Category: Travel

In April, the Cook Islands finally decriminalised homosexual acts after a long battle between conservative MPs and advocates. YOUR ex speaks to Valery Wichman and Dean Tangata, the two trans women at the forefront of the victorious battle. Te Tiare Association (TTA) president Valery Wichman is a barrister and solicitor working for the Cook Islands […]

With unique parties, parades, outdoor celebrations, and special discounted flights, it’s time to celebrate pride in Hawaiʻi this October. YOUR EX has all the details. Honolulu Pride Month is just around the corner, promising a vibrant celebration of love, diversity, and inclusivity. Mark your calendars for the highly anticipated “Rooted In Pride: Homecoming” event on […]

With decriminalisation passed, it is now legal to be gay in the Cook Islands, a move that will hopefully see a wave of decriminalisation spread throughout the Pacific. What better way to celebrate this progress than with a stress-free getaway to relaxing Rarotonga and the peaceful perfection of Aitutaki? The warm air caresses your bare […]

With unique parties, parades, and outdoor celebrations, plus special discounted flights, it’s time to celebrate pride in Hawaii this October. YOUR ex has all the details. Honolulu Pride Month is just around the corner, promising a vibrant celebration of love, diversity, and inclusivity. Mark your calendars for the highly anticipated “Rooted In Pride: Homecoming” event […]

Oliver Hall revisits San Francisco and finds that California’s gayest city still possesses a lot of soul.  Getting There: Hawaiian Airlines’ late-night departure helps us make the most of our precious days off. We finish our deadline, pack our bags, and head for the airport to make our 11.35pm departure. The route to San Francisco […]

California’s desert oasis, Palm Springs, has been attracting the rainbow community for decades with its healthy climate, modernist architecture, and lively gay scene. Oliver Hall steps through Palm Springs’ pearly gates to see if gay heaven lives up to the hype.  ‘Where Drag Queens go to die’ and ‘a perfect stop on the way to […]

Yes, it’s the City of Sin. As Hollywood would tell us, Las Vegas is a place you can wake up missing a tooth with Siegfried and Roy’s tiger in your bathtub, but there is something undeniably romantic about the opulent desert strip. J-Lo, Britney, and Kourtney Kardashian all tied the knot here, and if you […]

As we drove down the stunning Pacific Coast Highway from San Francisco to Los Angeles, breaking up the journey with a night in Morro Bay, I wondered why New York gets all the credit? If you’re heading to the States to soak in some majestic architecture, thought-provoking arts and culture, and vivacious gay nightlife, why […]