Travel is meant for anyone who has the eagerness to visit the ends of Earth to sip a cup of coffee at a local joint in a quaint village or to dance with strangers on songs in languages you cannot understand. In this article, we have listed down names of five queer travel bloggers who are inspiring many with their tales. By Presha Mahajan
5 Queer Travel Bloggers You Need To Follow Right Now
This Pride Month, we bring to you some free-spirited queer travel bloggers who stood in the face of discrimination, yet refused to give up their passion for trodding the globe.
1. Parmesh Sahani
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An ardent traveller, queer-inclusive head at Godrej India Culture Lab, and the author of Queeristan, Parmesh Sahani is a gay man from Mumbai. His recommendations and tips for LGBTQ+ travellers is to first, support travel businesses with queer-friendly policies or are queer-run; and secondly, to attend queer events and gatherings to make you feel more at home. Embracing his sexuality and sexual orientation, he often visits historic queer stores. He can also be found at textile stores around the country, owing to his fondness for them. As a gay traveller, he sticks to visiting queer-friendly countries and avoids places that are still relatively unsafe for the community.
2. Straight on Detour
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Prue and Becks of Straight on Detour go together like wine and cheese. The nomadic pair includes a photographer and a writer, who call themselves “travel partners, business partners, and partner partners, so anything but straight.” Having met in Thailand in 2012 as scuba divers, they have been on the road together for over nine years now (and 12 as solo travellers).
Through their travel stories, lessons and memories, they show their readers the possibility of long-term sustainable travel and urge them to dive head-first into their travel bucket lists. From embarking on British and Canadian road trips to exploring outlying regions of Indonesia, the queer couple has done it all! Apart from travelling full-time, their work includes curating trips and travel guides for people and ensuring they make the most out of their adventures.
3. Anahita S
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Self-assured and assertive in her gender expression, Anahita is a queer performing artist, teacher, traveller, activist and facilitator. She has had her fair share of confrontations with sneers and judgements for her clothes and who to love. Travel, however, has played a huge role in helping her grow into her skin. She has performed within India, and across South Korea, North America and Europe. However, she feels the most at home in Manhattan where she lived as a free queer person. Back in Ahmedabad, she has established QueerAbad, the city’s only safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community.
4. Two Bad Tourists
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David and Auston, a family of two best friends, have been on the go since 2012. Their adventures began when they left their homes in Chicago to settle in California and ultimately set off on a voyage across 35 countries. With this blog, the (now) Spain-based duo recommends LGBTQIA+ friendly tours, hotels, festivals, events and so on, while providing their two cents to fellow queer travellers.
5. Vagabroads
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Meet Sunny and Karin, two people who gave up their lives of luxury and successful careers as criminal defence attorney and network engineer, respectively, to embrace the hippie-life by living in tents and cars. It all began post a tough year and a ton of existential questions, when they finally decided to make the plunge for freedom, nature, adventures, fun challenges, a healthy lifestyle and, of course, travel. After selling all their possessions, they started their journey from the Pan-American Highway and made their way to South America. From a routine-life filled with work, they now relish in life’s uncertainty to, finally, experience little moments of happiness.
Editor’s Note: Keeping the current situation of the pandemic in mind, T+L India recommends every reader to stay safe, and take all government-regulated precautions in case travel at this time is absolutely necessary. Please follow our stories on COVID-19 for all the latest travel guidelines.
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