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 […]

Amsterdam Pride 2022. Bucket List Pride Part 2

Unlike Curacao Pride, but very similar to Rio Carnival, street parties are a big thing for Amsterdam Pride.   And I attempted to drop in on as many as I could.  From Drag Olympics to Beursplein (Crash), which is more of the Fetish Street Party. I made a goal to hit 5, which is around half […]

Amsterdam Pride 2022! Bucket List Pride #1

As many of you who have seen my Bucket List right here, I got to live one out.  I sat down and Booked my trip to Amsterdam Pride.  2022 was the right time; I was older and had a little more income and had the comfort of knowing that I have traveled there before (for […]

Remote Work Vacations

Working from Home is becoming more of the norm since we welcomed Covid-19 into our world and the pandemic became a continued mindset.  Over the last 2 years we have had to weigh the safety of the world outside our doors to our needs and desire for excitement and exploration.   Prior to the Coronavirus I […]

Am I a Disney Adult?

I am not a fully Disney Adult, but at this point I can certainly say that I am related to a few.  After growing up in Minnesota all my life; now that I, as well as my family, am a few hours’ drive from Disney, a quick long weekend trip to Disney World has been […]

Bucket List: Destinations

Each year through TV, Movies and Social Media we all discover new destinations or even events that we have to see and witness firsthand ourselves. For me I have been slowly attempting to see as many of these from my Bucket Lists as I can. However there are some Cities and Destinations that I have […]

Travels in Thailand!

Every year as I plan my travel plans I try to seek out destinations that have a strong LGBT accepting community, are off of the beaten path but are still a popular destination. Thailand was no different. I booked my trip with the full intention of taking in as much of the LGBT Bars, Nightlife […]