This Month's Newsletter
Welcome to the Purple Roofs May, 2009 newsletter - check out our Gay Marriage Watch blog - all the news we can find about gay marriage, now published daily, on:
You can also join our weekly email mailing for Gay Marriage Watch by sending a subscription request to info@purpleunions.com. This month, we also have five great travel articles - thanks to our contributors:
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Traveling in Our Fabulous World: I.O.W.A.
By Donald Pile & Ray Williams, Gay Travelers
A lot of people (gays included) have put down the state of Iowa for years. But guess what? They have done what most States in the country have been unable to do and that is their State’s Supreme Court passed a law (by a unanimous decision of the court) this month allowing same-sex marriages which was the third State behind Massachusetts and Connecticut to do so. A couple of days later Vermont passed the same law through their legislative system. Hopefully the California Supreme Court will take some lessons from Iowa and will over-ride Proposition 8 and real soon!
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Xativa, City of Popes
By Ian & Jose, Casa Aldomar
After traveling through mile upon mile of lush, fragrant orange groves, the first glimpse of Xativa (pronounced Shativa) is the impressive castle that majestically overlooks the city. Xativa – The Lower Castle: This intriguing city, just 60km south of Valencia, bears the imprint of many different civilizations. In fact, the castle itself is an ideal place to survey the valley where once the legions of Rome marched along the Via Augusta, the main highway leading from ancient Hispania to Rome.
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Subbetica Natural Park - Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain
By Alan, Hotel El Cortijo La Prensa
The Subbética is a district made up of fourteen white mountain villages in the southern area of the Province of Córdoba, in the heart of Andalusia. This privileged location means that the Costa del Sol and the cities of Córdoba, Granada and Jaén are no more than an hour away,and Seville can be reached in less than two hours. This area, with its Nature Park and protected areas, its Baroque monuments and archaeological heritage, its crafts and traditions, makes for a visit hard to forget.
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The "Little Smokeys" - Ohio's Hocking Hills
By Derek, The Four Seasons Cabins
The Hocking Hills of Ohio, located in SE Ohio, are sometimes affectionately called the "Little Smoky's". With seven state parks, two nature preserves and numerous natural areas the Hocking Hills are an outdoor enthusiasts dream. All seven of the state parks and the two nature preserves are located in one county, Hocking. So no matter where you stay nothing is far away. Whether you are into hiking, bird watching, canoeing or horseback riding it is available here.
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Visiting Amsterdam, The Netherlands
By Henk, Henk's Place
Amsterdam, one of the oldest cities in Europe has a multitude of fascinating things to offer. One of the most liberal cities in the World, gay rights have been guaranteed now by law and the Dutch government is now on the path to truly realize the acceptance of gays and lesbians in society. A much more difficult task but taken very seriously. During Gay pride in 2008 the minister of Education and Culture participated in person with a ministerial boat during the Canal Pride.
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Innkeepers - write us an article about your area, and we'll include it in a future issue of this newsletter with credit and links to your website and email addresses. Contact wheretostay@purpleroofs.com for more details.
Special Offer Accommodation Notices
As always, we also have our Late Availability & Special Offer notices (207 offers in 24 countries/regions) all at http://www.purpleroofs.com/lateavailability.html, or just check your favorite destination page - these notices are also right there on the regular listings.
Travelers - Try a Home Trade Membership for Just $75 for 5 Years...
...and stay for free with other gay, lesbian, and gay friendly travelers around the world. More details on our Mi Casa Su Casa site at: http://www.gayhometrade.com.
We've redesigned our mainstream accommodations directory - Altraverse.com
Now with over 3,900 accommodations listed worldwide - see it at:
http://www.altraverse.com
Visit our new site, Gayapolis.com
Several months ago, we took over the management of a new site, Gayapolis.com. We've been reworking the site, and still have a lot to do, but already, you'll find personals, daily news, and a great reworked gay and lesbian directory, all at:
http://www.gayapolis.com
That's it for this issue - see you next time! :)
Mark & Scott, PURPLE ROOFS
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