Moments after arriving in Whistler, Canada, I find myself walking down the main drag in a harness, with straps dangling and my crotch scrunched up in a tidy triangle. And the boys are staring at me. I hadn’t noticed before, but more and more gays are revealing themselves with their stares as my boyfriend Kevin and I walk down Skiers Approach towards the slopes.

"Who knew that I would be in a harness so fast," I joke, elbowing Kevin as a few scattered groups of North Face-clad men looked our way. Kevin rolls his eyes, marking the official start of my WinterPRIDE!

SAN DIEGO -- Sterling Tours of San Diego has teamed up with Urban Mo’s Bar and Grill in Hillcrest to bring patrons a laidback cure to their wanderlust -- especially if includes a visit to Hawaii.

Scott Borden of Sterling Tours and Mike Saltsman (pictured below) of Urban Mo’s Bar and Grill have collaborated to join together the all-inclusive diversity that is Urban Mo’s, with the leisure that only a tropical paradise can provide.

WASHINGTON -- I slipped out from the Renaissance Dupont Circle into a frozen wall of sleety rain, and it was perfect: Today was a museum day.

Of course, I had to safely manage the trips in between museums! The overnight icing had made icicles of my original plan to grab a bike from the pervasive Capitol Bikeshare program, so I set out on foot towards the National Mall.

Being the capitol of the United States, Washington, D.C., is a hotbed of cultural activities. Every cultural organization at least has an office here, which means that there is a critical mass of excellent arts here.

You Too Can Escape has appeared in The BottomLine about 200 times since 1999.

One of my reader’s favorite parts is the restaurant recommendation portion of the column. Due to the fact that one of the most popular activities among travelers worldwide is eating at local dining favorites.

Avoiding the ordinary is a theme of this column so many unique restaurants have been recommended over the last decade. This column is dedicated to those finds in the great state of California. Clip this column and save it for your next trips around the golden state. Cheers!