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nbsp I love EUROPE It is SO Romantic with it s old history and breathtaking architecture Many people think Europe is expensive and it can be But it can be fun and inexpensive as well You only cause to plan PRAGUE is silent on the Czech Crown They now look to connect the EURO by 2014 nbsp They keep pushing it off Food and drinking in ordinary shops and restaurants in Prague is generally cheaper than in Western Europe nbsp Drinks in ordinary pubs is markedly cheaper Clothing can be hit and miss Some inexpensive things some more expensive But overall nbsp nbsp Prague is amazing city at great prices nbsp Don t bother exchan

ing money before you go The simplest means of obtaining currency in Prague is to withdraw Czech Crowns from a cash point machine ATM They accept debit credit cards backed by Visa Mastercard EuroCard Maestro and American Express You normally get an excellent exchange rate but agree with your own bank what their international card transaction fees are You may pay 2 fee s Tips are welcomed by staff working in the tourist industry in Prague although generally tipping is relaxed and workers do not chase them 5 is appropriate 10 they will know you Live like the locals get an apartment Don t bank on expensive hotels If you want an authentic experience check out apartments Stay right in a neighborhood shop at the niche market for wine and cheese and snacks to satisfy your nbsp fridge Who needs room service Like any other city tourists can be an easy mark I found Prague nbsp to be nbsp a really good city to pass around Public transport even at night is exploited by everyone young and old alike The town is very walkable nbsp Assaults are exceedingly rare As in any city though the holidaymaker is a point for the unscrupulous Pickpockets are skillful so living a close eye on valuables at all times don t use your back pocket for your wallet and avoid hanging your handbag on your lead in public places Beware over charging in restaurants and clubs nbsp by checking the bill thoroughly In taxis insist the cab driver puts the meter on or nbsp agree a price before you figure the taxi The Prague rent boys were more aggressive than the pickpockets But they are very nice When a new man says Do you need to go make some business he is look to be paid for services nbsp But yet that is very inexpensive PARIS is stunning also and romantic But HOW DO YOU DO PARIS CHEAP you ask Restaurants can be outrageous You can cause a couple burgers and 2 glasses of wine for 70 easily The BEST meal I always had WAS NOT indoors nbsp at a fancy restaurant but on nbsp the river al fresco nbsp Shop at the local markets Grab some fruit cheese wine sausage and some pastries and make a fantastic lunch on the banks of the Seine River Spectacular views and deliciously romantic In the summer months people even sun bathe out there nude One good thing about dining in restaurants Paris SLASHED their restaurant VAT tax this past summer from 19 5 down to 5 5 SO that helps a lot on the bill BIKES you can hire a bike nbsp for nbsp 1 50 a day Discover the metropolis on a Velib Pick up and fell off at 1 400 nbsp locations all over the city The 3 50 Swim Visit the floating Josephine Baker pool nbsp La Piscine Josephine Baker is more of a swimming pool barge that is located on the trust of the River Seine This floating swimming pool is spread all year around and has a roof that retracts so that it becomes open air in the summer months and the pool can provide for about 300 people La Piscine Josephine Baker is situated in the 13th arrondissement of Paris permanently moored at the Quai Francois Mauriac on left bank of the River Seine and replaces the Piscine Deligny that sank a few days ago Take in a movie at the vintage Art Moderne Theater Forget the mega multiplex This is a real theater EXPLORE In the spring and summer locals flock in droves to the banks of the Canal Saint Martin to snap and strum guitars sip on wine and smoke joints nbsp Caf Atilde copy s and quirky boutiques flank the water and iron footbridges On Sundays two streets running parallel to the canal Quai de Valmy and Quai de Jemmapes are reserved for pedestrians and cyclists acirc 8364 8221 perfect for renting a motorcycle and beholding the metropolis from a new angle TRAINS the school is a big way to search Europe THIS IS THE BEST TIP OF ALL nbsp I am all about efficiency nbsp And after all don t you need to have the near of your holiday time nbsp nbsp Plan to rest on the discipline in between cities You ll save money and throw the near of your time Think about it explore London or Rome or Paris by day Have a nice dinner somewhere Then instead of staying at a pricey hotel you pass for the train station Snuggle up in your little Schlafwagen sleeper nbsp Sip on wine as the night fades nbsp away Sleep all night as the train transports you through fields and pastures and when you heat up you are in a new country There are also cheap nbsp flights for city hopping between countries FLYLC has fares as low as nbsp 10 one way nbsp Just watch for any added fees Also places like nbsp Travel Zoo offer last minute updates and sales Gay Hostels in another way to deliver some big bucks and maybe meet some other fin single people nbsp Stay in London for approximately 45 a night nbsp or nbsp Madrid Spain for some 30 a night Think outside the box when you go and void the tourist traps nbsp It ll be fun and exciting nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp

nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp This past August 2009 Mayor Job Cohen opened the Gay Tourist Information Center GAYtic at Spuistraat 44 in Amsterdam An official tourist agency specializing in Amsterdam gay tourist information GAYtic is the initiative and only such organisation in the world The press release was interred in the huge stacks we recieve OOOPS nbsp Sorry for the delay but better late than never GAYtic meets the needs of the many tourists seeking a one stop shop for data on Amsterdam s gay hotels bars events tours and more Visitors can put a personalised GAYtic Information Kit on the GAYtic website as good as Amsterdam s

city discount pass the I amsterdam Card The kit includes the Amsterdam gay magazines Gay amp Night and Gay News bi lingual in English and Dutch the gay map of Amsterdam flyers and brochures for all Amsterdam parties and venues for the point of your stay a coupon book with discount coupons adding up to more than 250 euro general tourist information a surprise gadget as a nbsp gift from us here at GAYticand a FREE freshly brewed coffee when you come by to pick up your kit Although open minded Amsterdam is considered an ideal gay travel destination some unfortunate instances of intolerance do occur from time to time In cooperation with Amsterdam s Roze in het Blauw Pink in Blue a net that represents the interests of gay lesbian bisexual and transgendered people within and outside the police GAYtic also supports gay travellers in want of funding or help New Gay Travel Guide nbsp and nbsp Best Gay Cities nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp

nbsp MAGNIFICENT BEAUTY Everywhere you look nbsp And what better time to go nbsp A nbsp great exchange value for the dollar Not to mention picture perfect beaches and beautfil men Even more sensational than Prague and less crowded than Amsterdam CROATIA offers nbsp stacks of culture and art warm crystal clear oceans and deserted sandy beaches unpolluted and uncrowded cities full of classic architecture countless islands with histories spanning hundreds of years acirc 8364 8220 and about of the most gorgeous men in Europe DNA Magazine nbsp said Today a traveller in Croatia will find safe clean and spacious cities world h

