I Built Pride Scout So You Don’t Have to Open 27 Tabs to Plan One Trip

I Built Pride Scout So You Don’t Have to Open 27 Tabs to Plan One Trip If you’ve ever planned a Pride trip, you already know the drill. One tab for flights.Another for hotels.Three more for bars.Instagram to check if the event is even real this year.Google to confirm dates.Then Reddit to make sure the […]

Should Uplift be your new Favorite Travel Hack?

I am sure that a lot people have seen things like Quadpay, Afterpay or shopping websites when you are buying the new Coach Messenger bag or something similar.   I would never use a service like that for something like a bag; that’s what the Outlet Malls are for.  I can certainly use a similar service […]

Planning a Cruise Solo?

Waiting for a family member to join you on a trip is becoming less and less of a requirement in the current digital age, especially for the LGBTQ community.  For me, it’s become less of something that I am willing to do, as I am in a different place than many of my other family […]

Virgin Voyages Part 2

The fact that Virgin Voyages is working on reinventing the wheel for cruises makes them my cruise line of choice.  One of the things that made a huge difference to me is that when I took my very first cruise, I remember kids running the ship alone into the wee hours of the morning!  I […]

Virgin Voyages Part 1: Solo Sailor and More

Let me wade into the Virgin Voyages discussion.  From the perspective of a fat, middle-aged gay black male solo sailor.   A lot of others have stepped into the discussion, both cruise regulars and non-cruise regulars. I fall into the latter category; I have taken 2 cruises before this.  As a detailed planner, I tend to […]