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First Person Travel

Bicycling Across India, Learning About Queerness and Intimacy Along the Way

Lying in bed, she asked why I thought she’d be into women, and I tried to explain that Indian norms are full of moments Americans consider to be flirting. “Holding hands doesn’t mean anything,” she said. “It must be so sad to not touch your friends.”

Mat June 14, 2018 34 Comments
Community Travel

Fatventure Mag Is Here to Reshape the Way We Tell Stories About Fat People and Adventures

Fatventure Mag, a print and digital magazine, seeks to change the narrative about who deserves an adventurous life and who can tell stories about those adventures. The first volume is brimming with the voices of fat outdoorsy women and non-binary folks – and you have 5 days left to donate to its Kickstarter to make it a reality!

Vanessa May 30, 2018 3 Comments
Travel

33 Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Travelers You Should Follow on Instagram

When I can’t travel myself, I turn to Instagram to soak up all the glorious travels of other queer women! They share glimpses of other realities and inspire me to get out of my bubble. 

Yvonne April 11, 2018 21 Comments
Travel

Weekender: Jamestown, CA and Big Trees State Park

In and around Jamestown you can see 2000-year-old trees, llamas, an allegedly haunted B&B, and a lot of stuff that’s generally cute as fuck — it’s a great place to do the lesbian thing of taking a weekend trip with someone you’ve been dating for five days!

Abbie Jones February 9, 2018 14 Comments
First Person Travel

Why I Got Off the Pacific Crest Trail After 454 Miles Instead of Walking All the Way to Canada

I stopped hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2017 because of toxic masculinity and bro culture in the hiking community. It exists, it’s shitty, and it fucked me up.

Vanessa February 5, 2018 111 Comments
Comedy Travel

Every Hotel Breakfast I Ate On My Cross-Country Road Trip, Ranked

This isn’t the Saturday Morning Cartoon you were expecting, but it’ll probably be better than drinking a $5 cup of coffee with powdered creamer, you know?

Riese December 2, 2017 26 Comments
Travel

Queer Girl City Guide: Iowa City, Iowa

Hey, we may be small – but that doesn’t mean we’re small-minded!

Queer Girl City Guides October 17, 2017 8 Comments
Travel

Queer Girl City Guide: Asheville, North Carolina

It’s a little city full of odds and ends (and some queers) planted in the mountains.

Queer Girl City Guides October 10, 2017 13 Comments
Travel

Queer Girl City Guide: Baltimore, Maryland

Although Baltimore is not known as a tourist destination or a LGBTQ vacation spot, the city has an abundance of culture and beauty to offer its visitors and residents.

Queer Girl City Guides October 3, 2017 25 Comments
Food and Drink Travel

Liquor On Vacation: Where the Whiskey Comes From

On this small island, there are eight Scotch whisky distilleries. I visited three of them, all within a couple miles of each other: Ardbeg, Lagavulin and Laphroaig. Here’s what I learned.

A.E. Osworth September 14, 2017 13 Comments
Travel

We’re Looking for More Queer Girl City Guides and to Update Our Current Ones!

If you live in or are moving to or visiting any of the cities that we have Queer Girl City Guides to, you’ve probably noticed that they’re pretty gosh dang out of date. But not for long!

Queer Girl City Guides May 9, 2017 79 Comments
Travel

7 Queer Disabled Folks On Why Air Travel Is Kind of a Nightmare

“The ADA tends to disintegrate in the hands of airlines and their staff, especially for POC and QTPOC, and it doesn’t matter if the law is on your side.”

Carrie May 1, 2017 33 Comments
First Person Travel

This Queer Fat Femme Is Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and You Can Follow Along

Vanessa is thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail this summer and she’s taking us with her! Follow along as she walks 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada.

Vanessa April 18, 2017 62 Comments
Sponsored Travel

In Which We Go To Ixtapa With Olivia Travel, Give Ourselves To The Sea

In November, Team Autostraddle went on their very first Olivia Travel vacation and it was really awesome and this is their story.

Riese February 8, 2017 25 Comments
Travel

18+ Weirdo-Approved Unique Tourist Spots In The East North Central Midwest

Sure you know about the Field Museum and the Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame but did you know about the Mars Cheese Castle or the Dungeons & Dragons Memorial Park? If you’re a weirdo and you’re traveling through Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan or Indiana any time soon, this post is for you!

Riese September 27, 2016 42 Comments
Travel

The 14 Gayest Things at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Museum display or lesbian bed and breakfast?

Mey August 16, 2016 21 Comments
Travel

Queer Girl City Guide: Bellingham, WA

Bellingham is often described as a little version of Portland, Oregon. It’s the best city I’ve ever lived in, and I’m proud to call it home.

Kay August 15, 2016 31 Comments
Sex Toys Travel

The 7 Best Sex Toys To Bring Camping

Sometimes you need to get outside and remember who you are and who you want to be. These are the sex toys to bring with you.

Ryan Yates August 8, 2016 11 Comments
Health Travel

The Starting Place: How an Unlikely Hiker Can Get Outdoorsy

A personal take on showing up, hiking through it, and knots and how to tie them.

taylor June 1, 2016 12 Comments
Sponsored Travel

Join Autostraddle and Olivia For A-Camp-Style Fun In Mexico This November!

Olivia invited us on a trip and that’s cool because we really need a vacation, y’all. Maybe you do too? Get in here to find out how to hang out in Mexico this November with Autostraddle, Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, Cameron Esposito, Rhea Butcher and Julie Goldman! Also butch yoga.

Riese May 5, 2016 26 Comments
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