LGBTQ Spotlight
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Amazing New Cruises and Great Deals from Atlantis
Get onboard the largest gay cruise in history on the newly upgraded Oasis of the Seas for a festival of entertainment and excitement unlike anything in the world as we sail from Miami to three gorgeous Caribbean islands. And for a true adventure, explore the best of Australia and New Zealand with our all-new Auckland to Sydney cruise! It’s the best year ever to visit as we sail right into the world’s largest gay celebration. All at amazing low fares <MORE>
Get onboard the largest gay cruise in history on the newly upgraded Oasis of the Seas for a festival of entertainment and excitement unlike anything in the world as we sail from Miami to three gorgeous Caribbean islands. And for a true adventure, explore the best of Australia and New Zealand with our all-new Auckland to Sydney cruise! It’s the best year ever to visit as we sail right into the world’s largest gay celebration. All at amazing low fares <MORE>
Come Out With Pride Orlando – Our interview with Jose Luis Dieppa
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
Come Out With Pride is one of the largest Pride events in Florida. We asked Come Out With Pride Board Member Jose Luis Dieppa to tell us all about the event and its impact. <MORE>
Haulover Beach
Sunny Isles, Florida
South Florida's World Famous Clothing Optional Beach
By Steven Skelley & Thomas Routzong
Haulover Beach in South Florida is a) one of the most beautiful beaches in the world b) one of the most popular of Florida's many beautiful beaches c) a huge income source for the Miami Dade Park system and d) legally clothing optional! <MORE>
Playalinda Beach - Florida's Space Coast nude beach
Titusville, Florida
Located on Florida's beautiful Space Coast just minutes from legendary Cape Canaveral, the Kennedy Space Center and the world famous Cocoa Beach, Playalinda Beach in the Canaveral National Seashore is one of the the area residents' best kept secrets. Parking lot 13 is just steps away from where 100 or so men and women suntan nude every day of the week - even more on weekends! <MORE>
The Villa Bed & Breakfast in Daytona Beach, Florida
A TRAVELING IN OUR FABULOUS GAY WORLD column by Donald Pile and Ray Williams, Award-Winning, Celebrity Travel Columnists
If you ever want to really live like real European Royalty but want to stay in the United States, then visit Daytona Beach, Florida and stay at the Villa Bed and Breakfast. The setting is a gated 1927 Mediterranean Villa on over 1 1/2 acres, with all the amenities. The grand host is James Camp and he certainly knows how to make every guest truly feel as though they really are Royalty. <MORE>
Old Florida Vacation Rental Homes – Short Term Vacation Rentals Near Sebastian
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
Somehow, Glenn and Scott have taken a historic structure and property and maintained the historic charisma but equipped it with all the modern conveniences. If you are looking for a short term vacation rental with an old Florida feel where you can embrace peace and tranquility, this is the place. <MORE>
Beach House Cabanas - Treasure Island, Florida
A TRAVELING IN OUR FABULOUS GAY WORLD column by Donald Pile and Ray Williams, Award-Winning, Celebrity Travel Columnists
Need to get away and have a VERY comfortable, relaxing and enjoying time ? We have found the perfect place! Treasure Island, Florida is just about 8 miles west of downtown St. Petersburg and a little over 20 miles from the Tampa International Airport. They have the most beautiful beaches and the beaches are extremely wide, like a block wide! The sand is perfect. We also found the perfect place to stay….. Beach House Cabanas. <MORE>
The Big Coconut Guesthouse
The friendly clothing optional gay men's guesthouse
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
The Big Coconut Guesthouse in Fort Lauderdale is now high on our list of favorite places to stay. The accommodations are excellent, the grounds are beautifully tropical and the whole atmosphere is friendly and welcoming. From the courtyard seating to the complimentary Happy Hour to the crystal clear swimming pool to the complimentary Continental Breakfast, everything is designed to encourage guests to get to know each other and become family. <MORE>
A Celebration of Friends - a celebration of mature men in the gay world
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
Italian poet Cesare Pavese said, “The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.” Many gay men find liberation in their mature years. They can be themselves, enjoy each other’s company and bask in the attentions of those who are attracted to mature men. For more than a dozen years, A Celebration of Friends has offered events where mature gay men are celebrated. <MORE>
The Grand Resort & Spa
Fort Lauderdale’s Luxury resort and spa for gay men since 1999
