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  • Where should my girlfriend and I go on vacation in January? We're open to pretty much anything - and that's the problem. Apologies in advance for the broadness of this question… We're in DC (we = two ladies in our mid/late twenties) and have a little over a week to go on vacation in early January (we'll leave on a Thursday or Friday and come back the following Saturday). I've searched the archives, but generally the questions are asking about the gay-friendliness of specific destinations, which we don't have yet. I've had terrific success searching the archives for when we had actual destinations in mind, but it's harder when I don't know where we're going. Anyway! We're open to going skiing, going to the beach, going abroad, or going to visit friends in other cities (Atlanta, New York, and Austin (we lived in Austin for several years)). We don't mind driving, but I've never driven in snow and my girlfriend hasn't in several years. We're OK with 9-10 hours of traveling. We like outdoor activities (my girlfriend is especially obsessed with the idea of cross-country skiing), craft beers, good coffee, delicious eats, and walkable cities. I really like beautiful places, college towns, and reading for hours on end. My girlfriend needs slightly more entertainment than that, but that generally just means a little bit of browsing in stores or a day hike. We don't care about the weather and there's a possibility we'll be in Vegas in February. Price is not a huge issue because we have almost no living expenses. Places we've been together: Denver, Acadia NP, Seattle, New York City, Boston, Asheville, Vermont, Montreal, Vancouver, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Freiburg, Ghent, and Bruges Places we've both been, separately: Zion NP, Bryce NP, the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone NP, London, and Italy I've traveled a fair amount in the US, but there are many major cities I've never been to (Philadelphia, Chicago, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Portland (OR)) and I've never been to Alaska or Hawaii. I have been to Edinburgh and Switzerland. My girlfriend has traveled abroad more than I have (New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Mexico, Austria, and Spain) and more widely in the US (including Hawaii, but not any of the cities I named other than LA, where her grandma lives). tl;dr: Please tell us where we should go on vacation. The only requirement is that our destination is gay-friendly. Oh, and I'd like to catch the NFL games on Sunday, if possible.

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    What I would do (because this IS what I do, more or less, each year when planning our vacation) is to write down a bunch of difference places that sound interesting, put them in a hat (or, an envelope or whatever), pick one out, and go wherever is written on the piece of paper. The world is full of amazingness and it sounds like you are good travelers who enjoy a wide range of places. So just pick one and go!

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Go to Key West. The weather is nice and there's lots to do. I am not gay, but when I was last there, in January, we saw a lot of gay women enjoying the city.

Jenna Brown

Ah, this is an easy one :) The sunspot cycle is approaching its 11 year peak. And the Nordic countries are some of the most gay friendly - socially and legally - in the world. So you and your partner head to the arctic circle and thereabouts, of Norway, Sweden and/or Finland. Fjords, mountains, snow, forests, reindeer, quite amazing food and drink, beautiful cities (stop off at Stockholm), log cabins, wide open spaces, hotels made from ice, and friendly people. And above all, you experience https://vimeo.com/29568236 and https://vimeo.com/11407018 together, and it becomes one of those highlights of your life that you will never forget.

Wordshore

For the second time this week, I'm going to recommend Portland. Because: craft beers, good coffee, delicious eats, and walkable cities. I really like beautiful places, college towns, and reading for hours on end. My girlfriend needs slightly more entertainment than that, but that generally just means a little bit of browsing in stores or a day hike. We don't care about the weather Split your time between a home base in town (the Ace Hotel is the standard answer) and http://timberlinelodge8-px.trvlclick.com/visit/, about an hour away on Mt. Hood. Drive up the Columbia River Gorge and hike to the top of Multnomah Falls.

purpleclover

San Francico for sure! Super queer lovely. Never freezing. You can take a road trip to Tahoe to ski. Amazing food. Incredibly walkable. Amazing nature all around you (like Redwoods to the north). Great coffee shops to read in, bookstores that still live. I'm not a big drinker but lots of bars there with character. Oh and sea lions! No such thing as a lesbian vacation without those! Oh, and Santa Cruz. Take the coast road down and rent a private hot tub that you sit in while drinking tea! I'm jealous and you haven't even left for your trip yet!

anya32

If you haven't yet been to New Orleans, I highly recommend it. Generally good weather but not hot in January; very walkable, easy public transit & cheap cabs. Several beer pubs - the best is The Bulldog on Magazine St- and at least two smallish local beer brands, Abita and NOLA. NOLA is brewed right in the city. Good coffee and plenty of excellent coffeehouses - CC's and PJ's are two local-to-the-city chains. The architecture, especially in the French Quarter and Garden District, is beautiful. Museums, landmarks and cultural experiences a-plenty. And the food! Just utterly fantastic! As for an outdoor activity, rent a car or take a tour out to the Barataria Preserve to hike thorugh the swamp & bayou; in-town, stroll along the Mississippi River on "The Fly" or wander through either Audubon Park or City Park. Lastly, if the queerest thing about you is that you're together as a couple....well, that's not weird enough for New Orleans to even notice.

Ardea alba

San Diego. My wife and I go all the time because we have friends there. But its got comfortable temperatures (evenings are on the cool side, wear a sweater or light jacket). It's football crazy so no problem finding the NFL, and has a well established gay area in the Hillcrest neighbourhood.

dry white toast

Iceland!

ImproviseOrDie

I do think that Wordshore's suggestion of going somewhere in Scandinavia and seeing the Northern Lights together is pretty incredible, though, and now I want to do that. I just always need to do WARM vacations in the winter.

Sidhedevil

Thirding Key West. Key West is so lovely once you get past the shops that sell "Who Farted?" t-shirts. Also, it's a short enough flight from DC that you aren't going to spend too much of your vacation on the plane. Curacao is one of the Caribbean islands that is most committed to welcoming gay and lesbian travelers. I really love it; it is a little strange because it's mostly desert rather than richly forested like many other Caribbean islands, but there are wonderful things to do at the http://www.curacao-travelguide.com/discover/attractions-and-sights/Christoffelpark.html (including hiking and mountain biking!) and there is great snorkeling and diving if you do that, and beautiful weird caves that have charming guided tours and also delicious food. And beaches.

Sidhedevil

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