Karl Krause - Co-Founder, Editor in Chief

AMSTERDAM: We were excited to fly with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on our recent trip from Amsterdam to Miami and back in economy and business class.

BERLIN: When we discovered that Hotel am Steinplatz in Berlin Charlottenburg was part of the Marriott family and listed under the Pink Pillow Collection, we had to check it out.

USA: The festival has been serving the LGBTQ+ community for over 45 years. Its mission: bringing awareness and unite the LGBTQ+ community. Now with Pride of the Americas.

USA: Our Gay Couple Travel Journal with Tips for Wilton Manors, Fort Lauderdale’s Gay-friendly LGBTQ+ Neighbor(hood) in Florida, USA.

KEY WEST: We stayed at the popular clothing optional gay resort Island House in Key West. In 2019, the accommodation has become “The Best Gay Resort In The World”.

BERLIN: Gay travelers can use the Gay Travel Index 2023 to prepare for their gaycation. But which country ranks first? Where is it safe to travel to as a gay and LGBTQ+ traveler?

BERLIN: After receiving the Lonely Planet Award in 2021, this year, our blog Couple of Men was in the running for the prestigious ITB LGBTQ+ Pioneer Award 2023.

AMSTERDAM: An extensive selection of international films, documentaries, and short films will be available for the queer community to watch, getting already in a Pride mood.

AMSTERDAM: We have teamed up with festival director Werner Borkes to pick our favorite lesbian movies of 2023 from around the world.

ITALY: Gay-friendly BeVedetta in Scarlino, Italy, located high up on a hill overlooking the sea, was just the right place to experience a gaycation, far away from the stress of everyday life.

AMSTERDAM: This Friday, November 4, 2022, we receive wonderful, rainbow-colored news! Yes, it is now official: our adopted hometown Amsterdam will host World Pride 2026.

AMSTERDAM: Since 2019, we’ve been traveling around the world with our partner airline KLM. Now it’s time for us to take a closer look at how gay-friendly KLM Royal Dutch Airlines actually is!

SWITZERLAND: LGBTQ+ and Gay-friendly Switzerland Summer Trip: Our vacation in Bern, and Zermatt ( the Matterhorn) in Interlaken with Pink Alpine.

NAMIBIA: Etosha is located in the Northern part of Namibia. Etosha National Park itself is continuously under protection for poachers and other animal threatening to guarantee a healthy and balanced environment for the animals and vegetation.

EUROPE: Our sustainable train trip with Eurail / Interrail through Europe from France to the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany.

USA: Our road trip from Portland to Crater Lake, stunning Waterfalls at Umpqua River Valley & the beauty of the Pacific Coast.

USA: As nature lovers, it was our quest for this USA trip to seek and experience Portland’s most beautiful natural highlights..

USA: Located on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, we didn’t have to leave Portland to experience the Pacific Northwest region.

AMSTERDAM: Firstly, we won the Lonely Planet LGBTIQ+ Storyteller Award. Then we wrote our first book. And now we’re on German TV.

USA: Arriving in Rhinebeck, it was all about indulgence, from the traditional and luxury accommodations we were staying in, the spa day we enjoyed in between, and quite a few delicious culinary moments in the region around Rhinebeck.

USA: From Beacon to the Heart of Dutchess County, NY: Gay Poughkeepsie Travel Journal about our second stop in the Hudson River Valley.

USA: New York doesn’t end with New York City’s borders. We traveled north to the heart of New York State, the Mid-Hudson Valley region, to Dutchess County.

ORLANDO: We stayed at the LGBTQ+ friendly Review Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Orlando, Florida, a premier resort hotel to Universal Studios Florida™, located close to the Universal CityWalk Orlando.

WORLDWIDE: Need inspiration on where to travel next? Or you’re not sure which places are suitable for travelers from the LGBTQ+ community? LGBTQ+ travel books help lesbian, gay, trans, and queer travelers find inspiration and direction for planning their gaycation.

WORLDWIDE: Our selection of the 12 best international LGBTQ+ books in English with lesbian, gay, transgender and queer community topics worldwide.

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AMSTERDAM: In 2022, the LGBTQ+ film festival Roze Filmdagen will be full of colorful movies, docus and short films. We selected the best 10 queer movies for you!

AMSTERDAM: For the 25th edition of the queer film festival Roze Filmdagen, we teamed up with festival director Werner Borkes to choose our best gay movies of 2022.

AMSTERDAM: The 25th edition of the queer film festival, movies, docus and short films about queer culture will be shown either at Ketelhuis or streamable at home.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Next to all the presents and arrangements, time is the most valuable gift we can give to each other. Once a year, we all have that in common.

WORLDWIDE: It must have been halfway somewhere between Sweden and Germany when we received an email from the Editorial Director of Lonely Planet.

USA: Our road trip around California, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. Gran Canyon, Zion National Park, Yosemite, San Francisco and LA – join us on our trip to the land of opportunity.

USA: New York doesn’t end with New York City’s borders. We traveled north to the heart of New York State, the Mid-Hudson Valley region, to Dutchess County.

PERU: For us, our Peru adventure meant learning more about the history of this South American country, which goes back much further than ‘just’ to the glorious Incas.

SWEDEN: Is there a gay bar in Malmö, you might ask? Yes, of course there is! The gay couple operated Red Shoe Bar is located in the city center of Malmö and has big plans for World Pride 2021!

SWEDEN: During our second trip to Malmö, we explored the sustainable and environmental friendly side of the south Swedish city on the Baltic Seashore for World Pride 2021.

HOME: To support fellow LGBT and gay couple-operated companies and businesses related to travel, we will tell their stories in these challenging times.

GERMANY: The German publisher Spartacus, released its annual Gay Travel Index with a detailed ranking of the gay-friendliness of 202 countries.

SWEDEN: Get ready for World Pride 2021! Malmö will be co-hosting the biggest LGBTQ+ celebration the city has ever seen.

EUROPE: Staycation trip 2020: After visiting Malmö in Sweden again, we will make our way to Germany and further South to Austria.

AMSTERDAM: Our Top 10 list of the best queer movies in 2021 selected for the Amsterdam LGBTQ+ Film Festival Roze Filmdagen 2021.

Amsterdam: Already for 25 years, the biggest Dutch LGBTQ+ film festival is inviting the queer community to watch the best gay movies of the year.