Instinct Travel Desk
Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 09 February 2012
Tags: rail, napa, sonoma, wine country, big gay train, out in the vineyard, wine train, train 
It's official: bigger is better! Especially when it involves dinner and a glass of wine or two. Out In The Vineyard and the Napa Valley Wine Train are back this year featuring The Big Gay Train on March 31st and they've added additional cars to the train thanks to demand! The event showcases local LGBT Winemakers in Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino, California. FULL STORY
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Written by TJ Jarboe | Wednesday, 08 February 2012
Tags: vieques, w retreat & spa, puerto rico, travel, away spa, w hotels, spring getaways
Like most of us, by the time April and May roll around each year I find myself in desperate need of a vacation. If you’re stuck running from family to family during the holidays, any trips in December really don’t count, yet that big summer exotic experience may still seem so far away in mid-to-late spring. And while a weekend jot down to Palm Springs, P-Town or any other adjacent gayborhood to your home is great, sometimes what we all really need is to travel! I’m constantly yearning to get out of the city, and for that matter, out of the state, and indulge myself with new experiences (ideally revolving around various forms of relaxation). So when the opportunity came up to spend a week on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, with my boyfriend... FULL STORY
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 07 February 2012
Tags: just for fun, parody, american airlines
It's old news that American Airlines is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is currently restructuring. But what's making news is one American Airlines employee whose telling the world just how he feels about the situation, while in drag of course.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Tags: atlanta, b&b, gay owned, bed and breakfast
Let's cut to the chase: there's a heated pool, free cocktail hour, free breakfast, easy access to nightlife and clothing is optional. Sound like the perfect gay bed and breakfast? Well, the Blackjack Mountain Inn located in Atlanta is hoping you think so. FULL STORY
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Written by Instinct Staff | Sunday, 29 January 2012
Tags: rail, canada, valentines day, winter, vacation
If you're looking for a different kind of getaway this winter, preferably one without the hassle of weather delays and flight cancellations, maybe you should just stay inside and go for a long, pleasurable ride.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 26 January 2012
Tags: san francisco, airport, sfo, yoga, t2
Does traveling usually have you stressed and missing your daily workout? Well, San Francisco International Airport's newly remodeled Terminal 2 (dubbed "T2") has the perfect fix.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 12 January 2012
Tags: gay travel, new york city, brooklyn lgbt wedding expo, events, borough hall, gay, same sex, marriage equality
In recent years Brooklyn has started encroaching upon Manhattan's gay territory, with homo enclaves popping up in Dumbo, Williamsburg, Park Slope and beyond. But this weekend the borough might seal the deal and steal all the gay limelight away from it's towering sister with the very first Brooklyn LGBT Wedding Expo. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Tags: gay travel, best of gay cities 2011, polls, surveys, results, world, globe's, gayest, best nightlife, best settle down, best dressed, new york, london, provincetown, seattle, paris, sand and sun, sydney
It's always fun seeing who winds up on top, a favorite game of ours played in gayborhoods across the world every night (and even for afternoon delights). But over the past month the gayest cities across the globe themselves fought for the top position in the annual Best of GayCities poll. Find out which metropolosises (metropoli?) took home tiaras in multiple categories, after the jump!
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