"Queer-Friendly Destinations as recommended by local queer people, in a colourful and easy-to-browse coffee table book"
A fun difference to this guide compared with other travel guides I’ve read is the way that the guide recommends each of its 50+ locations through a resident queer person, interviews which combine personal anecdotes with practical tips and broad-ranging recommendations. It has more of a friendly feel, and as a hopeless romantic I also was an absolute sucker for the chapters written by a couple or pair of friends who wrote about the experience of first travelling or living in the place together (I literally cried at the story of a couple just talking about how accepted they are in their neighbourhood).
The introduction to this travel guide talks about the importance of ‘word of mouth’ in travel tips for queer community folk travelling internationally and exploring different places. Prioritising giving recommendations of particularly queer friendly destinations, yet also giving helpful warnings. It balances optimism with reality checks for readers that their queerness can have a huge impact on their experience of being a tourist and being treated differently in even nearby neighbourhoods. Reading this gave me lots of recommendations and got me even more excited about my next holiday to Porto!
Also given that many hardback fiction novels currently cost £20 or £25 I think it’s pretty surprising that this sumptuous, nicely designed, full-colour guide is £22.99*.
*Content Manager note: Less with LoveReading's 10% discount.
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Discover more than 50 queer-friendly places guided by the communities that live there.
Packed with insights, itineraries, and inspiration, this panoramic compendium will introduce you to LGBTQ+ locals who share, in their own words, the things that make their destination sparkle - with lesser-known attractions and off-the-beaten-path destinations that are inclusive and welcoming to LGBTQ+ travellers.
Inside The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide:
Discover personal portraits of what it means to be a queer person around the world with The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide. Packed with unique and surprising travel experiences, this book makes the perfect self purchase treat or thoughtful gift for the queer traveller in your life.
The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide features in the following genres: Non-Fiction Books of the Month, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure, Travel, Travel tips and advice: general, Travel tips and advice: general, LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction, Relating to LGBTQ+ people
The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide is available in Hardback
The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide was written by Alicia Valenski and published by Lonely Planet
The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide has 240 pages
Yes it is part of Lonely Planet series
£20.69
