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 […]
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Reminiscence by a Guest
By Zachary Moses I recently published a little note from my hotel room in Ireland, where I was nervously contemplating my next harebrained adventure, Coasteering. We had a plan to put on wet suits and life jackets, then jump into the ocean from one of Ireland’s sea cliffs in order to swim into the caves carved into […]
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? Is Everything Bigger in “Gay Texas?”
Day 1: How much food can you eat? Why the hell did I fly to Dallas? Honestly, for several months I have been confused about why I accepted this invitation, ever since Michael Doughman from the Dallas Tavern Guild contacted me out of the blue and invited me to visit his city. Is there a gay Texas though? […]
Gay Africa Tour Research: Civilized and Not So Civilized (Part 4)
This is the last in a four-part series. Click to read Part 1 OR Part 2 or Part 3. I thought they would never find everyone at the outdoor reception to take us back to our hotels. It was dark, people were drunk, and the party was clearly still going. Even though the town of Swakopmund is very small, the […]