Discover Bristol, the B-City

Ideal for a day trip from London, Britain’s ‘Western capital’ also has a vibrant gay life

Take the perfect ‘gaycation’ at an LGBT homestay

Gay Homestays offer safe, comfortable and affordable accomodation in destinations around the world

The VW Scirocco gets our emotions going

A cool car with green credentials, we test-drive the Scirocco R-Line 2.0 ltr TDI BlueMotion

Florence and the greatest minds of all time

Three days in the ‘capital’ of Tuscany, Florence, are enough to understand why Italians have always had good taste

Miami’s South Beach: Boys, bikinis, sun, sand and sex

Art Deco elegance provides the perfect frosting for SoBe’s moreish cake of glam, glitz and hedonistic silliness

Why Goodwood Revival gets our motors running

You haven’t really started to enjoy driving until you have embraced vintage cars, we headed to the Goodwood Revival to find out more

Finding Atlantis: white sandy beaches and endless pampering

We visit Atlantis Bahía Real resort on the sun-kissed island of Fuerteventura for natural beauty and outstanding service

Northern Ireland: culture, seafood and ginger boys and girls

The northern part of the island is a new cool destination. Bars, cafes, restaurants, events and new museums like Titanic Belfast

London fights to be world’s most popular gay hotspot

New York City remains the number one destination for LGBT tourists, but London and the UK have grown in popularity

Experience the grottos and lobsters of Alghero, a Catalan city in Sardinia

Beaches, a medieval city centre, a marina and one of the best Italian grottos… but Alghero is also about food and the ‘aragosta alla catalana’, a celebrated lobster dish

Brisbane Pride Festival hits this September

This year’s Brisbane Pride Festival will run from August 31 until September 30 and comes just as the weather hots up in Australia’s ‘sunshine state’

Countdown to Cardiff’s gay pride

Mardis Gras on 1 September brings The Freemasons, Bright Light Bright Light, X Factor’s Marcus Collins, Ruth Lorenzo and more to the festival stage

Liven up in northern England’s cultural capital Liverpool

From Monet to Kim Cattrall and an amphibian tour worthy of a Queen, Liverpool has more to offer than Beatles and football

The Scottish Borders meet me with whisky and a warm welcome

A new gay destination, home of wonderful palaces and mansions, parks and rivers, exquisite food and hidden treasures, just one hour south of Edinburgh

Six ways to survive your Berlin hangover

From beaches and boat trips to salt grottos and Turkish baths, Berlin is the perfect place to beat the post-party blues

Get your top off for the open road

Chris Thomas starts his new motoring column with a look at why ownership of convertibles –much loved by gays –is going through the roof

Stoke Park: Licensed to thrill

Drive out into the English countryside for a stay at the exquisite Stoke Park five-star hotel – which is even glamorous enough for James Bond

Escape to the sun and take to the water with Pink Lake

It’s just two weeks to go to the international LGBT Pink Lake festival in Austria’s beautiful mountains – and the last chance to book

We get behind the wheel for a trip to Whitstable

We test drive the new Alfa Mito TwinAir on a day trip from traffic-packed central London to the seaside tranquility of Whitstable

A luxury retreat in the heart of Berlin

Pamper yourself in one of the world’s most exciting cities with a stay at the Hotel de Rome in Berlin

Come to Brooklyn for some real New York flavor

Jean Paul Zapata explores the outer borough of Brooklyn for Latin food, botanical gardens and lesbian ‘her-story’
 

And exhale… a week of yoga in northern Thailand

Anna Leach discovers a week’s yoga retreat in Pai in northern Thailand is more than a great workout

Prost! Top six beer gardens in Munich and Upper Bavaria

Sup on a chilled lager like a movie star in Tom Cruise’s favorite drinking spot or literally drink in beer history at the world’s oldest brewery

Join us at Austria’s Pink Lake

The hills will be alive with the sound of LGBT travellers as Austria’s picturesque town of Velden hosts the international Pink Lake festival this August

Sydney celebrates Bear Pride in August

Sydney’s bear community is celebrating its wintertime festival in August this year with eight events across five days

Come to Queens for some real New York flavor

GSN explores the outer borough of Queens for street meat, outdoor art and the gay rights struggle that came before Stonewall

Gay cruise claims it was banned from Morocco

A ship carrying 2,000 gay holidaymakers says it was told it would not be allowed to dock in Casablanca but the country’s Tourism Minister disputes this and says the ship is still welcome to visit

Have some summer fun in gay San Francisco

The gay mecca of the USA will host an overwhelming number of events for the entire LGBT community over the summer, ranging from small parades to major galas

The sun never sets on Stockholm

DJ and alternative gay scene svengali Amy Lamé checks out the coolest LGBT hangouts in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm

Take your tastebuds to infinity and beyond in Brussels

Pimp your fine dining experience at one of the Belgian capital’s less conventional eateries