By Cliff Locke Whenever I get a chance to travel to Chicago I get really excited. It’s easy for me to do a four day weekend from Michigan. I jump on the train and it seems that in no time I am in downtown Chicago. Traveling by rail is fun, stopping in many small towns […]
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What is a Vacation?
By Cliff Locke The other night a few friends and I were at dinner and we were discussing vacations. I didn’t realize that it would be such an open subject. I thought people would say where they have been or where they would like to go, but that’s not what happened. I told them that […]
Asheville Can Be For Lovers
By Cliff Locke Sometimes it’s not all that easy to figure out where to spend a weekend with the person you love. We wanted someplace where we could enjoy each other’s company, be involved in nature and doing things we haven’t done before. We also wanted someplace that wasn’t that far away and not a […]
New Orleans – The Big Easy
By Cliff Locke To read about our New Orleans tour Click Here! It’s easy to find a good time in New Orleans! Most people think the best time to visit New Orleans is during Mardi Gras, well if you like dealing with large crowds, and I mean large, and not being able to find a parking […]
Cactus and Road Bikes (Part 1)
By Sara Moses In April, 2016 I had the pleasure of flying to Tucson to work with my dear colleague, Andrew Broan, to lead our guests on a nearly 300-mile journey by bike. HE Travel has been directing cycling tour for years, starting back when the company was called Alyson Adventures. And yet, I’ve worked with Phil […]
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 […]






