Hunting down off-the-beaten-track gems is one of the many joys of a good US road trip. And while you may not be ready to strike the Grand Canyon off your trip itinerary just yet, we’re here to woo you with some equally worthy, lesser-known alternatives. Free from the crowds and the hiked-up prices of some of the more popular attractions, here is our rundown of the best hidden vacation spots in the US, from the remote reservations of Arizona to the glittering glaciers of Alaska.
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My love of road trips started early. As a teenager growing up in a suburb of Boston, I discovered Jack Kerouac&#;s classic road trip novel On the Road. The book opened a door to queer history and to places where offbeat weirdos like me could detect their fit.
I wrote my college thesis on road trips, and driving myself to (and from) a summer semester at UC Berkeley as research. I guess I should have known back then that I would end up writing about move for a living!
I&#;ve taken two cross-country road trips – one during college, and one when I moved to California.
I&#;ve also taken shorter road trips: New York to Florida, New York to Atlanta by way of Kentucky (state #44) and Tennessee, and New York to Michigan (state #43).
I spent a month living in a ghost town in Alaska for a writer&#;s retreat, and stayed on for an extra two weeks to explore the state with my partner, who flew out to Juneau to meet me.
Closer to abode, I loving taking weekend trips to cities and towns in the Hudson Valley, where I live.
I love the US – even if I don&#;t always like my country&#;s l
Best Places for Gay Holidays
Sorry for the radio silence here, but after having returned home to the USA for the holidays, I’ve had a lot of time to think and to reflect — mostly about the past year and a bit about the future. And in making some of my plans for the next year, I’ve thought a lot about the past year.
Namely the fact that it’s probably been my gayest year ever. Is that even a thing? Who knows. I don’t care. But I undergo like this was an vital year for gay rights, and also for my own interest in gay travel.
Gay travel?!
Yeah, that topic again. Travel is move, yes. But this year I’ve also realized just how many of my own trips and experiences are almost certainly chosen because of my own sexual preference. Where I’ve traveled to isn’t necessarily anything to do with the fact that I’m gay, I guess, but these are the places that I’ve found that are actually great for other gay travelers like myself—either solo or for gay couples.
I never thought I’d be the guy who ended up goi
North America has some of the most gay friendly countries in the world, particularly in Canada and the USA.
We have travelled extensively across the entire region from Montreal in Canada, Fort Lauderdale in the US, Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, San Salvador in El Salvador, Boca del Toro in Panama, and many more. In this section we review and present the highlights from our gay travels across North America with a spherical up of our best gay travel guides to help you plan your own gay trip to the region.
Is North America safe for gay travellers?
LGBTQ travellers won’t have any problems traveling through most of North America. We found the majority of the region to be very safe. However, as with all destinations in the world, there are pockets of homophobia to look out for, especially in rural areas.
We found Canada to be the gayest and safest destination in North America. The USA also stands firm as a gay mecca, especially California, New York and South Florida. However, large parts of the US are notoriously unsafe for LGBTQ travelers, especially middle America and larg