Fort Lauderdale is one of the most popular gay vacation destinations on the planet. In the past several years, many gay resorts have been sold to developers who have rebranded them as family accommodations. If you are looking for luxury resort and spa accommodations, The Grand Resort and Spa is still going strong and still – in our opinion – one of the best kept and best managed resorts we’ve visited. <MORE>
Island House Key West
Key West, Florida, USA
The upscale, clothing-optional, gay resort in Key West
When The Travel Channel UK calls you “The best gay resort we’ve ever visited” and OUT Traveler Magazine names you "Best gay resort in the world," you know you are doing something amazing. Island House Key West is something amazing in its unique way. <MORE>
Cypress Cove Nudist Resort
The Orlando area's most peaceful, welcoming and natural resort
A record 62 million people visited the Orlando, Florida area in 2014. Why? Central Florida has year-round ideal weather, world-class entertainment, professional sporting events, beautiful scenery, theme parks galore and the most peaceful, welcoming and natural resort you will find anywhere - Cypress Cove Nudist Resort. <MORE>
Lake Como Family Nudist Resort and Community
Lutz, Florida, USA
Quite possibly the friendliest place where you can be nude and natural
If there could ever be a role-model for what a nudist resort should be, Lake Como Family Nudist Resort and Community in Lutz, Florida would be it. Quality lodgings, great management, a beautiful setting, amazing amenities and some of the friendliest people we have ever encountered anywhere - Lake Como Family Nudist Resort and Community has it all. <MORE>
Camp Mars
Venus, Florida
Camping for gay men in the real Florida - the old Florida. Have you ever dreamed of camping in the real Florida - the old Florida - where it is so quiet that you can hear every bird chirp and every cow moo, where giant live-oak trees covered in drooping Spanish moss and clinging air plants provide beautiful shade and amazing scenery? Then Camp Mars in Venus, Florida is your dream come true. <MORE>
The Grand Resort and Spa
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Located just a few minutes leisurely stroll from the beautiful Fort Lauderdale beaches between Sunrise and Los Olas, The Grand Resort and Spa is Fort Lauderdale’s first Gay men’s resort with its own full-service day spa and hair studio which offers Customized and Specialty Massages, Facials, Wet Room Treatments, Manicures, Pedicures, Waxing and Hair Cuts. <MORE>
The Cabanas Guesthouse & Spa
Wilton Manors, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is world-famous as a gay vacation hotspot and Wilton Manors is one of the most popular neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale for gay men. While many of the resorts that cater to gay clientele are beachside across the causeway, there is one clothing-optional gay men's resort right in the heart of Wilton Manors. It is called The Cabanas Guesthouse & Spa and it is one of our favorite places to stay in Wilton Manors. <MORE>
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
Come Out With Pride is one of the largest Pride events in Florida. We asked Come Out With Pride Board Member Jose Luis Dieppa to tell us all about the event and its impact. <MORE>
Haulover Beach
Sunny Isles, Florida
South Florida's World Famous Clothing Optional Beach
By Steven Skelley & Thomas Routzong
Haulover Beach in South Florida is a) one of the most beautiful beaches in the world b) one of the most popular of Florida's many beautiful beaches c) a huge income source for the Miami Dade Park system and d) legally clothing optional! <MORE>
Playalinda Beach - Florida's Space Coast nude beach
Titusville, Florida
Located on Florida's beautiful Space Coast just minutes from legendary Cape Canaveral, the Kennedy Space Center and the world famous Cocoa Beach, Playalinda Beach in the Canaveral National Seashore is one of the the area residents' best kept secrets. Parking lot 13 is just steps away from where 100 or so men and women suntan nude every day of the week - even more on weekends! <MORE>
The Villa Bed & Breakfast in Daytona Beach, Florida
A TRAVELING IN OUR FABULOUS GAY WORLD column by Donald Pile and Ray Williams, Award-Winning, Celebrity Travel Columnists
If you ever want to really live like real European Royalty but want to stay in the United States, then visit Daytona Beach, Florida and stay at the Villa Bed and Breakfast. The setting is a gated 1927 Mediterranean Villa on over 1 1/2 acres, with all the amenities. The grand host is James Camp and he certainly knows how to make every guest truly feel as though they really are Royalty. <MORE>
Old Florida Vacation Rental Homes – Short Term Vacation Rentals Near Sebastian
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
Somehow, Glenn and Scott have taken a historic structure and property and maintained the historic charisma but equipped it with all the modern conveniences. If you are looking for a short term vacation rental with an old Florida feel where you can embrace peace and tranquility, this is the place. <MORE>
