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Key West, America’s southernmost city, is quirky, fun and eminently gay-friendly. Once you arrive, you’ll feel removed from the rest of the Sunshine State in this paradise of particular charm. Stroll palm-lined streets to discover gingerbread mansions, tin-roofed conch houses, open-air bars and sidewalk cafés. Walk in the footsteps of Ernest Hemingway, Harry Truman and Tennessee Williams. Visit the renovated Historic District, known locally as the Key West Bight, and...Read More

This past July I had the pleasure of visiting Norway on a family trip through Scandinavia and the Baltics. On the trip I found that one of the best ways to experience Norway at your own pace is by renting a car and driving. There are a number of beautiful scenic drives in Norway and taking a car means that you can stop where you want, when you want. These...Read More

Montréal has so many incredible things to do all year round, although you can’t beat late spring to early fall for the best time to go there. It can get fairly hot in the summer, but just as cold in the winter – so pick the kind of season you like the most. With all the festivals in the summer, it’s hard to keep up but amazing nonetheless. Winter would...Read More

The night before my trek was hardly sleep filled as I lay there in anticipation of the day to come! We met at the park headquarters at about 6am and got divided into groups of no more than 8. There are approximately 7 different gorilla groups in the area. Our gorilla group was called ‘Group 13’, with approximately 15 gorillas in that group. My fellow trekkers were 2 other couples....Read More

As my friends would attest, I have been going on about the Mountain Gorillas for years. Finally, in October 2006, I experienced the most amazing visit with them. There are approximately 700 mountain gorillas in the Virunga Range of volcanic mountains bordering the Congo, Uganda and Rwanda. I chose Rwanda as my destination. I have been drawn to it over the years in part due to its unbelievably sad past...Read More