By Philip Sheldon, CEO Key West: Florida gay marriage pioneers! Based on a clear statement by a Federal Judge on New Year’s Day, my home state of Florida can no longer prevent gay marriages, so it was with great honor and privilege that I was present at the first official wedding of a gay couple in Florida […]
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Thanksgiving in Puglia Guest Testimonial
By Michael Broussard This was my third HE Travel experience, and they have all been wonderful vacations, and all very different. I had been considering the Puglia bike tour for over a year, but at my age (60) I was worried I would not be able to “keep up with the pack,” even though I […]
Irish Adventure Development (Part 1)
Last year I joined the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s (ATTA) World Summit in Namibia. It was an amazing experience, and gave me fabulous ideas for a new adventure tour that we plan to offer in last 2015 or in 2016. I decided to give it another go and I signed up for the Ireland Summit […]
At Home in a Distant Land: Puglia, May 2014
By Philip Sheldon, CEO Last winter, my staff challenged me to name the last time I went on a real vacation, rather than travel for a conference, a family visit or to research or lead an HE Travel gay tour. I couldn’t remember. So I checked our calendar of great spring and summer tours, and […]
Is Dallas a Gay Hotspot? Is Everything Bigger in “Gay Texas?” (Part 3)
By Zachary Moses This is Part 3 in a three-part series. To start at the beginning, click here for Part 1. If you missed the last segment, read Part 2. Continuing the night on the town… Our next bar stop was the Dallas Eagle, a leather and fetish bar. Soon after arriving I was chatted […]
Is Dallas a Gay Hotspot? (Part 2)
Is Everything Bigger in “Gay Texas?” This is Part 2 in a three-part series. If you missed Part 1, click here! Day 3: The Food Keeps Coming. They Should Call This the Dallas Food Tour! When the alarm went off this morning, I felt like a roulette ball was spinning around the inside of my […]