Gaycation Magazine Issue 9 September 2014

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Let's take a journey to Paris, the City of Lights! Paris is over 2,000 years old. It's named the City of Lights because it's early adoption of street lighting. It was also the center of education, ideas, and style. Walk through the streets of Paris in our Travel Style issue and learn a little bit more about The Light City.

Visiting Paris, The City of Lights

by Donovan Hall

So you’ve probably made a promise to yourself at one point or another to visit Paris, right? You’ve been dreaming about strolling down the Champs-Élysées, basking in the majestic shadow of the Eiffel Tower, maybe even taking a boat ride down the Seine. As the world capital of romance and art, Paris is high on any traveler’s list. But in order to fully experience all the city has to offer, you must prepare wisely. A trip, even in a place as fabulous as Paris, can be tarnished by poor planning. Here are some helpful fashion and accouterment advice to consider before you buy that plane ticket.

New York City for the 21st Century

by Roque Caston

New York City continues to be one of the top tourist attractions in the country. Most people can’t give it a simple explanation as to why that is. There is this spark that is hard to put into words about the spirit of New York City. But just as centuries change, so is the way we travel.

Mercado del Puerto – Let’s eat the whole cow!

by James Clark

We were completely unfazed by those who laughed at us and suggested we were crazy for travelling all the way from the UK to Montevideo, Uruguay to try the best barbecue meats in the world. My mouth was watering as we walked up the steps of the plane at Heathrow airport that would take us to Buenos Aires via Madrid, where we’d pick up the Buquebus to Montevideo. We looked at each other and smiled each knowing “there’s no going back now.”

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