Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA, 3rd Edition (Travel Guide, 3) - Softcover

Collins, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 067900310X ISBN 13: 9780679003106

Publisher: Fodor's Travel, 2001

Synopsis

Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA is the best of its type." - San Diego Union-Tribune

Whether you're headed to a circuit party or on a business trip, Fodor's Gay Guide USA is the ultimate source for what's where and what's gay. In this expanded and revised edition, gay travel expert Andy Collins recommends more gay-friendly places to eat, sleep, shop, and play, in 150 destinations including Canada. Some of the hot new destinations include: the Hamptons, NY; Santa Barbara, CA; Telluride, CO; Asheville, NC; Park City, UT; as well as the Canadian cities of Toronto, Quebec, Montreal, and Vancouver.

The book is organized geographically by region for easy use and each city or town entry includes a section on The Lay of the Land; Eats; Scenes- for both men and women; Sleeps; and The Little Black Book which lists additional resources including media, bookstores, gyms, etc. The book offers lodging and dining options in all price ranges. Information is provided for every segment of the community including both exclusively gay resorts and beaches to mainstream hotels and nightlife. Also included throughout the book are over 50 helpful maps for navigating.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

Whether you're headed for a circuit party or on a business trip, Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA is the ultimate source for what's where and what's gay. Written by gay-travel expert Andrew Collins, this completely updated and expanded edition covers more than 150 destinations throughout the U.S. and Canada--double the number in the last edition! Hot new destinations include the Hamptons, NY; Santa Barbara, CA; Telluride, CO; Asheville, NC; Park City, UT; Galveston, TX; Providence, RI; the San Juan Islands, WA; and the Canadian cities of Toronto, Quebec, Montreal, Vancouver and Victoria.
Each destination includes a lively overview, The Lay of the Land (a rundown of cool neighborhoods and intriguing attractions); Eats (from full-service restaurants to all-night diners to bohemian coffeehouses); Scenes (where to party, both for women and men); Sleeps (from luxury hotels to affordable B&Bs to clothing-optional resorts); and The Little Black Book (a directory of tourism offices, community centers, newspapers, bookstores, gyms, etc.). Throughout the book more than 50 helpful maps pinpoint restaurants and bars in major cities.

Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA is the best of its type." - San Diego Union-Tribune

About the Author

Andrew Collins was born in 1969 outside Philadelphia, grew up in Connecticut, and graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, in 1991. That same year he joined Fodor's staff and over the next two years edited or co-edited more than a dozen travel guides. In 1994 he conceived of and developed Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA, the first edition which published in 1996. He's worked as an editor or writer on more than 100 travel books and Collins writes a syndicated weekly travel column called "Out of Town," which appears on several Web sites, as well as in gay and lesbian newspapers nationwide. Presently he divides his time between New Mexico, Connecticut, and New Hampshire, and logs more than 40,000 miles annually driving across North America.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fodor's Travel
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 067900310X
• ISBN 13: 9780679003106
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 688