December 26, 2016
We swung by Hong Kong for a quick weekend to take part in the Pride festivities there. They turned out to be rainy, but that never stops a celebration!
November 1, 2016
Taipei Pride might be my favorite Pride so far this year. In addition to enjoying the huge turnout (estimated at 80,000 people), feelings of pride were potent, and the tipping point for marriage equality felt closer than ever before. Taiwan is one of the most progressive countries in Asia, with a majority of its residents supporting […]
August 22, 2016
EuroPride, this year held in Amsterdam, is a pan-European pride event hosted each year by a different city in Europe. It was an amazing experience to see so many people from the community gather in one city to celebrate. Amsterdam is unique in that the parade is on boats and barges through the canals as […]
August 19, 2016
On Monday August 1, we grabbed a short flight from Prague into the Netherlands. We took a short break from seeing major world cities to rent a car and drive into a small town, Sommelsdijk, a couple hours south of Amsterdam by car. Sommelsdijk isn’t normally on a lot of tourists’ maps, but we had […]
August 10, 2016
I’m typically very nervous to talk to people, so for Berlin Pride, I decided to conquer that a bit and approached people to ask if I could take their pic. A scary thing!! The theme of this pride was “danke für nichts” which translates to “thanks for nothing.” Although progressive in many areas, Germany still […]
July 16, 2016
From Brussels, we took a July 1 train to Paris (where we continued our run of free hotel nights), hoping to see what Pride festivities the city had to offer. You can look at Charley’s professional quality photos here, but just to summarize, it was a really great time. This was my third time being […]
July 11, 2016
Upon leaving Tangier on June 17, we flew to Tenerife in the Canary Islands. (You can read here about our nearly free lodging while there, and/or take a look at Charley’s masterful photos of our time.) Tenerife was a good chance for us to slow down a bit, as our trip has been a lot of […]
July 1, 2016
It was a whirlwind trip for London Pride – we got in Friday evening at around midnight, caught a few hours sleep, and then headed out to Pride on Saturday morning. Sunday, we got up and went to the train station to head to Brussels. Pride was wonderful, with important themes running throughout that centered […]