - A city where ancient traditions meet new visions. Where treasures and culinary treats are hidden around every corner! This is a city filled with expats, travelers, and locals melding together to create what is known as the Bangkok experience. With over 8 million people in Bangkok, and 14 million in the metro area, there are many worlds to be explored while visiting the gateway to Southeast Asia. - read more

Gay Guide to Puerto Vallarta!

"I’ve been living here for 11 years. And have had ZERO problems or run-ins with bad guys or police (well, there was that ticket for using my cellphone while driving), " says Paul who owns Hotel Mercurio. - read more

Gay Girl’s Guide to San Francisco

Here is the guide of guides for the city of cities. San Francisco is held on such a pedestal for us gays and while it's true that the numbers of gays here are vast (something like 1 in 3 people are homos!) it's easy to forget that it's also just a big city with all kinds of people living in it. - read more

Gay Girl’s Guide to London!

I've lived in London on and off for about a year total, once at 21 and then again at 26. Now I'm pottering around in Brighton, but still go up to London every week. - read more

The Gay Travel Guru does Songkran, Thai New Year!

The Gay Travel Guru does Songkran, Thai New Year! - read more

The Gay Travel Guru’s Inside Scoop on the St. Regis Hotel Bangkok

The St. Regis Hotel was started with one simple vision. To provide all hotel guests the same luxury service the original owner, John Jacob Astor IV, had in his own home. From this vision, one of the finest hotels in history was created and the Butler Service was launched at the St. Regis Hotel over 100 years ago. Still to this day, there are three principles that guide these hotels and the St. Regis Bangkok is no exception. - read more