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Gay-Owned Guesthouse: 5 Reasons Why You Should Stay at Mahasen by Foozoo in Colombo

April 27, 2018 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

One of the perks of traveling is that you get to stay in many hotels/guesthouses and you get to taste incredible local hospitality. Mahasen by Foozoo in Colombo (Sri Lanka) is one of those accommodations I’ve stayed where as soon as you enter the door, you feel like you’re welcome

The crowd at 2015 Toronto Pride Parade on Bloor Street.

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Photos: 2015 Toronto Pride Parade

June 29, 2015 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

Here are the photos of the 2015 Toronto Pride Parade. I wasn’t really motivated to finish the Pride because it got boring. I don’t like it when each group has more than 50 people marching and do nothing but walk. Not even cheering. It got drag. So, I decided to

The houses in Castro Street in San Francisco.

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A Gay Village Called Castro

November 7, 2014 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

Castro, a gay village, in San Francisco is the birthplace of America’s gay civil rights movement. It’s synonymous with Harvey Milk[/easyazon_link], one of the pioneers of the gay rights movement that is still alive today. Last summer, I had the chance to explore the stretch of the gay village from

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Gay Tourist in Jordan – How Two Strangers Invited Me for Fun

June 18, 2014 KeepCalmAndWander 6 Comments

Now, I know the best way for a gay guy to get laid in Jordan—wear brightly-colored fashion and accessories. Even if you don’t have to walk like Ru Paul or like a beauty queen, Jordanian men will know that you are a fabulous specie of the human kind. I say

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Gays in Havana

June 4, 2014 KeepCalmAndWander 9 Comments

When I googled “Gays in Havana” prior to my trip, I found a host of information. It seems to me that many establishments in Havana are gay-friendly. Cuba, I reckon, would be the next gay destination. It’s a gay-friendly country and bisexuals abound. It’s safe, too. I was told that

The Gayest and the Most Straight-friendly Casa in Havana

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The Gayest and the Most Straight-friendly Casa / AirBnB in Havana

May 28, 2014 KeepCalmAndWander 3 Comments

Gay Casa in Havana? Of course, it exist! Don’t be fooled by its tiny door when you find it nor think it’s a scary place with narrow steps when going to the second floor. You are, as a matter of fact, in a 114-year old colonial casa that withstood the

, Cuba

35 Things to do in Havana

May 8, 2014 KeepCalmAndWander 10 Comments

These are the 35 things to do in Havana, Cuba. From riding a classic car to watching the sunset at Malecon or strolling the street, Havana is vibrant and teeming with little things to discover. Colonial architecture is literally everywhere. Havana is a kaleidoscope of everything: of collapsing decay, of

Jordan

26 Things to do in Amman

January 2, 2014 KeepCalmAndWander 7 Comments

In January 2013, I won a nine-day trip for two in Jordan, courtesy of EXPLORE, a leading tour company based in the UK. A few days ago, together with a friend, we claimed that prize. I’ve never ever tried using a tour company for my whole trip before and to

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Bangalore Pride Parade 2013

December 8, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 1 Comments

It’s raining rainbows (mostly umbrellas), if not men, at the Bangalore Pride Parade 2013! A fabulous friend of mine (who happens to be also a traveler) has recently attended the event and he got nothing to say but optimism and pride to demand equal rights for all LGBT communities in India. Escorted

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Toronto Pride Parade 2013 Video

July 1, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

I took a total of 700+ photos during the Toronto Pride Parade 2013 yesterday and cut them down to 251 photos. The ones deleted were of poor taste and quality. And I’m still planning to delete some of them, of course. I’ll try to trim them down to 100 good,

Gay Travel

Gay Bars in Chicago

June 18, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 1 Comments

Chicago’s Boystown is to Toronto’s Gay Village or to San Francisco’s Castro, or to Seoul’s Homo Hill, the epicenter of 10.0 magnitude of queerosity! Just like any other gay areas, Boystown is no different: rainbows everywhere. Bars, restaurants, cafes, boutiques and other shops abound the area between Belmont and Addison/Waveland on

Canada

Beaches in Toronto – Bask in the sun and sand and get a tan!

June 3, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 1 Comments

It’s officially not summer in Toronto yet, but the rising temperature is already upon us. Sweaty foreheads and body parts/pits are starting to smell. It’s my pet peeve I can’t hide my disgust on my face. Yuck! There’s only one thing you should do to cool yourself down before exploding

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Chicago Getaway Hostel

May 6, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 2 Comments

I’ve been to more than 20 youth hostels in my travels but Chicago Getaway Hostel already impressed me within an hour after I checked in. It’s the best hostel I’ve ever stayed so far. The moment I walked in, the organized and clean lounge, the friendly ambiance, and the smiling

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Travelling with the Rainbow Wig

April 17, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 11 Comments

Last night, I was in a conversation with two other travelers and one popped the question: What is something that you can’t travel without? One answered her iPad, the other was her cellphone. Me? I can’t travel without my rainbow wig, a symbol of me being different. I sweat glitter,

Canada

Montreal Gay Village

October 28, 2012 alainsojourner 0 Comments

A street with three names: Montreal Gay Village, The Village and Le Village Gai. Getting off at Beaudry Metro Station, the village is a vibrant neighborhood of everything fabulous along St. Catherines Street. In summer, the village is closed to cars to promote the local businesses that serve in the area.

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New York City – Metropolitan Museum of Art

September 5, 2011 alainsojourner 0 Comments

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest museum in the West. It has more than 2 million items! Really, 2 million! You can’t see it in half an hour or so—if you plan to just “drop by the museum.” You have to be there for a day or