VIDEO: Button and Bly’s Travel Show in Big Bear, California
Big Bear, where bears are big and beer flights are awesome.
VIDEO: Button and Bly’s Travel Show in Los Angeles
Meet Button and Bly, lesbian travelers! Then get ready for the premiere of their third season, where they show you around beautiful LA! You’re gonna love these two.
The Ultimate Staycation Kit to Eschew The World And Take Care Of Your Brain
Let’s build our own Fortresses of Solitude.
5 Weirdo Things I Saw While Driving Across America
When you drive across the country, you plan to see some things ahead of time. Other things you just stumble across.
Queer Girl City Guide: Salt Lake City
“Gayest City”… not so much. But we’re cooler than you think!
Please Step Over Here: The Perils Of Traveling As A Trans Woman
Transgender people face enormous difficulties whenever they travel, from dealing with the TSA to finding a safe bathroom.
Ginger Ale, Outlets, and Crying: Our Travel Rituals in Roundtable Form
From packing to arrivals and back home again, we’ve all got our own way of doing things. In this roundtable, some of Autostraddle’s finest editors share theirs.
Dear Queer Diary: Notes from The Road
By which I mean I am tapping this into an iPhone note on a bus jostling through the English countryside.
Dear Queer Diary: I’m Leaving On An Airplane
Traveling alone during my semester abroad, my Moleskine was my only companion in a series of hostels of varying quality.
Queer Girl City Guide: Durham, North Carolina
Welcome to Durham, North Carolina. Come for graduate school; stay forever.
Queer Girl City Guide: Charleston, South Carolina
Get to know the Lowcountry!
Top Five Things I Wish I’d Packed For This Adventure
5. A Diva Cup And An Understanding Of How To Use It.
Top 5 Reasons Living In The Bay Area Doesn’t Always Feel Like Real Life
I’ve been in North Oakland/South Berkeley for over three years and never needed to buy an air conditioner or a good winter coat.
Queer Girl Mini Guide: Cleveland, Ohio and the Gay Games
Positively Cleveland and the Gay Games invited Autostraddle to take a look at their facilities for the games and experience some of food and fun Cleveland has to offer the impending influx of queermos.
Sunday Top Ten: Significant Experiences In Canada
I’m flying to Canada today so this seemed like a good opportunity to think about all the other times I’ve been to other parts of Canada!
Queer Girl City Guide: Burlington, VT
It’s a difficult task to find a place that isn’t gay-friendly. It’s Vermont, you guys. You want to know where the gaybourhood is? Burlington is the gaybourhood.
Queer Girl City Guide: São Paulo, Brazil
You’ll grow to love the glow of the city when it’s sunny outside and also its poetic gloom on rainy days; you’ll learn that the outdoor tables, no matter how gritty, are the most privileged spots at bars and restaurants; you’ll be surprised with how culturally diverse this city is; and you’ll become addicted to the unstoppable activities day and night.
Queer Girl City Guide: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is a historic city with the Celtic charm expected of Nova Scotia, overflowing with arts, culture, music and bars, so many bars. As it’s the biggest city in the Maritimes region of Canada, lots of queers from across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI make the pilgrimage to our seaside city.
Girl-on-World: Argentina
Buenos Aires’ dark streets glistened with youth and possibility, and most of our nights revolved around an easy camaraderie between travelers.
Not Your Heteronormative Weekend Getaway: The Survival Guide
Qwear’s Sonny and Champagne just got back from Ptown’s “Ladies” Weekend and have a pocketful of tips – fashion and otherwise – for your next queer weekend away.