Whether you travel with Brand g or go on a straight tour, definitely go with a tour group. Egypt can be a bit overwhelming to navigate on your own. Even something as mundane as getting through the airports can feel a little Herculean, but with a high-quality tour operator there

Egypt is definitely a foreign culture. This isn’t some European country where although the language is different, customs generally aren’t. Because the country is heavily Muslim, it’s conservative. This does NOT mean – at least when you’re in the Brand g bubble – that you are in any way under

Travel is back, in a big way. But whether you’re looking to buy business class seats or use miles, it can be a challenge finding bargains in 2022. Most people aren’t really up for selling a kidney to get a lie-flat seat, even if you do have a spare. I

I’ve always wondered what a luxury all-gay ocean cruise would be like. Does the laundry quietly replace your tattered 2Xist underwear with Versace? Does each suite come with a personal fluffer? I’m sure most of us are familiar with both ocean cruises and river cruises, each of which has its

Most traveler’s first river cruise is in Europe, for obvious reasons: it’s stupidly picturesque and, since so many Europeans speak English, it’s an easy way to sample the river cruise experience. And in Europe, most people start with the Danube, because it’s the beauty queen of rivers (it really should

Amsterdam’s gay pride parade is one of the most famous – and unique – in the world, for one special reason: it FLOATS. This wet and wild parade glides through a four-mile stretch of canals, beginning in the Oosterdok and winding through the Nieuwe Herengracht, Amstel, Prisengracht and Westerdok canals.

If you’ve ever been on a vacation where virtually everything was an optional “extra”, you know how much of a damper it can put on your good time. Do I really need that glass of hooch? I’m sure this sparkling water is delicious. Do we really need a limo transfer?

When you think of Mongolia, you probably think of Genghis Khan, the 13th century emperor who amassed the largest empire in the world. How he did this, of course, is not a tale for the fainthearted. Or the democratic. There’s a lot of history surrounding Khan in this gorgeous central

Taking your first river cruise tends to be a rite of passage for gay travelers. Most people’s first all-gay vacation is an ocean cruise, which can be a lot of fun; but because of the size of ocean vessels (3,000-6,000 passengers these days), you eventually tire of waiting in lines