Hedonistic Vacations

The Morning After Like Mardi Gras with a twist, gay and lesbian circuit parties are a great way to give your budget travel plans a 180 degree spin. But that's why you travel, right?

 

Dinah Shore Week, Palm Springs

Planet Out rated last year's Dinah Shore Weekend the best event for women, and I couldn't agree more. This year's April event is a full week of parties, featuring a 45-minute performance by the legendary Go-Go's!

 

Shipwrecked! Lindemen Island, Australia

All Gay Cruises have rented out an entire island for a week of all-inclusive partying. I cannot even begin to imagine how amazing this vacation will be. I'm sure everyone in attendance will need a week off to recuperate afterwards. If you're going, put me in your suitcase and tell my wife I'm on a business trip.

 

EuroPride, Stockholm

Of course there are lots of pride events in Europe, but EuroPride is an international event with a constantly changing location. Over 2 million people got together in Madrid last year to celebrate, and the event grows every year.

 

Divers/Cité, Montreal

If you can't make it to EuroPride, Divers/Cite is the next best thing. Montreal's old-world atmosphere and bilingual culture combined with international DJ superstars are a dynamic duo. You'll emerge exhausted, dirty and with a camera full of pictures too risqué even for Facebook.

 

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