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EZEIZA Airport brand new international terminal  |  Buenos Aires, Argentina  |  To my great surprise, two days ago while at EZEIZA International Airport to take my flight back to New York, I found out that the new Terminal B is ready and operative. I had to wait at the airport for over 3 hours, on [...]

If Rome isn’t on your Bucket List, it should be on your Dream List. If it’s not on your Dream List, then you’re officially crazy. But, hey, we’re just sayin’. Immersed in history and culture with a dynamic culinary and nightlife scene to boot, Rome is one of our favorite cities in Italy, and no [...]

For a long time, the view of Ireland was of a wet, poor island shoved out on the edge of Europe like some ugly, unwanted member in a family portrait. It was a place of Angela’s Ashes, fornicating priests and that twat Bono. Then suddenly the leprechauns found their gold and partied like it was [...]

I love the exhilaration of jetting off to a new destination…barreling down the runway at around 200 mph thrills me to no end. Truth be told, I used to be terrified of flying, but these days there’s nothing more satisfying than cruising at 35,000 feet to a foreign land. Flying for most people can feel [...]

When I was first approached to write for Gay Tripper Blog I wasn’t quite sure what a straight girl like me could contribute to this site. I soon realized, though, that my passion for travel, along with my never-ending desire to stay in peak physical condition would probably trump one’s sexual orientation. So here I am, dishing out advice [...]

Its World Pride in London, baby! When we thought we had seen it all after the Queens Jubilee, a whole new world of queens are coming to celebrate in the streets!! Be very afraid, especially if you’re one of those boys in One Direction. Considering the non-grid-like streets of NYC, London can sometimes be very [...]

Sometimes I try and think of myself as a straight person (I know…seriously laughable). I’ve read articles about gay people “transforming” and miraculously becoming heterosexuals, and all I can ever think is why on earth would you ever want to deprive yourself of the multitude of amazing Pride celebrations. There is no greater feeling than [...]

For us, Mario Batali may be known as Gwyneth Paltrow’s best cooking pal but to the rest of world (okay, and us too), he’s an iconic chef with 20 restaurants under his belt, not to mention a TV host on popular shows like Iron Chef America and The Chew. Mario Batali owns a summer home [...]

Berlin is the best fucking city in Europe. I have always fantasized about living there but I want to keep it special, like a sanctuary. Recently I stayed in my favorite neighborhood Kreuzberg (in the house of my good friends Jon John and Pindar). I love it there: it is so calm, arty and full [...]

Apparently, Out Escapes co-founder Jimmy Im owns two islands in outer space, as he mentioned on WHJL/CBS Daytime Tri-Cities this morning. Who knew that not only is he our cofounder, a travel writer, travel writing instructor and outer space island owner, but he also serves as “travel expert” on TV? He’s like the James Bond [...]