Swimming is tough. Ever tried it? No, not doggy paddling around your neighbors in-ground whilst trying to keep your quaff dry; we’re talking 500m freestyle endurance tests, 200m IM sprints with flip turns, two hour practices before the sun comes up. That kind of swimming. With every Tom, Dick, and Pornstar busting out a new [...]
Great fitness starts with the a strong ‘core.’ By core I mean the center point of the body. Weak back muscles can limit your performance and lead to pain and injuries. My good friend Eric Goodman out of Santa Barbara, California teaches you one simple back exercise that will build a stronger back and give [...]
Like many of you, I’ve worked in the service industry. I’ve waited tables, sold luxury handbags, I’ve sold clothes, and I’ve placated the angriest customers. Like many of you who know both great customer service and Europe, I’ve been puzzled, disappointed, and at times, enraged by the customer service in Western Europe (I remember one [...]
Ski Utah, The Greatest Snow on Earth. The states moniker is stamped boldly on most Utah license plates. The simple statement embodies all that is skiing in Utah: eleven resorts within an hour of Salt Lake City International Airport; the friendliest locals on the planet; 2002 Winter Olympics Venue. If you’re a winter sports enthusiast [...]
For thirteen years I had failed to return to Paris after a family holiday as a teenager in 1999. In fact it was the last time I stepped foot in the most-visited country in the world. It wasn’t that I really didn’t want to return to the City of Light. As a sixteen year-old and [...]
I know what you’re thinking: I already told you I was straight, so what the hell would I know about the gay scene in Stockholm? Well, would you believe I just spent a few days in the country with a handful of LGBT travelers? We saw the Northern Lights, slept in the world’s first ice [...]
There is a certain complexity in determining the wine that suits you. Flavors of course are important, but more often than not wines include hints and surges of tastes that adhere to your interests. I visited Back Room Wines in the Downtown Napa Valley recently, and participated in a tasting known as Wines Off the [...]
I know most of you, like me, probably love feminism and performance art, or maybe you really just want to watch Yoko Ono’s Cut Piece and Marina Abromovic’s Art Must Be Beautiful. Art Must Be Beautiful, in one sitting. Either way I have great news for you! Right now, the ever-expanding feminist and gender critical [...]
Welcome 2013! In honor of our continued presence on the planet I’d like to dedicate my inaugural Gay Tripper Blog post to the mighty ancient Mayans. As I’m sure everyone is aware by now, it was not the end of the world that was predicted for 2012, but rather a shift into a new state [...]
I don’t know if you guys have heard, but France is in the middle of passing a marriage equality law. And since France’s national past time is expressing emotions through the form of protest and demonstrations (well, after those violent revolutions, anyway), there have been massive demonstrations all over France, both for and against. I [...]
