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town, Key West, and San
Francisco, consider
adding another couple of
items to your list of gay-
friendly travel destinations.
Got a pencil? Good. Then
write these down:
Nepal. Tibet. South Africa.
Yep, you .read them right.
There’s a hot new buzz in
vacations for alternative
lifestyles. If you’re open-
minded and curious, you
might want to consider
adventure travel.
Toronto-based company
Footprints is a self-pro-
claimed expert in once-in-a-
lifetime holidays for queer
travelers.They currently offer
10 spectacular active vaca-
tions to the most majestic,
exotic, and historic comers of
the world.
From Nepal, Thailand,
Laos, and Vietnam in the Far
East to the crossroads of his-
tory in Turkey and the jewel
of the African continent in
South Africa, the trips give

If you’re bored with P-

gay and lesbian travelers a
friendly introduction to the
best-kept secrets in adventure
travel.

This is a tour operator that
designs adventure trips for
those who want more than a
conventional sightseeing hol-
iday. By limiting its travel
groups to small numbers of
gays, lesbians and their
friends, Footprints ensures a

high degree of inclusiveness,
friendliness, and comfort.
And all groups are led by
fully qualified, congenial gay,
lesbian, and gay/lesbian posi-
tive guides and leaders.

Tov Mason, the tour com-

 

pany’s president,
they offers gay travelers
something different in “the
most unusual, high quality,
and professional adventure
trips of any tour operator in
North America. Comfort is an
important byword in travel,
and we assure this in both
transportation and accommo-
dation - all in remote and
exotic locales with exception-
al opportunities to appreciate
nature and culture at its
finest.”

You don’t have to be in"

extraordinary shape, or even
really buff; no athletic
prowess is necessary for
these vacations. Although the
demands of each tailor-made
trip vary, travelers usually
need only be capable of walk-
ing over uneven ground at an
easy pace in tropical condi-
tions.

Once-in-a-lifetime experi-

 

ences await in Nepal, whether
swathed in ancient palaces
and sacred Hindu temples, or
astride elephants lumbering
through bamboo forest in
search of tiger, one-homed
rhinoceros and water buffa-

believes a

lo...always surrounded by
Himalayan majesty.

The most physically
demanding segment of this
joumey follows the four-day
“Royal” trekking route to
Pokhara on the shores of
Lake Phewa. Accompanied
by a full complement of
Sherpa porters, tours pass the
days hiking beautiful moun-
tain trails, and spend nights

camped beneath brilliant-

stars. This trip concludes with
a breath-taking mountain
flight around Mount Everest.

Meanwhile, elsewhere on
the globe...

Green barley and golden
canola paint plateau fields.
Cobalt lakes reflect cascading
snow-peaks. Valley winds
snap orange prayer flags.
Monastic fortresses reverber-
ate mystic chants. These are
the mesmerizing sights and
sounds of fabled Tibet
encountered on an overland
journey from Khatmandu,
Nepal to regal Lhasa, home
of the 1,000-room Potala,
once the winter palace of the

5 Dalai Lama.

This adventure concludes
with a fabulous Himalayan
mountain flight above the
world’s mightiest peaks,
landing back in delightful
Kathmandu, for a day in rela-
tive luxury prior to home-
ward departures.

If either Tibet or Nepal
sound like your cup of tea,
there are October departures
for each. For more informa-
tion about the trips or this
particular brand of adventure
tourism, check out the
Footprints Travel Web site at
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