Place of Origin: Lyckorna, Sweden By Julianne Keskey I arrived home from a fantastic trip to Sweden nearly a week ago and I’m still having night-sweats just thinking about the smell of fresh caught, delicious mussels steaming on an outdoor grill on the sea. If I didn’t have the pictures to prove my experience, I would […]
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Cuba’s LGBT Culture Soars
By Cary Harrison As Global Correspondent for HE Travel and KPFK (Los Angeles) Public Radio, I’ve seen some of the best and not so best versions of everything across the globe. Imagine Broadway-level drag Cabaret with high-end professional ballet dancers for the cost of a rum and Coke or a $1.50 bottle of domestic Cuban beer.I […]
Adventures in China (Part 1)
By Julianne Keskey At the beginning of April I had the pleasure of spending seven days in China. This was the first time I had ever ventured outside of the US and I was just a bit terrified. I researched and prepared myself as best I could and set out for my solo journey at […]
Cruise Ships or a Small Group Tour? Get the Facts.
By Zachary Moses At HE travel, we are very proud of the small-group tours that we have developed in-house over the past 40+ years. Our travelers just LOVE our small-group packages, but we also have guests for whom cruising offers the perfect vacation – and we are here for them as well! Since HE Travel operates a full […]
Secret Gay Tour Of The MET
By Tony Adams Professor Andrew Lear was a hit with the New York City HE Travel alumni and friends who came to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for his “Secret Gay Tour Of The MET.” The tour was offered by HE Travel as a way of saying thank you to those in the city who […]
New Zealand’s Māori Tribes Celebrate Their Gay Children
By Cary Harrison On my recent trip to New Zealand I learned New Zealand has a different relationship with their indigenous people than Australia. Australian aboriginals are still largely personae non-grata despite technical cultural protections. As Australia became settled, vulnerable aboriginals had no defense against British firepower and thin “promises”. However, neighboring New Zealand’s indigenous […]