Just up your canal
Amsterdam has a gay monument, a gay tourist info kiosk, a gay marijuana shop and scene where the seazy and "vanilla" live side by side seamlessly and effortlessly. And with a pro-gay city council it is easy to see why it is a better candidate for being the true world gay capital
Call of the whale
Hermanus gave the world its first whale crier, and like the town criers of yore, there are interesting oddities about this town on South Africa's "garden route" where you can find at least six or seven gay owned businesses that will make your stay a memorable one
Crisco at God's Window
The lowveld in Mpumalanga is overlooked by a high-lying plateau called God's Window because it is like sitting on the roof of southern Africa where you can see everything, including the flood plains of Mazambique. Naure flexes it muscle at puny human beings as the heavens open, unleasing destruction on the beautiful landscape [Feb 29, '00]
Hollywood in the bushveld
Richard Branson's hotel in the Ulusaba Game Park is so luxurious that everything, including the wildlife, seems part of a Hollywood set Laurence Marks [Feb 20, '00]
Crisco goes to Potchabello
Jobears head for a German town in the middle of the land of the Matabele that is two centuries old to find themselves on a hilltop where Boer women and children died exactly one hundred years ago. [Jan 25, '00]
Escape on the hog's back
The Amatola Mountains of the Eastern Cape are about 1 300 metres above sea-level and offer a spectacular breakaway from civilisation and the rat race. The Edge offers gay accommodation to to a place that looks like a scene from a fairy tale. [Jan 3, '00]
Queer desert stay over
Prince Albert not only has dramatic settings and spectacular sunsets, it also has a gay-friendly tourist info service and five gay-owned businesses where you can escape the rat race and stay in turn-of-the-century guest houses decorated with antiques. All this for as little as R150 per person, per day. [Sept 29, '99]
Fire Island or Privincetown?
Both eastern seaboard towns have a noticable gay presence, while Cherry Grove and The Pines are a favourite gay haunt 50 miles from Manhattan, Provincetown lies at the tip of a peninsula not far from Boston. Andrew Collins takes you there [Feb 29, '00]
Gran Canaria top Euro gay destination
For 30 years the Spanish island has been a gay holiday mecca for northern Europeans, but Stiges, Ibiza and Mykonos follow close behind. Neville Walker reports on the top ten gay world destinations that includes Cape Town [Mar 31, '00]
LA on a bankrol
Some think it is the most exciting city in the world, others think it is the most plastic city in the world; love it or hate it, you can't help but be fascinated by the City of Angels. [Mar 1, '00]
International travel convention to expand
IGLTA charts new global expansion in Europe and Canada following 17th convention in San Francisco attended by more than 300 delegates from two dozen nations [Feb 29, '00]
Healthy travel advice
Illness caused by the environment you find yourself in can ruin your holiday and your pocket. ANDREW JAMIESON gives healthy advice on preventable illness. [Oct 12, '99]
SA gay guide
The Daily Mail & Guardian launches South Africa's gay travel guide. The listings include over 500 venues. For the latest updates click on the region you desite in the right-hand column [Feb 29, '00]
Cape Pink Map in second edition
The enromously successful fold-out free map to gay and lesbian Western Cape is out now and available everywhere, including at the airports [Feb 29, '00]