ritage listed national parks and flock of friendly faces desperate to encourage tourists back to the region Croatia is yet to get itself firmly back on the tourist trail so crowds are something you won acirc 8364 8482 t see For gay travelers okay it acirc 8364 8482 s not San Francisco but for a predominantly Catholic country Croatia is rapidly moving towards a greater acceptance of gays Homosexuality is legal in Croatia it was decriminalised in 1977 and the age of consent is 18 That doesn acirc 8364 8482 t think you can walk down the street holding hands with your man without mustering up a fair bit of Dutch courage but in a state where the men greet each other with a kiss to both cheeks much physical contact between men goes unnoticed More and more gay people are discovering this gem and it s gay travel business is growing There is nbsp even nbsp Gay Pride in Zagreb in June Zagreb is a metropolis of green parks and walks with many places to call in the beautiful surroundings It is just a one hour flight from either Milan or Vienna Zagreb enjoys an unexpectedly bustling caf Atilde copy scene The Grand Theatre caf Atilde copy just south of the city acirc 8364 8482 s main square is the most popular meeting place for Zagreb acirc 8364 8482 s small emergent gay community However you won acirc 8364 8482 t hear Kylie blaring from the speakers or touch a drag queen anywhere in sight acirc 8364 8220 it acirc 8364 8482 s the acirc 8364 732 all male acirc 8364 8482 tables that are the telltale sign There is likewise a gay nightclub in Zagreb called Bad Boy It acirc 8364 8482 s located just north of the city in a residential precinct but even within easy walking distance Take the numeral 8 or 14 tram from Trg Bana Jelacica up to the Radicevo stop and adopt the signs up the steps between the houses on the remaining position of the road It acirc 8364 8482 s a small cosy club decorated in warm oranges and yellows The music is mostly pop and Euro dance giving Bad Boy an infectious happy vibe It has been nbsp said that nbsp Dalmatian Coast is nbsp among nbsp the 10 best new location for gay summer holidays Touring the seacoast of Croatia along the Adriatic Sea offers the gay traveler something unique Gays being such great travelers have nbsp been to a lot of places Many people cruise down the picturesque coastal towns full of historic architecture and art making their way to the metropolis of Dubrovnik and the country of Slovenia Rovinj is the most popular gay resort in the northwest of Croatia Thanks to the really popular gay beach at Punta Kriza Rovinj has become a gay Mecca visited every year by hundreds of sun thirsty gay visitors from all around Croatia and the world nbsp Punta Kriza Beach or Cape Cross Beach is the most popular gay beach on the Istrian peninsula During peak season July and August the beach can be pretty crowdie with roughly 500 visitors at the same sentence from all around Europe and the world Dubrovnik a 7th century nbsp fortified town was such a political and economic stronghold that it resisted many attacks on its six metre thick walls One of the highlights of a call to this town is the two kilometre walk round the top of the walls which offer breathtaking views of the townsfolk and the ocean Over sixty percent of the delicate terracotta tiled roofs of Dubrovnik were shelled in the 1991 conflict and the walls took over one hundred direct hits All of this damage has since been expertly repaired though and the metropolis is once again a stoic settlement of remarkable beauty From the marble lined Placa with its string of caf Atilde copy s to the Sponza acirc 8364 8482 s Palace and the Cathedral of the Presumption of the Virgin there is also more than enough beauty inside the walls to overtake you The Placa is an amazingly cruisy area in summer Packed with tourists seeking relief from the heat people watching from the caf Atilde copy acirc 8364 8482 s is the figure one past time Likewise the beach to the immediate south of the city walls or further afield Lapad Bay can be enticing destinations for visiting gay men As the main tourist destination for Germans the accommodation standards are eminent and the shopping is terrific The Germans are too big on acirc 8364 732 naturist acirc 8364 8482 beaches so it doesn acirc 8364 8482 t matter which island you acirc 8364 8482 re on you acirc 8364 8482 re likely to find one The better time to see is summer as that acirc 8364 8482 s when most services will be operating the brave is perfect and the lifestyle is back to none However avoid the peaks of July and August if you acirc 8364 8482 re keen to evade the hordes from Germany and Italy And don acirc 8364 8482 t care about battling to speak Croatian Learn the bedrock and so ask if they speak English Like many European cities if they acirc 8364 8482 re under 30 chances are heights that they do Or at least nbsp they try hard and want to pass with English speaking tourists Besides all of the links given above you may also check out Croatia Tourism gay croatia gay zagreb nbsp dna magazine gay vacations gay europe gay travel gay prague gay dubrovnik gay travel gay vacations dalmation coast Turbo Tagger nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp

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Gay Pride Amsterdam is the annual highlight for gay Amsterdam. This year the main Amsterdam Pride weekend will be  from July 31 – August 2,nbsp;2009. Don’t neglect this thrilling weekend, as Amsterdam Pride is one of the biggest and most special gay prides around the globe! With street parties all weekend long, the best club circuit parties and of form the famous

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