COASTAL PLAYGROUND OF PORT MACQUARIE

Port Macquarie, is one of the most beautiful country towns on the east coast of Australia. It's a five hour drive north of Sydney and boasts the best climate in the country. But wait until to you see its stunning, pristine beaches and waterways, nature reserves and walking trails, excellent restaurants and accommodation options, and the list goes on. This gorgeous coastal gem is becoming a preferred escape destination for young, well-heeled weekenders, so you won't be the only gay in the village.

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Buy, Cook, Eat At Banzaan Market

Banzaan Market is one of our first stops when we arrive at Patong Beach on the island of Phuket in Thailand. The food stalls are brimming with fresh vegetables, exotic tropical fruits and the best assortment of fish and shell fish you will see anywhere in the world. This covered market is set on two levels, is clean and modern and has an escalator running to the second floor. All the better for getting your selection of succulent seafood hastily up to the cooking area to be prepared to exactly your taste.

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Tips & Tales Rome

Whether it is pasta, pizza or pizzaz Rome has it in absolute abundance. The 'eternal city' also has magnificent buildings like the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the famous, romantic Trevi Fountain, Vatican City, boundless basilicas and our favourite monument dedicated to Victor Emmanuel at Piazza Venezia. Rome in summer is hot and there is a vast number of tourists. Planning to visit the city out of peak tourist times is a very good idea.

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Heavenly Hydra

Hydra is famous for its maritime tradition, the magnificent sea captains' mansions lining the waterfront, the stark grey hills rising in the background and the brilliant warm turquoise water lapping at the sea front. Today, Hydra is jam packed with sleek luxury watercraft, tourist cafes and restaurants, designer gold jewellery shops and surprisingly, donkeys. Hydra has no motorised transport making this island unique, disarmingly quiet and strikingly quaint. Did we mention it is also 'gob-smackingly' beautiful?

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Noosa Charms GALTA

Promoting Australia as a welcoming destination for gay and lesbian travellers is the guiding principle for GALTA (Gay And Lesbian Tourism Australia - http://galta.com.au/meet-the-team) and Noosa certainly demonstrated its credentials in wonderful style as a prodigious host for the 2015 gathering of GALTA members for their Annual General Meeting. Noosa, the jewel in the crown of Queensland's famous Sunshine Coast, was the chosen location for the this year's event and we (GayMenOnHoliday.com) didn't waste the opportunity to meet the people behind the famous rainbow logo.

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