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August, 2009 - Volume 11, Issue 8
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This Month's Newsletter
Welcome to the Purple Roofs August, 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 six great travel articles - one from our recent visit to Seattle - the beautiful (and gay) city by the Sound. And five others - thanks to our contributors:
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Best Kept Secrets: Gay Seattle
By Scott & Mark, Purple Roofs
For the first time since 2002, we returned to Seattle, and were rewarded with almost perfect weather. This great Pacific Coast city may be gloomy in the winter, but in the summer it reqards its residents with sunshine and comfortable temperatures for walking, exploring, and generally painting the town (in lovely shades of forest greet and ocean blue, of course). We spent four nights in Seattle this go-around, and almost every minute of it seemed to be walking back and fourth through the downtown area and out and around Capitol Hill.
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Wonderful West Seattle
By Cassie & Morgan, Sweet Orange Vacation Rental, West Seattle, Washington
The Junction or heart of West Seattle is a peninsula directly west of downtown. On a clean, friendly neighborhood street, West Seattle is ideal for experiencing the unique color and flavor of West Seattle. “The Junction” where old streetcar lines once crossed, is packed with restaurants and small specialty stores. Built atop a hill, even the shopping area has views of Puget Sound and The Olympic mountains.
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Traveling in Our Fabulous World: Boston
By Donald Pile & Ray Williams, Gay Travelers
Boston Harbor is a natural harbor located adjacent to the city of Boston. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the northeast. Boston Harbor is a natural harbor located adjacent to the city of Boston. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the northeast. It was also the site of the Boston Tea Party.
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Visit Tybee Island and Enjoy Life in the Slower Lane
By Natalie, The Atlantis Inn, Tybee Island, Georgia
If stepping back in time and enjoying life in the slow lane, then visiting Tybee Island is the perfect choice for a vacation get-away! Tybee Island is only a four-mile by two-mile island on the Atlantic coast of Georgia with much of the natural environment still pristine. We are known for our: beautiful beach strand, marshes, creeks and even bike and birding trails.
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Get Away to Costa Rica
By Keith & Al Toney, Casa de Manana, Playa Jonquillal, Costa Rica
If you are looking for an incredible tropical getaway, that is also gay friendly and on the side of affordable, look no further than Costa Rica! Airfare is not what you may think. Our flights from Boston in May ’09 were only $281 round trip! Of course this does take a little maneuvering. We fly into the capital city of San Jose, which is a four hour drive from our house, and fly home from Liberia International Airport, which is only an hour from our house.
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Traveling in Our Fabulous World:
By Donald Pile & Ray Williams, Gay Travelers
The Grand Resort and Spa in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a FABULOUS party, “An Evening of Jazz Under the Stars” on Thursday, July 23rd. Hundreds of people enjoyed a magical evening of music and celebration featuring specialty hors d’ oeuvres from some of Ft. Lauderdale’s fines restaurants including the Hi-Life Cafe.
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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 (220 offers in 22 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 4,100 accommodations listed worldwide - see it at:
http://www.altraverse.com
Visit our new site, Gayapolis.com
Some time 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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