The World Is Big. We’re Going to All of It.
Not every country I take you to has favorable laws for gay travelers. I’m not going to pretend otherwise. But I’ve visited more than 100 countries across all seven continents — and my goal is to reach all 193. There is too much beauty in this world to let fear decide what’s worth experiencing.
Travel carries risk. So does staying home. What matters is whether someone has done the serious work to minimize it. That’s what I do, on every trip, in every destination.
How I Choose Destinations
I don’t select destinations from a “Top 10 Gay-Friendly Countries” list. Those lists miss most of what actually matters.
What I look at is the real, on-the-ground experience: What is the legal landscape, and how is it actually enforced? What do experienced gay travelers say about this specific place? Who are the local partners operating there, and what is their actual track record with gay groups?
The Partners I Work With
Every trip is built on relationships with local partners who have a real history of hosting gay travelers. I prioritize gay-owned and operated suppliers whenever they exist. When they don’t, I look for operators with a genuine track record — not performative allyship. Rainbow flags on a website mean nothing to me. What matters is whether gay groups have traveled with them before and felt welcome. I also lean on IGLTA — the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association — whose network includes vetted operators around the world that understand exactly who we are and what we need.
Every driver, guide, hotel, and crew member on our trips knows they are hosting a gay group. That’s not an afterthought — it’s part of how every partnership is established from the start.
Traveling as Respectful Guests
Part of traveling safely in any country is traveling with cultural awareness. We are guests in these places. In public, we read the room — the same way any thoughtful traveler would. We don’t go looking for confrontation in spaces where that could create risk for our group or for local people.
Within our hotels, on our private transportation, at our dinners — you are free to be fully yourself. That’s the environment I build deliberately on every trip.