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Palm Springs Annual Modernism Week

Sidewalks bustle with visitors making shopping choices at owner-operated boutiques, restaurants offer alfresco tropical drinks on their patios, and hotels are booked solid. The onslaught of Modernism Week brings diehard architecture groupies to Palm Springs in mid-February each year. Modernism Week, actually a period of ten days, dives into the … Read more

Czech Republic 2014

What’s Happening, Czech Republic 2014

A trip to the Czech Republic is amazing in any time of year—whether it’s for May Day festivities in the springtime, the not-too-hot weather during summer or the magical holiday season. But if you’re looking to experience Bohemia like a local, plan your trip during one of these events, happening … Read more

The Film Festival Scene, Austin

So, if you’re like me, you’ve been thinking that this summer’s blockbusters aren’t up to par and with ticket prices to see a first run film out of control, the experience is a bit of a letdown.  Summer is all about smash hits and top-grossers, but this summer hasn’t delivered.  … Read more

AIA Cruise Around Manhattan

On a recent balmy night just before sunset, we set sail on Classic Harbor Line’s “Around Manhattan Architecture Tour.” Hosted by the American Association of Architects/New York chapter (AIANY), the cruise highlights the city’s iconic buildings, bridges and landmarks and helps place Manhattan in an architectural perspective but with a … Read more

Winter Party, Miami

When the “Winter Party” people plan an end of winter party every year in Miami Beach, the word “party” is taken seriously.  This year no less than 12 parties were planned over a 5 day span. That’s an average of more than 2 parties a day in case you flunked … Read more

White Party 28 in Miami

  It was 8:30 on the Saturday night of White Party weekend and my partner still had nothing white to wear to the crown jewel of White Party Week in Miami, the White Party itself. I’d waited 28 years to get to the biggest and the best gay party on … Read more

4th Annual Ft. Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

Hot on the heels of the upcoming fall and winter resort season, the Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Film Festival is gearing up to present a compelling selection of almost 40 films for the 2012 season from October 4-7. In addition to the roster of screenings, this year’s festivities will … Read more

Enrichment Cruising: Voyages to Antiquities

Perhaps you’ve seen the film or at least the overplayed cigarette lighting scene on an Oscars telecast.  Bette Davis as Charlotte Vale, heiress to be from a prominent Boston family, has a tragic nervous breakdown, gets shipped off to a sanitarium, loses 50 lbs. and is handed the offer of … Read more

What’s New In Luxury Hotel Spas?

Every good hotelier knows that guests demand a decent spa.  Long gone are the days when a small room and a massage table in the bowels of a hotel constitutes a ‘spa’ which is why even historic hotels with limited space are endeavouring to meet demands. Take the Plaza Athénée … Read more

London’s New Hotels

London has always had lavish hotels but never before in its long and revered history has the Big Smoke been blessed with so many luxury offerings in such a short a span of time, all racing to pass the winners’ tape before The Olympics had even begun.  Many of them … Read more

Tourists Love Pride Toronto

Pride Toronto is one of the biggest LGBT events in the world, and it’s about to get even bigger with World Pride on the horizon for 2014. With over a million estimated attendees this year taking part in one of more of the festivities planned during the three day event, … Read more

Montreal’s Gay Pride

Are you ready for Montreal’s third annual Queer of the Year competition? Yup, you’ve read that correctly. Five finalists will be flown to Montreal while it’s in full bloom for Gay Pride week (Aug 13-19) for an all expense paid trip.  Finalists will be judged in a series of “social … Read more

Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th Anniversary

This year marks the 75th anniversary of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.  This elegant red, art deco bridge is still considered a modern civil engineering feat and has, since its completion in 1937, become one of America’s most iconic and beloved monuments. Events to celebrate the bridge will be going … Read more

New York City Cruises

It’s summer, which means that along with the overbearing heat, the streets of New York City are teeming with people. While I usually don’t mind bumping shoulders with strangers, sometimes we all need a break from the chaos. Instead of holing up at home or in your hotel room, let … Read more

Festivals Around the World

Summer just doesn’t make sense without food trucks, outdoor concerts, free performances, and hoards of travelers looking for a place to camp out. Whether you depart with a backpack or arrive first class, there’s a festival out there for you this summer, and here’s just a few of the best … Read more