by Kaleb Smith, HE Travel Storyteller This is the second in a series of three blog posts. Read Part 1 HERE. Canyon Day 3: Today was incredible. We came to one of our first hiking areas, high up the canyon wall, called Nankoweep, the Ancient Puebloan Granary. Once we reached the site, our Captain Adam told us how the natives […]
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Splash! An Adventure in Understanding your Place in the World (Part 1)
by Kaleb Smith, HE Travel Storyteller Pre-Canyon Day 1: Leaving Home I woke up late, but then maybe I should have actually set my alarm. Fail. I also should have gone to bed at a decent hour, but when my hot fiancé was ready for some intimate time before I left home for ten days…well, use […]
Keynote Address at International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association World Conference
By Hanns Ebensten; Vancouver, May 14th, 2004 Good morning: As you can see, I am a very old man, and it amazes me to see the mayor of the City of Vancouver, and other dignitaries here today to welcome a homosexual gathering – because, when I was young, we were all criminals and lived furtive […]
My Wild South Africa Adventure (Part 3)
By Zachary Moses This is the third in a series. Click to read Part 1 and Part 2. Day 7: To the Reserve We drove this morning to the Shamwari Game Reserve. We’d chosen this reserve because it lies conveniently outside of the Malaria zone. We arrived at the lodge in time for a wonderful lunch, followed […]
My Wild South Africa Adventure (Part 2)
The Adventure Continues This is the second in a series. Click Here to read Part 1. Day 4: Crossing Southern Africa We started our day off with a visit to the wonderful Harold Porter Botanical Gardens. We came across an owl’s nest and were able to get a good look at the baby chicks in the […]
My Wild South Africa Adventure Tour
My Wild South Africa Adventure Tour By Zachary Moses The creation of my wild South Africa gay adventure tour started in 2012, when two HE Travel Alumni, Sam and Lou, joined me on one of HE Travel’s first high adrenaline gay tours in Israel. While on that tour, they both mentioned to me that they have always […]