Beach House Cabanas - Treasure Island, Florida
A TRAVELING IN OUR FABULOUS GAY WORLD column by Donald Pile and Ray Williams, Award-Winning, Celebrity Travel Columnists
Need to get away and have a VERY comfortable, relaxing and enjoying time ? We have found the perfect place! Treasure Island, Florida is just about 8 miles west of downtown St. Petersburg and a little over 20 miles from the Tampa International Airport. They have the most beautiful beaches and the beaches are extremely wide, like a block wide! The sand is perfect. We also found the perfect place to stay….. Beach House Cabanas. <MORE>
The Big Coconut Guesthouse
The friendly clothing optional gay men's guesthouse
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
The Big Coconut Guesthouse in Fort Lauderdale is now high on our list of favorite places to stay. The accommodations are excellent, the grounds are beautifully tropical and the whole atmosphere is friendly and welcoming. From the courtyard seating to the complimentary Happy Hour to the crystal clear swimming pool to the complimentary Continental Breakfast, everything is designed to encourage guests to get to know each other and become family. <MORE>
A Celebration of Friends - a celebration of mature men in the gay world
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
Italian poet Cesare Pavese said, “The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.” Many gay men find liberation in their mature years. They can be themselves, enjoy each other’s company and bask in the attentions of those who are attracted to mature men. For more than a dozen years, A Celebration of Friends has offered events where mature gay men are celebrated. <MORE>
The Grand Resort & Spa
Fort Lauderdale’s Luxury resort and spa for gay men since 1999
Fort Lauderdale is one of the most popular gay vacation destinations on the planet. In the past several years, many gay resorts have been sold to developers who have rebranded them as family accommodations. If you are looking for luxury resort and spa accommodations, The Grand Resort and Spa is still going strong and still – in our opinion – one of the best kept and best managed resorts we’ve visited. <MORE>
Island House Key West
Key West, Florida, USA
The upscale, clothing-optional, gay resort in Key West
When The Travel Channel UK calls you “The best gay resort we’ve ever visited” and OUT Traveler Magazine names you "Best gay resort in the world," you know you are doing something amazing. Island House Key West is something amazing in its unique way. <MORE>
Cypress Cove Nudist Resort
The Orlando area's most peaceful, welcoming and natural resort
A record 62 million people visited the Orlando, Florida area in 2014. Why? Central Florida has year-round ideal weather, world-class entertainment, professional sporting events, beautiful scenery, theme parks galore and the most peaceful, welcoming and natural resort you will find anywhere - Cypress Cove Nudist Resort. <MORE>
Lake Como Family Nudist Resort and Community
Lutz, Florida, USA
Quite possibly the friendliest place where you can be nude and natural
If there could ever be a role-model for what a nudist resort should be, Lake Como Family Nudist Resort and Community in Lutz, Florida would be it. Quality lodgings, great management, a beautiful setting, amazing amenities and some of the friendliest people we have ever encountered anywhere - Lake Como Family Nudist Resort and Community has it all. <MORE>
Camp Mars
Venus, Florida
Camping for gay men in the real Florida - the old Florida. Have you ever dreamed of camping in the real Florida - the old Florida - where it is so quiet that you can hear every bird chirp and every cow moo, where giant live-oak trees covered in drooping Spanish moss and clinging air plants provide beautiful shade and amazing scenery? Then Camp Mars in Venus, Florida is your dream come true. <MORE>
The Grand Resort and Spa
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Located just a few minutes leisurely stroll from the beautiful Fort Lauderdale beaches between Sunrise and Los Olas, The Grand Resort and Spa is Fort Lauderdale’s first Gay men’s resort with its own full-service day spa and hair studio which offers Customized and Specialty Massages, Facials, Wet Room Treatments, Manicures, Pedicures, Waxing and Hair Cuts. <MORE>
The Cabanas Guesthouse & Spa
Wilton Manors, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is world-famous as a gay vacation hotspot and Wilton Manors is one of the most popular neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale for gay men. While many of the resorts that cater to gay clientele are beachside across the causeway, there is one clothing-optional gay men's resort right in the heart of Wilton Manors. It is called The Cabanas Guesthouse & Spa and it is one of our favorite places to stay in Wilton Manors. <MORE>