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September, 2009 - Volume 11, Issue 9
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This Month's Newsletter
Welcome to the Purple Roofs September, 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 - thanks to our contributors:
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Traveling in Our Fabulous World: High in the Colorado Mountains
By Donald Pile & Ray Williams, Gay Travelers
Woodland Park is located at 8,465 feet above sea level on the north slope of Pikes Peak and is surrounded by over a million acres of Pike National Forest. We would suggest driving up to Pikes Peak which is great adventure itself.Other places to visit would be the Garden of the Gods, Seven Falls, Cave of the Winds, Pikes Peak Cog Railway, Manitou Indian Cliff Dwellings, Florissant Fossil Beds, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife which is extremely interesting.
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Florence & Tuscany, Sorrento & the Amalfi Coast
By Dolly "Bella" Goolsby, Bella European Adventures
Editor's Note: Our dear friend Dolly recently traveled to Italy with some of her girlfriends, and was kind enough to share her reports with us:
Florence: We arrived in Firenze on Monday, have gone to both the Mercato Centrale and the mercato at San Ambrogio. We have made dinner here both nights and will have our landlords, Massimo e Magda Carli join us here for dinner tonight.
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Hudson, Florida - An Unexpected Paradise
By Rose Denaro, Sunset Ranch B&B, Hudson, Florida
Of all the cities, towns and islands. Who would ever believe that there is a little bit of paradise right here in a town called Hudson. Close enough to everything, yet far enough away to forget that in a few minutes you can be amongst the hustle and bustle if you want. However, it is a different kind of hustle. It is a really different kind of bustle.
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Wild South Africa
By Les, Lescha Country Tours, Kleinmond, Western Cape, South Africa
South Africa at the foot of the great and mysterious continent of Africa offers a world in one. Imagine going to bed and listening to the almost wicked sounds of the hyaenas laughing, waking up to the sounds of the great outdoors, the leopards and lions (a male lion's roar can be heard from kilometers away), and going to bed as the sun rises over their nightly hunting expeditions, listening to the calls of hundreds of bird species about to start their day (over 900 species have been recorded, including the only few colonies of penguins on this huge continent).
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Middletown: The Quiet Side of California's Wine Country
By Greta Zeit, Backyard Garden Oasis, Middletown, California
Experience the freedom of Northern California in an area which is only two hours from either Sacramento or the Bay Area. Get out and have new experiences. The scenery is great. Hike the mountain, bike the mountain. The Middletown and Lake County areas have all the outdoor activities, wine tasting and feelings of expansiveness that Napa and Sonoma Counties used to have.
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Traveling in Our Fabulous World Book Review:
But the Show Went On, by Robert Julian
By Donald Pile & Ray Williams, Gay Travelers
A wonderful new book recently came out and it is a “MUST READ” for everyone. Set in the period of 1987 to 1988, the author Robert Julian relates to the reader the different aspects of his life during that period.
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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 (214 offers in 21 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 Gayapolis.com website - news, personals, much more
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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